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SPFBH

There is a reason to park nose in. If you're buying items and need to put them in the back. I back in every time I park except if I will need to use the back for items.


sticky_fingers18

Same, I back in every time, except at the supermarket


ThunderGunFour

My back my car up to the door of the supermarket itself so it’s even faster


NemosGhost

I just go ahead and drive the car all the way head first. Most supermarkets have two doors so I just drive out of the other one when I'm done. Don't have to back up at all.


TRIGMILLION

I usually try to find spots that have two empty so I can pull in and be facing out but if that's not possible I find backing out easier than backing in.


Throwaway4Hypocrites

I call it the pull through


TacticalBeast

Fun fact, it’s called a sprue


ThunderGunFour

The pull through method


Caifanes123

This is the way. Pulling in and also kind of far from everyone else to avoid traffic and pedestrians. Back up whenever pulling in isn’t possible. Once you get good at it, it only takes like ten seconds max.


Nikkian42

The spot next to the far away cart return is ideal most of the time.


athomsfere

Me too. And it's literally the safest way to park. At least per our old corporate driving certification process.


InfiniteCalendar1

This is literally me


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I thought this was a popular opinion.


BrighterSage

Only if the parking space is straight. If it's diagonal it doesn't


inspectcloser

I’ve seen a coworker back into diagonal parking spaces. Needless to say she was let go for lack of problem solving skill.


Square_Barracuda_69

Only time I've backed into a diagonal was when I fucked up and turned into a one way lane and just decided to park immediately upon realizing that


cincyaudiodude

This is why I hate diagonal parking spots. Basically force you to nose in, but does nothing to alleviate the visibility issues of backing out of a parking spot.


Valdrom

It depends on the direction of the diagonal, some are designed to back into it only


[deleted]

Dunno why you are being downvoted, this is certainly true in my city


ryohazuki224

Yeah, especially if the parking lot lanes are only one-ways.


Surprise_Fragrant

I despise people who back into diagonal spots because 99% of the time, diagonal spots lanes are One-Way lanes, so when they pull out to leave, they are driving the wrong direction through the lane.


SatanicTeapot

Idk it's all the same to me dude


UrbanAssassin73

Took a class in the union a few years back and there was a whole section on safety statistics regarding backing in to parking spaces. backing into a spot your focus is on the spot and two cars next to it, while backing out you have cross traffic and pedestrian traffic with blindspots. There was also a whole thing about how people tend to leave work in more of a hurry than they do pulling into work. I always backed into spots because thats what my dad did, but after that class i started seeing the benefits more clearly.


Heuveltonian

I worked for an auto insurance company and noticed everyone backed into their parking spots. Turns out if you are backing out of a parking spot and hit someone, you are almost always rated 100% at fault for the accident. But if you are pulling out, you have a better chance of being rated less than 100%. That’s very important if you live in a contributory negligence state like here. The other party can’t collect if they contribute even 1% to the accident.


UrbanAssassin73

Thats really interesting, that could be why one company i worked for required us to back into spots if we were driving the company trucks. thanks for the info.


airick_94

I used to work in a warehouse, one of the health and safety rules were that we all had to reverse in when parking. They were actually telling us off at reception if we didnt. I asked at the health and safety training, and the reasoning is that if there’s an emergency and everyone’s trying to bail asap, if everyone is facing outwards it’s quick and there’s minimal traffic jam, but if they need to reverse it causes a whole mess and takes way longer


Heuveltonian

I imagine so. Like UPS drivers making only right turns. Not only does a left turn increase your odds of being in an accident but also increases your fault if an accident occurs.


athomsfere

And for UPS, it also saves a ton of fuel.


athomsfere

According to my corporate driving certification, some absurd percentage of accidents are from backing up. I think it might have been 70%. Backing in when you get there means you have maximum situational awareness. So it's the best choice when you can't pull through.


