Backing in to parking spots

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  • rick1zoo2
    rick1zoo2 between a rock and a dumb place Posts: 12,632
    cubBEE_girl wrote:
    Are you guys still talking about parking in this thread? :? :lol:

    I thought the topic was 'backing in'
  • cubBEE_girl
    cubBEE_girl Waiting for next year... Posts: 3,367
    rick1zoo2 wrote:
    cubBEE_girl wrote:
    Are you guys still talking about parking in this thread? :? :lol:

    I thought the topic was 'backing in'

    Oh, right...'backing in'. ;):lol::lol:
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  • rick1zoo2
    rick1zoo2 between a rock and a dumb place Posts: 12,632
    cubBEE_girl wrote:
    rick1zoo2 wrote:
    cubBEE_girl wrote:
    Are you guys still talking about parking in this thread? :? :lol:

    I thought the topic was 'backing in'

    Oh, right...'backing in'. ;):lol::lol:

    ;)
  • kw18
    kw18 Posts: 3,909
    rick1zoo2 wrote:
    cubBEE_girl wrote:
    rick1zoo2 wrote:
    I thought the topic was 'backing in'

    Oh, right...'backing in'. ;):lol::lol:

    ;)

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  • shep
    shep Houston Posts: 5,901
    g under p wrote:
    When parking into a parking spot one SHOULD ALWAYS try to back into that spot no matter the vehecle. Several reasons why.....easier to leave that spot, easier to spot children or adults walking by your truck and for me most importantly of your lights are left on or your truck or car can't start much easier to get a jump or the ability to work on the vehicle's problem.

    Also one more thing if you have the audacity to commit a crime that sort of parking makes for
    a quick getaway. :mrgreen:

    Peace

    I don't own a truck, but I always, always back in.

    It is safer to get out. I won't tell you how many times I've almost been clipped in a parking lot by some fucktard backing out who doesn't even bother to look before he starts backing up.

    81 wrote:
    JK_Livin wrote:
    I don't own a truck. The only time I feel it's necessary to back in is while at a concert or sporting event so you can get the F out quickly.

    Now let's talk about the people that pull through one spot to park on the other side of head to head spots. Technically it's a moving violation and you can be ticketed. Annoys the crap out of me when I'm about to pull in a spot and someone is pulling through to park or exit.

    that's called a pull thru....i fail to see the issue.fuckin jersey.

    In Canadian driver's ed, they actually teach you to do this, as the pull through is the safest way to park a car - no backing up period.

    I've never heard of that being a moving violation - and I do it on an almost daily basis.... and believe me, if a Texas cop could give you a fucking ticket for it, they wouldn't hesitate... :x
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  • peacefrompaul
    peacefrompaul Posts: 25,293
    shep wrote:

    In Canadian driver's ed, they actually teach you to do this, as the pull through is the safest way to park a car - no backing up period.

    I've never heard of that being a moving violation - and I do it on an almost daily basis.... and believe me, if a Texas cop could give you a fucking ticket for it, they wouldn't hesitate... :x

    It is

    I did it during a driving day in driver's ed and was told not to do that again until I got my license.
  • 81
    81 Needing a ride to Forest Hills and a ounce of weed. Please inquire within. Thanks. Or not. Posts: 58,276
    are these pull thru issues for angles spots or for straight spots? is everywhere or just specific places like a campus?
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  • peacefrompaul
    peacefrompaul Posts: 25,293
    81 wrote:
    are these pull thru issues for angles spots or for straight spots? is everywhere or just specific places like a campus?

    It was a straight pull through for me
  • 81
    81 Needing a ride to Forest Hills and a ounce of weed. Please inquire within. Thanks. Or not. Posts: 58,276
    peacefrompaul wrote:
    81 wrote:
    are these pull thru issues for angles spots or for straight spots? is everywhere or just specific places like a campus?

    It was a straight pull through for me

    dumbest thing ever then....if you have the option to pull thru, take it.
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  • pjhawks
    pjhawks Posts: 13,025
    it's always fun to sit behind these people taking their good old time backing into a spot.

    oh and trucks and suv's should have their own parking spots...far away from the entrances. try parking a car at a convenience store between two trucks or two suv's. getting out of that is a pain in the ass and basically totally blind.


    jk_livin - i do the pull thru at shopping centers and the stadium lots all the time. much easier to get out, especially in a crowd.
  • peacefrompaul
    peacefrompaul Posts: 25,293
    81 wrote:

    dumbest thing ever then....if you have the option to pull thru, take it.

