do you head in park or head out park?

[rudeguy]

if you back into a parking spot in a parking lot, you deserve to get your ass beat

 

[AznAnarchy99]

if you back into a parking spot in a parking lot, you deserve to get your ass beat

What if you drive straight through ?

 

[rudeguy]

What if you drive straight through ?

Don't care.

Nothing like some jackass trying to back in to a spot, making 3 cards behind him stop, which prevents other people from pulling out of their spots. All because the lazy fucktard didn't want to have to look in a mirror when he pulled out.

 

[TheSlamma]

head out, helps me see cars and people better when I leave.

Too many of you zoo animals are in a hurry now to get to your hipster gatherings and circle jerks so I need all the help I can get dodging you scrubs.

 

[MtnMan]

Pull in, car, van, truck, as typically I load stuff into the trunk, back, or truck bed.

If I don't need to load stuff I usually choose a space that allows me to pull through so I can park headed out. True I'm old, but I'm still able to walk 15 -20 spaces to the store. What annoys me are those that will wait for someone to leave, even if they are blocking an empty space that 4 - 5 spaces further from the store.

 

[Mark R]

Always back in park.

The biggest risk in a parking lot is if you reverse out of a space. By the time you've got into the car, started the engine, etc. a child or other obstruction could have got into your blind spot.

However, there is no such risk with reversing into a space - you drive past, get confirmation that the space is clear, and then immediately reverse in.

The difficulty comes with poorly designed shopping mall/supermarket lots which don't have an aisle between two rows of cars. If you back into such a space, you can't get a cart in to load the car. If you have an aisle between the rows of cars, you can get your cart in up to the trunk.

You may remember the recent legislation about rear-view cameras, because of children getting run over. These tragic incidents could have been nearly 100% avoided simply by head-out parking.

 

[phucheneh]

People who back into spaces are fucking morons, plain and simple.

Your car has reverse lights for a reason. It does not have any front-mounted 'LOL I'M ABOUT TO RANDOMLY PULL OUT AND HIT YOU BECAUSE IM A DUMBASS' lights.

Not to mention the fact that people who park in such a fashion usually can't drive for shit and take two minutes of maneuvering to get into the spot.

 

[MtnMan]

It's harder to back out, especially in a small parking lot. I was wondering the same thing until my buddy who drives a rather large truck told me. He's gotten so good at it that he parks faster back in now.

Then tell your buddy to park further from the damn store, and walk, it's actually good for him.

Like the twit I saw park in the ramp space for a handicapped spot (hash marked) and get out with her gym bag and go into the gym to exercise.

 

[phucheneh]

Always back in park.

The biggest risk in a parking lot is if you reverse out of a space. By the time you've got into the car, started the engine, etc. a child or other obstruction could have got into your blind spot.

This word does not mean what you think it means. 'Behind you' is not a 'blind spot,' you neckless retard.

 

[DesiPower]

I find a stop where both sides are empty and drive through to the other side, thus park "head out"

 

[Paladin3]

I park and do most things in as convenient a manor as possible, so long as I'm not being rude or inconveniencing others. I try not to annoy others just because I can. It gives me no joy.

 

[BUTCH1]

Truth is that probably one of the most stressful times behind the wheel for me is that 10 seconds you are trying to get backed out of a very busy parking lot. Cars are bigger, and more blind spot heavy than ever. Trying to see out the back if you are between two Tahoes is border line impossible.

People are as impatient as every and hauling ass down isles trying to snipe spots. Look one way, look the other and by the time you start backing out somebody is coming the other direction at 40 MPH.

People are also as oblivious as ever. Yapping on a phone behind the wheel. Walking down the middle of the row while texting. Ect. When you are trying to watch one direction some body 10 years ago who wasn't previously glued to a cell phone would have stopped walking and let you back out. Now they'll just keep heads down and keep on going unless you happen to stop for them.

My head isn't on a swivel, and I don't have x-ray vision. It's just easier pulling out lots of times.

Yea, with the proliferation of larger vehicles these days it is an issue, all I do is just back out very, very slowly when I'm surrounded by SUV's.

 

[Mark R]

This word does not mean what you think it means. 'Behind you' is not a 'blind spot,' you neckless retard.

We can argue about semantics, but the visibility through the rear window is significantly worse than the windshield. In particular, you have much less visibility of objects immediately behind the rear bumper than the front bumper, due to line of sight from the driver's seat.