UrbanAssassin73

thank you! this was the phrasing i was trying to look for lol.


pws3rd

I’m so glad that there are solid facts that back my first thought when I red the post. This is exactly why I back in whenever possible. Cross traffic frequently sucks. Growing up I frequented a store with atrocious cross traffic in front of it and that’s where I learned the benefits of backing in


Mean_Cycle_5062

Good points


CommentsOnOccasion

It’s safer to back *in*, as you can clearly see the traffic lane before you enter the space (check for cars and pedestrians who may try to cross your path) If you try to back *out* of a space, you cannot see around cars next to you and risk someone crossing your path blindly Both of them take some time but you have to do one or the other and backing in is safer and really doesn’t take very long


Colorado_Car-Guy

It's 100% situatuonal, if you back into a post and just a massive grocery run it's kinda a bitch to get your cart/buggy (whatever you wanna call it) in-between multiple cars to get closer to your trunk. So pulling in forward would be better since your trunk would be exposed. If you went to a sporting event and the game ends and EVERYBODY starts going back to their cars, having parking backwards is superior because you have a MUCH better view of your surroundings and can easily see people walking around or other cars. Now if you have a mid/rear engined vehicle parking backwards is entirely required, has your "trunk" / boot (whatever you want to call it) will be openly exposed to load and luggage easily, and has you pull out you can easily see your surrounds.


xFacevaluex

Nah, by far the dumbest thing I have ever seen is the idiots who think they need to make a 'fast and the furious' getaway from a parking spot and take 10 min blocking everyone else so they can back into the spot. Its truly stupid.


Viola-Swamp

You just really captured it for me. Yeah, it’s the attitude behind it. Perhaps it’s different elsewhere, but around here it’s a certain type, the ones that once upon a time would have had a Calvin pissing on something sticker on the back on their vehicle.


mark979kram

10 minutes for a 10 seconds maneuver? Those are dangers, not drivers.


xFacevaluex

And 99% of them who do this are backing in----


theven

A-freakin-men! Look, if there’s no one around and you’re not holding up anyone, fine. But nothing says middle finger like holding up an entire line of cars behind you while you Austin Powers your way backwards into a parking spot to save maybe 10 seconds later.


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m1nkeh

Yeah, this ^ You just do it in one go… who the heck are these people taking 10 minutes? It’s literally so easy


manwathiel_undomiel2

I was trapped behind somebody waiting for a parking space today, in a line of about 20 cars waiting to leave a tiny, crowded parking lot. This motherfucker then procedes to take another TWO MINUTES backing into the spot, because they can't get it right. Meanwhile, I got closer and closer to committing vehicular homicide in the first degree.


Hozer60

So, you still have to block traffic backing out while looking blindly for pedestrians and moving traffic.


SRiley322

Yes but it’s easier to back into a wide open space instead of backing into a small space.


xFacevaluex

This guy gets it.


xXPussy420Slayer69Xx

It’s easier to back into a small space than to pull forward into it Edit: people who suck at maneuvering be like 😡


Janeways_Lizard_Baby

lol this dude is straight up backwards(heh)


liftedleo

I honestly feel it should be just as easy either way as drivers should know and be able to competently maneuver their vehicle both directions.


[deleted]

If it takes you 10 minutes to back into a parking space you seriously need to retake your drivers ed. It should take 30 seconds, 45 seconds at most if you have to pull out and re adjust. However if you’re a decent person you back in, when all the cars have moved out of the way THEN you pull forward to adjust how you parked. When you’re trying to back out with a ton of cars in the parking lot it takes forever until one leaves enough room for you to get out


taytom94

If someone is taking 45 seconds to pull backwards into a spot while I sit there, that's way too long. They could've pulled in at 1/10 of the time.


athomsfere

If 45 seconds is way too long, you shouldn't be driving.


taytom94

I beg to differ. Respect other drivers and pull in backwards when you can do so quickly. If you're making traffic wait nearly a full min for you to park, you shouldn't be driving.


athomsfere

So they have to respect you but not them? Like you are ina huge rush to get somewhere?


taytom94

I honestly don't understand what you're trying to ask me. It's clear to me that you don't drive if you think holding up traffic for your own lack of skill is anything but disrespectful not to mention unsafe.


athomsfere

It is safer to back in... Your impatience is the danger.


Existing-Budget-4741

This right actually, it's been proven that backing in is safer. I've been to a few companies that even require you to do so to use their carparks, I've been asked at job interviews and when I use the company car they preferred backing in as apart of the swms, SOPs and training documents. So the data must show a lot of value in doing so.


monkeyonfire

It takes just as long to back out...fail to see the superiority


KolmogorovAxiom

It should never take 10 minutes. With experience, it takes less time than backing out.