    I do

    The instructor just had my back... they mark you down on the exam for it.
  • 81
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    pjhawks wrote:
    oh and trucks and suv's should have their own parking spots...far away from the entrances. try parking a car at a convenience store between two trucks or two suv's. getting out of that is a pain in the ass and basically totally blind.

    could just be you. ;)

    i drove a sports car for years and never had an issue.
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  • pjhawks
    pjhawks Posts: 13,025
    81 wrote:
    pjhawks wrote:
    oh and trucks and suv's should have their own parking spots...far away from the entrances. try parking a car at a convenience store between two trucks or two suv's. getting out of that is a pain in the ass and basically totally blind.

    could just be you. ;)

    i drove a sports car for years and never had an issue.

    you have probably never been in a WAWA (convenience store in Philly area) parking lot then. :D
  • 81
    81 Needing a ride to Forest Hills and a ounce of weed. Please inquire within. Thanks. Or not. Posts: 58,276
    pjhawks wrote:
    81 wrote:
    pjhawks wrote:
    oh and trucks and suv's should have their own parking spots...far away from the entrances. try parking a car at a convenience store between two trucks or two suv's. getting out of that is a pain in the ass and basically totally blind.

    could just be you. ;)

    i drove a sports car for years and never had an issue.

    you have probably never been in a WAWA (convenience store in Philly area) parking lot then. :D

    i might have walked by one. :lol: never driven in philly. do you guys have super skinny spaces or something
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  • pjhawks
    pjhawks Posts: 13,025
    81 wrote:

    i might have walked by one. :lol: never driven in philly. do you guys have super skinny spaces or something

    WAWAs are like the busiest parking lots in the world. since it's pretty much the greatest store in the world (gas, hoagies and sandwiches, coffee, etc.) the lots have a constant turnover. and it's a haven for blue collar workers in their trucks for morning coffee and lunches. and well since i'm there like 2 or 3 times a day i guess i see lots of people backing in and lots of trucks and suv's.
  • mca47
    mca47 Posts: 13,342
    What about when you fall in the Seinfeld moment (im not talking about parallel parking). Truck pulls past a spot, you think "sweet", go to pull in like a normal person, when pickup guy throws in in reverse for the same spot.
  • 81
    81 Needing a ride to Forest Hills and a ounce of weed. Please inquire within. Thanks. Or not. Posts: 58,276
    mca47 wrote:
    What about when you fall in the Seinfeld moment (im not talking about parallel parking). Truck pulls past a spot, you think "sweet", go to pull in like a normal person, when pickup guy throws in in reverse for the same spot.

    if a car is behind me, i just pull in...then again, i pull in 90% of the time anyways.
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  • RKCNDY
    RKCNDY Posts: 31,013
    this thread is full of #thatswhatshesaid :lol:

    anywho, 81 is correct. Actually, in UPS driver training, they teach drivers to back into parking spots, it is much safer to 'drive out' of a parking spot rather than trying to back out and you can't see behind you.

    I drive a 3/4 ton pic-up (so it's not a small vehicle by any means). My parking style is dependent on the parking lot.

    larger strip mall lot=park in the farther out stalls, if I can pull thru to the other side, I will.
    small strip mall lot=back in, lots of people speed thru those lots
    downtown/parallel=I don't think about driving the truck downtown

    I'm an expert at backing in to parking spots, and even backing in to put the camper in the bed... 8-)
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  • norm
    norm Posts: 31,146
    81 wrote:
    dumbest thing ever then....if you have the option to pull thru, take it.

    never heard of that being illegal either and i'm racking my brain trying to figure out why some asshole would make it a violation :?

    as for backing in, it's easier...nothing more, nothing less
  • guacamolejoe
    guacamolejoe Posts: 2,396
    RKCNDY wrote:
    this thread is full of #thatswhatshesaid :lol:

    anywho, 81 is correct. Actually, in UPS driver training, they teach drivers to back into parking spots, it is much safer to 'drive out' of a parking spot rather than trying to back out and you can't see behind you.

    I drive a 3/4 ton pic-up (so it's not a small vehicle by any means). My parking style is dependent on the parking lot.

    larger strip mall lot=park in the farther out stalls, if I can pull thru to the other side, I will.
    small strip mall lot=back in, lots of people speed thru those lots
    downtown/parallel=I don't think about driving the truck downtown

    I'm an expert at backing in to parking spots, and even backing in to put the camper in the bed... 8-)

    Now I'm having UPS flashbacks :-o
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