The fact remains that there is a space immediately behind the vehicle where objects are not visible from the driver's seat, no matter the position of the driver (e.g. looking over their shoulder), and that this space is significantly larger than through the front windshield.

 

[BikeJunkie]

It only takes me a couple of more seconds to back into the spot.

It only takes 1 unseen child to come running by that you didn't see backing out to forever ruin everybody's lives

Deal with it haters

Sounds like you don't know how to back out of a spot, and seeing as how it's considerably easier than backing into a spot, it sounds like you're just an accident waiting to happen.

 

[nickbits]

Sounds like you don't know how to back out of a spot, and seeing as how it's considerably easier than backing into a spot, it sounds like you're just an accident waiting to happen.

Backout out is easier than backing in...

 

[lxskllr]

What's with all the backing in hate? Take the time now, or take the time later, but you'll be taking the same amount of time either way. I do both depending on my mood, but I probably back in more often.

 

[The Boston Dangler]

drivers trained in defensive driving will never reverse if at all avoidable. if necessary, back into a parking spot and drive out - never back out.

besides that, the thing that sends me into an eye-twitching, foaming-at-the-mouth rage is when i park nowhere near anything with no damn reason to park anywhere near me, and i return to find shitheads have parked on both sides, leaving 6 inches on either side. my mirrors and doors have paid the price for their ignorance.

 

[MongGrel]

Nose in, it's easy to back out.

Thought the other way was even illegal in some areas.

 

[phucheneh]

drivers trained in defensive driving will never reverse if at all avoidable. if necessary, back into a parking spot and drive out - never back out.

Um. How does backing into a spot avoid using reverse?

I maintain that backer-inners are inconsiderate retards who are too fat or too lazy to utilize their necks.

Granted, this is not even a concern in 90% of parking lots, as I just park at the back. Driving around the front of the lot trying to 'find a spot' never even crosses my mind- why would I intentionally park next to a bunch of door-dinging retards?

 

[yuchai]

I actually think back in parking is safer, because as someone mentioned, your visibility is much better when coming out of the parking spot.

From a practical standpoint though, the safest approach is the one that most people use. Because 90+% of people here use head in parking I just do the same thing. Also, for shopping you kind of have to do head in for loading/unloading the trunk.

There have definitely been times when I had almost no visibility when backing out of my spot. Yes, you can go as slow as you want, but you're still relying more on others to see you and that's not guaranteed.

 

[The Boston Dangler]

drivers trained in defensive driving will never reverse if at all avoidable. if necessary, back into a parking spot and drive out - never back out.

besides that, the thing that sends me into an eye-twitching, foaming-at-the-mouth rage is when i park nowhere near anything with no damn reason to park anywhere near me, and i return to find shitheads have parked on both sides, leaving 6 inches on either side. my mirrors and doors have paid the price for their ignorance.

Um. How does backing into a spot avoid using reverse?

I maintain that backer-inners are inconsiderate retards who are too fat or too lazy to utilize their necks.

Granted, this is not even a concern in 90% of parking lots, as I just park at the back. Driving around the front of the lot trying to 'find a spot' never even crosses my mind- why would I intentionally park next to a bunch of door-dinging retards?

i'm satisfied with the accuracy and thoroughness of my attempt at communication, and the complete lack of fucking brains is on your end.

 

[JulesMaximus]

Usually straight in. Sometimes at work I'll back in because the concrete barriers are kind of tall and parts of the front of my car get hung up on them plus the parking spots are not very deep.

 

[Mixolydian]

If I'm driving my truck, I try to park head-out whenever possible because it's easier to pull out then. In a car, always head-in. Except at work - I park head-out no matter what kind of vehicle - cause I park along the back of the parking lot.

 

[Mark R]

Nose in, it's easy to back out.

Thought the other way was even illegal in some areas.

"Nose in, Back out", while not illegal, is "not recommended" in some areas (at least with regard to driveways or other parking spaces that lead onto a road). While I don't know about any specific US state, this is certainly the case in Canada, UK, Aus and Ireland.

"Back in, Nose out" is the recommended method of parking, unless you can do a "nose in, nose out" via some sort of maneuver or due to arrangement of spaces.

For example, "nose in, back out" would be appropriate if space is tight requiring complex maneuvers or heavy traffic necessitates excessive waiting for a break in traffic, during which time your vehicle may be causing an obstruction.

 

[boomerang]

People get mad sometimes when my driver pulls up in front, gets out and opens my door for me. But not as mad as when it's raining and she holds the umbrella over my head as I walk to the door. Haters gonna hate.