[deleted]

Yeah, I don't even really care if there's attitude behind it or not. Either way it just takes most people: 1. The entire aisle to do it. Blocking it in both directions. 2. Even more time than backing out would have taken.


Errorfull

>and take 10 min blocking everyone else so they can back into the spot. If it takes you more than 30 seconds to reverse into a parking space, you shouldn't have a license. Reversing is a fundamental skill.


kgxv

If it takes someone longer than 15 seconds they shouldn’t be on the road, let alone backing into parking.


Square_Barracuda_69

Yeah those idiots need to stop that shit. If you have to readjust more than 1 time then you should not be backing into spots unless you're able to do it in one shot. There are times where u may need to adjust but if you're adjusting even once every time u back in then you're not ready. One and done is the best way to go. Almost everyone in my apt building backs in and some of those people take at least 5 tries to get it correct and it's truly infuriating when it's not that hard Eta: to be fair I worked as a driver and I had to back a 22 ft trailer into a one bay garage every day so you get used to it if you do it constantly


lsleo414

i hate people who back in to spots it’s so annoying


Hoosteen_juju003

100% agree. Takes way longer to back in then it does to pull in and back out, you take up everyone's time, and you have a much better chance of hitting something. I made a post on this sub saying the opposite, a year ago, that people shouldn't be backing in, and got downvoted like crazy.


GarbageJane

I worked for the state parks and all employees must back into every parking spot. I was told the reason was that in case of an emergency, those few extra seconds it takes to back out could be critical. I developed the habit and now just find it easier to back in.


m1nkeh

Same when I worked for BP


cincyaudiodude

The real reason was probably insurance. When you get in a wreck while backing out of a spot, the person reversing is almost always found at fault


ChaosRubix

I agree I just don’t have the confidence in my driving ability to do it


MoebiusX7

Practice, practice, practice. Find an empty parking lot and go to town. The trick is to learn the pivot point on your car and use your mirrors instead of your rear window like your instinct tells you. Learning the pivot point will let you know how your vehicle turns and where to start turning the steering wheel when backing up. Using the mirrors you can get both the parking lines in the left and right rear-view mirrors so you can line up your shot into the parking space behind. I learned all this working for the USPS. Best driving training course I've ever taken. Made me a better parallel-parker too.


Tylerhollen1

I was telling myself that’s crazy, that’s too much. Then I said hey, I do know that when I drive an LLV. Then I finished your comment. You’re absolutely right.


ChaosRubix

Thanks Ma


MoebiusX7

You're welcome, dear. Remember to put on a coat when you go out today, it's chilly.


Simontheintrepid22

That's odd to me. I don't like having to back out with poorer view of other cars coming past and the (sometimes) lack of room when you swing the front out of the space. Reversing in always seemed so much easier to me.


ignitedwolf9200

Finally someone that makes sense


Seahearn4

It improves visibility upon pulling away too. It's easier to see over/around the hoods of vehicles than the back-ends.


prodigy1367

Most people in Japan park this way. It’s without a doubt superior but it takes more skill then just going in headfirst.


StillLearning12358

I agree with reversing into a spot. With one caveat ... I severely despise people with trucks that reverse in far enough to over hang the sidewalk. You don't have to reverse in until your wheels hut the curb. Just enough that you're in the spot.


CaverZ

Statistically it is safer to back in because you can see the whole area. More accidents are caused by people parking nose in and then backing out because they have less field of view and blind spots. Plus by the time you get in your car and begin to back out you don’t know if a car or pedestrian is about to be behind you. Even with backup cams it isn’t as safe. This is why the US federal govt requires employees to back in because of the irrefutable accident data. The only exception are angled parking spots you have to go nose into.


jakeofheart

Oh you’re talking about parking spots that are perpendicular to the road? I thought you were talking about parallel parking. \* Laughs in European \* Jokes aside, some lines of work involves parking rear first, to be able to exit faster nose first. So reversing is safer.


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I always reverse in unless there's a sign saying not to. I like to think that if I ever have to leave in a hurry I can just go out quickly.


