Backing in to parking spots

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  • Mamasan23
    Mamasan23 Posts: 16,390
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  • RKCNDY
    RKCNDY Posts: 31,013
    mca47 wrote:
    Ran to the grocery story to get something for lunch. I thought about backing up, then realized....nah, that's dumb.
    Came out and watched a truck back in. He took it too wide at first, then had to pull forward. He nailed it on the second try! Nothing beats having to wait for a pickup a) drive past the stall b) put it in reverse c) back up d) fail e) pull forward f) finally get it.

    Those precious seconds saved when pulling out were completely ruined by his failed attempt to back in right the first time. Best part...it was a small pickup. The safety argument is waaaaaay out the door with that display. This guy backed in ONLY because he had a pickup and once you join the pickup club, you better back in! :lol:

    weenie pick-ups don't need to back in! :fp:
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  • josevolution
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  • mca47
    mca47 Posts: 13,341
    RKCNDY wrote:
    mca47 wrote:
    Ran to the grocery story to get something for lunch. I thought about backing up, then realized....nah, that's dumb.
    Came out and watched a truck back in. He took it too wide at first, then had to pull forward. He nailed it on the second try! Nothing beats having to wait for a pickup a) drive past the stall b) put it in reverse c) back up d) fail e) pull forward f) finally get it.

    Those precious seconds saved when pulling out were completely ruined by his failed attempt to back in right the first time. Best part...it was a small pickup. The safety argument is waaaaaay out the door with that display. This guy backed in ONLY because he had a pickup and once you join the pickup club, you better back in! :lol:

    weenie pick-ups don't need to back in! :fp:
    That's exactly the point of this thread. You purchase a pickup for whatever reason and there is something...something that makes a pickup owner think "I gotta back this baby in!"
    I just want to know, if pickup driver drives a compact car. Does he still feel the need to put er in backwards?
  • mca47
    mca47 Posts: 13,341
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  • norm
    norm Posts: 31,146
    if he has a compact, he's probably just happy to put it in anywhere
  • JonnyPistachio
    JonnyPistachio Florida Posts: 10,219
    norm wrote:
    if he has a compact, he's probably just happy to put it in anywhere

    even parallel park?
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  • norm
    norm Posts: 31,146
    JonnyPistachio wrote:
    norm wrote:
    if he has a compact, he's probably just happy to put it in anywhere

    even parallel park?

    any position i would assume
  • mca47
    mca47 Posts: 13,341
    norm wrote:
    if he has a compact, he's probably just happy to put it in anywhere
    :lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol:
  • RKCNDY
    RKCNDY Posts: 31,013
    mca47 wrote:
    That's exactly the point of this thread. You purchase a pickup for whatever reason and there is something...something that makes a pickup owner think "I gotta back this baby in!"
    I just want to know, if pickup driver drives a compact car. Does he still feel the need to put er in backwards?

    :fp:

    Larger pick-ups (half ton and larger) have a wider turning radius, hence the need to back-in to a parking stall (in tight spaces).

    Smaller pick-ups don't need to do that, they are basically El Caminos.

    I don't feel the need to back the Honda in, it turns on a dime.

    Some pick-up owners just do it because they think they are 'big trucks' and want to run with the big dogs.
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  • 81
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    RKCNDY wrote:
    mca47 wrote:
    That's exactly the point of this thread. You purchase a pickup for whatever reason and there is something...something that makes a pickup owner think "I gotta back this baby in!"
    I just want to know, if pickup driver drives a compact car. Does he still feel the need to put er in backwards?

    :fp:

    Larger pick-ups (half ton and larger) have a wider turning radius, hence the need to back-in to a parking stall (in tight spaces).

    Smaller pick-ups don't need to do that, they are basically El Caminos.

    I don't feel the need to back the Honda in, it turns on a dime.

    Some pick-up owners just do it because they think they are 'big trucks' and want to run with the big dogs.

    or the driver isn't talented
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  • norm
    norm Posts: 31,146
    who knew 'pick-up envy' was i thing
  • mca47
    mca47 Posts: 13,341
    RKCNDY wrote:
    Larger pick-ups (half ton and larger) have a wider turning radius, hence the need to back-in to a parking stall (in tight spaces).
    Ok, larger turning radius...I get it. But wouldn't that also apply to pulling OUT of the stall? If the radius is so worrisome pulling in, shouldn't it also be the same getting out? Turn too soon, you scrape the car next to you. Turn too late, you hit the cars on the other side. :?
  • mca47
    mca47 Posts: 13,341
    Back in high school, first part of college (in the summer) I used to work at a Chrysler plant. Basically, I'd take cars off the assembly line and park them in a location for shipment. We'd also take cars off trains and put others on depending on where they were going. Pretty dumb job, but it paid well.
    We used to park Dodge Rams, many were extended cabs and dualies, in a cramped lot face in. We'd also then back them out as any other car. Nobody ever had issues. :?
  • g under p
    g under p Surfing The far side of THE Sombrero Galaxy Posts: 18,242
    shep wrote:
    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

    Also one more thing advantage to back into a parking spot if you have a truck that is depending on the length of the bed. A quarter of the bed when backed in can rest over the parking back stop instead of the opposite where that same portion would stick out in driver's path waiting to get clipped.


