Why do some people have such a hard time parking their car?

[highland145]

So far I've dodged the flu, so far. Had it last summer, gave it to my wife, put her in the ER. So I'm avoiding people even more than usual. At work, when people show up sick other employees be like, "Get the F out of here!" No one is even pretending to be nice about it anymore.

+1, bro. See my "healthy Flu" thread....

We've spent enough days in the hospital last year.

 

[Thunder 57]

Maybe he meant panzer, as in German tank?

Panther is a German tank. AKA the Panzer V. It may have been the best tank of the war, though most will say that title belongs to the Tiger or T-34. Random useless trivia.

 

[who?]

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[JulesMaximus]

Is spatial acuity that different between people? When I get in the shared parking garage is pretty empty so there are plenty of options. Still I seem to be able to back into a parking spot faster than many people can pull into one (and be between the lines). I don't even have a backup camera.

I spent a week with a Mercedes C300 coupe very recently while my car was in for service. The loaner had no backup camera and that coupled with a high belt line in the rear and sloping roof make for a tiny rear window with very poor visibility while backing. It also didn’t help that the rear window has a fairly dark factory tint to it. This combination of traits made it difficult to back in or out of parking spots.

Some cars have much better visibility for backing than others. Still, it’s a skill that most people become better at over time and familiarity to their vehicle but some people just don’t have the spatial awareness that comes naturally to others. I’m fairly good at judging where the corners of my car are but have noticed that some cars are harder to do this with than others.

It doesn’t help that cars keep getting larger and parking lots tend to be laid out in order to maximize the amount of cars they can squeeze into them.

 

[Exterous]

State Farm, or your like, says "No." ATOT, also, says "No." How else are we supposed to live through your vacations?

Exterous' 2 year trip to Jackson Penitentiary

Some cars have much better visibility for backing than others.

Yeah but this includes a 60/40 split of people who have a hard time pulling into a spot vs backing into a spot. Just watched a lady this morning take 3 tries to pull into a spot and stay between the lines. There were no other cars within at least 4 spots on either side of her.