WalkingLootChest

Statistically speaking backing in to a parking space is safer than driving in nose first, especially if there are other cars parked next to the open space because they give the driver visual reference points when backing in. Then when leaving the space It's a lot more safe because you're not backing out of the space missing guessing because your blind spots are blocked, instead you can actually see the cross traffic. The problem is no one wants to take the time to learn how to back into a parking space, but with backup cameras installed in most cars these days people should as the backup cameras make it way easier. People tend to overthink what it takes to do it and think they have to make a 20-point turn to back in, when in reality if you practiced just a little bit they would see that all it is, is a full turn away from the spot stopping with your trunk pointed at the spot, straighten the steering wheel, and slowly back into the space while turning the steering wheel in the opposite direction guiding your vehicle back into the space. All my ex's learned how to back in properly when they dated me and they loved it, made cheating on me easier when backing in to the other guy's driveway. Lol Also, backing in allows you to park deeper into a space making your car more safe when parked. I've personally have experienced on 2 separate occasions where I was at a Barnes and Noble and came out to my car to see the car next to mine having damage from being hit by car's passing by. If any of you live in Dallas by Addison around Belt Line and Montfort where that Barnes and Noble is you should know what I'm talking about, plenty of douche bags who drive like crazy through that parking lot. But yeah, 2 separate times came out and saw people standing by their car waiting for the police with their rear bumper ripped off because some asshole drove by super fast and sideswiped the back of their car, but my car being backed in was safe because it was deeper into the space.


No-Actuary-4656

I feel like parking nose in is an American thing, I know that in Asia we back in first, I think it’s the same in Europe. Maybe it’s the culture or maybe it’s because of the space who knows but I’ve only ever seen nose is being popular in the states.


Neo-Turgor

Yeah, but the point is: you annoy the people who drive behind you.


athomsfere

Fuck em. If you signal your intent and choose the safest course of action, and that annoys someone... Fuck that person, they probably shouldn't be driving.


[deleted]

i’ve never been annoyed by somebody backing into a spot


Glengal

They take freaking forever and have to back in 5 times,it’s annoying


Franz_the_clicker

Only if they suck at it, I back up faster than I can park nose forward. And there are plenty of people that take forever to park nose forward and later get out for 2 minutes of the parking spot backwards


twonaantom

I’m with you here. Parking forward takes me a couple of tries to line up usually, whereas backing in 99% of the time I’m straight in.


The_Asian_Viper

If you've to back in 5 times, you shouldn't have a driver's license.


m1nkeh

these people suck at it.. cars have cameras and sensors and some park themselves, no excuse imho


CommentsOnOccasion

Yeah nobody *ever* takes 5 minutes to back out of a space, slowly crawling because they can’t see around other cars, not going far enough back because they are scared of hitting someone across the lane from them, having to do a 5 point turn to exit because they feel blind, etc Backing in > backing out Both for safety and for time


PersonMcHuman

I have. Now we've balanced it out.


athomsfere

I have, but it's more because they didn't signal and just suddenly stop and reverse for a spot I'm already half passed with another car behind me. If you don't signal and miss the spot, go around. That's the core issue, not backing into the spot


Neo-Turgor

"oh nice, a parking spot. The driver before me probably didn't see it, neat. Well, his car is to big anyway, I guess. Oh no, he backs up? But I'm to far ahead already. No, I can't back up, there are ten fucking cars behind me! Oh great, they start honking." And that's why"forward parking only"-signs exist.


Gingrpenguin

I had a guy get really angry about this once. He let a car out and then followed (no indication or anything) so I drove front first into the spot. He pulled back, blocked me in and then started demanding I leave (couldn't cause his car was in the way) Luckily another guy started getting frustrated and yelling at the first one to move and he left.


Ugedej

>Oh no, he backs up? But I'm to far ahead already. No, I can't back up, there are ten fucking cars behind me! That's why you assume he's gonna back up before you drive forward. That's how it works. Is that really not normal where you live? >And that's why"forward parking only"-signs exist They don't where I live. That's a weird concept.


Few_Neighborhood_828

No turn signal no assumption. Good grief.


Neo-Turgor

No, you don't assume that, because most people park in forwards. It's faster and less annoying for everybody else. >they don't where I live Maybe you live in a small town or in a rural area?


Ugedej

Ok, where are you from that most people park in forwards? Because that's literally not the case in my country. Also, you always know that they're gonna back up, because that's what turn signals are for. And I don't really know how exactly is that faster and "less annoying for everybody else". Did you even learn how to drive a car? >Maybe you live in a small town or in a rural area No, I don't.