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  • mca47
    mca47 Posts: 13,341
    Hasn't technology also taken away the safety issue if backing OUT of a stall? I know not all trucks have them, but new trucks almost always offer rearview cameras and sonar beepers. You therefore don't have to worry about running over a kid or a midget. :lol:
    I see brand new trucks parked back-in where you can clearly see the camera and backup sensors on the bumper. They just do it to do it. :fp:
  • RKCNDY
    RKCNDY Posts: 31,013
    mca47 wrote:
    RKCNDY wrote:
    Larger pick-ups (half ton and larger) have a wider turning radius, hence the need to back-in to a parking stall (in tight spaces).
    Ok, larger turning radius...I get it. But wouldn't that also apply to pulling OUT of the stall? If the radius is so worrisome pulling in, shouldn't it also be the same getting out? Turn too soon, you scrape the car next to you. Turn too late, you hit the cars on the other side. :?

    It's hard to explain, all I can say is the wheel distance between the front wheels and back wheels is much longer than on a car/SUV. Like when I am making a right turn in the truck, I can't turn the steering wheel right away like I do in the Honda, I have to wait till I get farther past the curb before I can start turning the wheel, or I will take out the pedestrian on the corner.

    I have made a right turn out of a parking lot, take the turn too tight, and pop the curb.
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  • mca47
    mca47 Posts: 13,341
    RKCNDY wrote:

    It's hard to explain, all I can say is the wheel distance between the front wheels and back wheels is much longer than on a car/SUV. Like when I am making a right turn in the truck, I can't turn the steering wheel right away like I do in the Honda, I have to wait till I get farther past the curb before I can start turning the wheel, or I will take out the pedestrian on the corner.

    I have made a right turn out of a parking lot, take the turn too tight, and pop the curb.

    Radius and distance should be the same going in or out of a stall. It's the same circle/turning angle pulling in OR out. Like I said, I used to drive extended cab and dualies for a job. Probably drove a couple thousand of them. Never had a problem pulling it in normally, or backing out...
  • RKCNDY
    RKCNDY Posts: 31,013
    mca47 wrote:
    RKCNDY wrote:

    It's hard to explain, all I can say is the wheel distance between the front wheels and back wheels is much longer than on a car/SUV. Like when I am making a right turn in the truck, I can't turn the steering wheel right away like I do in the Honda, I have to wait till I get farther past the curb before I can start turning the wheel, or I will take out the pedestrian on the corner.

    I have made a right turn out of a parking lot, take the turn too tight, and pop the curb.

    Radius and distance should be the same going in or out of a stall. It's the same circle/turning angle pulling in OR out. Like I said, I used to drive extended cab and dualies for a job. Probably drove a couple thousand of them. Never had a problem pulling it in normally, or backing out...

    but the turning radius of a compact car and a full size truck are different. I've tried to back out of parking stalls, and it's really difficult to see anybody zipping thru the lot. I only back in to a spot in the truck, I can barely see over the hood and all...
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    - Christopher McCandless
  • mca47
    mca47 Posts: 13,341
    RKCNDY wrote:

    but the turning radius of a compact car and a full size truck are different. I've tried to back out of parking stalls, and it's really difficult to see anybody zipping thru the lot. I only back in to a spot in the truck, I can barely see over the hood and all...
    I'm not necessarily comparing the turning radius of a car to a truck. We know the truck's radius is larger. I guess what I'm getting at is the over all turning radius of the truck. If you think of the turning radius as a circle (which it is) parking the truck will essentially be a fraction of that circle (simple geometry). That same fraction of that same circle is the same whether you're pulling in or out of a stall. Backing in or pulling in both requires the car to be in reverse and in drive. No matter how you look at it, it's covering the same area. Therefore is no benefit of backing in as you are covering the same ground. I get the whole "safety" thing of backing out of a stall, but my head has this amazing ability to turn and look backwards. Unless you are parked directly next to two giant vans, you should still be able to see what's coming in either direction and what's behind you by turning your head....like you do when you back in. And as I mentioned in an earlier post...most pickups have better views/vantage points while backing up than most cars/SUVs.

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