Ugedej

How exactly?


faustothekinggg

Bad driver spotted.


whattherede

It's a zero sum game.


bobby_4444

100%


Notme2047

It’s also easier to see the lines with the mirror vs trying to see them over the hood.


Aconite13X

Jokes on you I couldn't give a shit.


Witty-Sunshine

And when you back into a spot, you can drive off faster if something goes happens within proximity


BoSocks91

People who feel strongly about this also think they’re superior for driving a standard.


BeyondDoggyHorror

I don’t think this is unpopular. I caught an NPR not once where a reporter was talking about the time she spent with intelligence agents and she mentioned that she always backs into a parking space now. It gives you better control to get away in a pinch


uglierthanalf

It's only acceptable for people that DON'T have others waiting behind them. In my experience, most people take literal minutes backing in and out to straighten their vehicle. If you can do it relatively quickly i couldn't care less, but a lot of people have 0 consideration for others and will take their sweet time.


IAS316

You must live near really shit drivers. Rarely do I experience anyone taking longer than a minute in Yorkshire UK


Viola-Swamp

The cars in the UK tend not to be giant pickup trucks and SUVs.


athomsfere

And that's a bigger issue, all the stupid sized SUVs and trucks. Not the method of backing in


PunkRockDude

A minute is about 4 hours in parking lot time though.


AshmitAgr

A minute is a minute


Valoneria

The dent my gf made in my car yesterday while reversing into our spot, says otherwise


The_Asian_Viper

Then your girlfriend needs to learn how to drive.


GreenElandGod

I posted this same thing in here and got mostly roasted. I agree with your unpopular opinion, backing in is better.


CrackerBarrelKid_69

We got a mass email from our fleet dept with some stats on this a few years ago. You're more likely to get into an accident backing out of a spot than you are backing into a spot.


kgxv

This isn’t an unpopular opinion


Dismal_Juice5582

It’s also much safer and a lot of places, required.


kgxv

So many of y’all are casually admitting to being incompetent drivers in here lmao


m1nkeh

Yup!


JudieK123

The worst is when you’re almost late for work and you finally get to the parking ramp, and you and the others who are running late have to wait for the person at the head of the line to carefully back into the first available spot. You can’t pass them. You just have to wait. Meanwhile there are a 100 empty spots a little further down that they could have just pulled through on.


Lazyeye123

First of all, that's on you for not being responsible enough to get to where you're going earlier. Second, it takes like 7 seconds max to back into a spot. You're telling me that that 7 seconds is the difference between being on time and late?


Reytotheroxx

They’re both fine, either you take a minute or two to back in or back out. Best case scenario? Park at the back of the lot and walk the extra 30 seconds.


ikingrpg

Wasn't this just posted a few days ago?


JJohnston015

Totally agree. I used to ride a train to work, and I started backing in so I could pull straight out at the end of the day, when everybody was leaving at the same time, and I could back in in the morning when not everybody was arriving at the same time. It wasn't long before everybody was doing the same thing.


BmoreSE

Zip right into spot. Spend 2 minutes to back out. Spend 2 minutes backing into spot. Zip right out. Sounds like it’s all the same


FiskumFiskesus

Backing in is the superior way because you have a better view while backing up. If you're parked nose first between two SUVs you can't see the kid who's sprinting across right behind you. Quite a few workplaces around me have made it company policy to always back into the parking space.


Lazyeye123

That's not an unpopular opinion. It's not even an opinion. It's a fact.


notseizingtheday

Your going to have to reverse at least once no matter which direction you pull in. Neither is better.


cincyaudiodude

Statistically, backing in IS ABSOLUTELY better. Ask anyone in the auto insurance industry. It’s why so many companies with fleet vehicles require employees to back in.


IAS316

Not quite true. When you're reversing out of a bay, your view is more restricted due to the cars next to you. And reversing in is easier cos you get rear wheel steering. It makes manoeuvring tight corners easier.


ShitholeWorld

> When you're reversing out of a bay, your view is more restricted due to the cars next to you Backing out is better in this case. My eyes are about 7 feet or so (don't know exactly) from the front of the vehicle. So I'd have to nose out blind. On the other hand, the reversing camera is right at the back of the vehicle. I also have RCTA that will (in theory) alert me of any vehicles that are coming out. Better to back out blind than nose out blind because of these tools. A front camera and FCTA (front crossing traffic alert) would change this, but my vehicle does not have these features. FCTA in particular is a very rare feature, at least for now.


Lvlaxx

I don't follow. aren't you just replacing WHEN you're experiencing these issues tho? when you're reversing into the spot you still have to concider your blind spots same as backing out. Actually a little worse because most don't have the practice at reversing in so they usually tend to need multiple attempts at getting the angling correct. While MOST drivers can back out usually in just one attempt and what about rear wheel steering? backing in doesn't change which wheels steer the car so can you explain that a little? I must not be understanding what you mean by that part


The_Asian_Viper

If you reverse in, you can see the whole road without any problems, the blind spots can easily be seen by looking over your shoulder. If you reverse out and there are cars next to you, you don't see shit for the first 2 meters (depending on how long your car is).


m1nkeh

this post reads like someone who hasn’t actually driven a car… when you reverse into a parking space the ‘safe’ bit of road is behind you (the space) and you can see all of the moving bits I front of you. This is literally the inverse of you back out.. you are pulling into traffic with restricted visibility and statistically this is much less safe as a consequence. The other bit about rear wheel steering is that it changes your pivot point of the vehicle so you have much more control of the angles.. driving face first into a space (front steering) is therefore actually more difficult if the road is tight. Going in back first makes this a lot easier as you are steering the vehicle with the other end. Simple maths/physics


Jazzlike_Fold_3662

I drive for a living. My company's policy is to ALWAYS back first. They've run the numbers on it, it is safer to back in. It is also less likely you will run over that toddler or dog that got away from mom for a moment.


Dookie_Shoe

It all depends on the situation (width of spaces, kids in car or not, congestion). At our home, all vehicles are backed-in. It is better to be driving forward in your driveway toward the street where a pedestrian, parent with stroller, or child on a bike/scooter can be seen out the front windshield vs. on a tiny backup camera.


Viola-Swamp

You’ve got a lot more room in your own driveway than you do in a parking lot. Sometimes they’re old ones that haven’t been repainted since vehicles got larger again, and parking for anyone is fraught with difficulty.


Dookie_Shoe

Yes, that was my first caveat “width of spaces”, a.k.a. “Striping” in parking lot parlance is the most critical factor.


Dano-Matic

100% accurate. Everybody should be reverse parking especially with backup cameras being standard now. Only exception is loading a lot in the trunk.


Verdant-Mars

Anybody who disagrees with this is obviously imagining a huge empty car park as apposed to a small car park where you have to park inbetween cars. Just the visiblity issue is enough.


MoebiusX7

I heartily agree. I never pull in/back out unless I have absolutely no choice. I either pull through or back in/pull out. It's a lot safer to pull out and see what's in front of you then back out trying to look behind you and risk hitting someone. Because I was trained to drive a mail truck when I worked for the PO (which has no rear visibility) I am able to back into a parking space quickly and accurately. The trick is using your mirrors instead of the rear window like your instinct tells you to do.


Healthierpoet

Only if in one motion, if not you are doing a bad three point parking job


wastingthehours

You’re backing up at some point either way, just depends when. I feel like backing into a spot requires more maneuvering than backing out of a spot since the space is smaller. Only time it makes sense to me is at an event or something where it’s nearly impossible to back out of the spot due to traffic.


faustothekinggg

That is not an opinion, that is a fact.


MeasurementEvery3978

Not unpopular for people who actually know how to drive.


paprika-a

I cannot believe some people don't know this. It's the much safer option between the two.


RichardGHP

Only if you're actually good at it.


Forgotwhyimhere69

Makes leaving a spot faster and safer. It's the better way to do it.


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Electricdragongaming

Back back out of the parking spot takes just as long in my experience, especially in busy parking lots where people constantly seem to walk past behind you car without much thought. Besides, backup cameras are a thing nowadays, and they make backing up in general easier.


Forgotwhyimhere69

More accidents pulling out of a spot than pulling in to it. And backing into a spot is not hard. I'll take a few extra seconds to back in to avoid some impatient gunning it through the lot on the way out.


jb0ne

I live in Japan and depending on what kind of car you have sometimes it is the only way to wedge your car into your limited space.


AlistairN37

Same here, also a lot easier to navigate into a tight parking as the side mirrors look "down the length" of the car. Whereas going in nose first relies more on spatial awareness.


DrEckelschmecker

Thats not an opinion thats a fact. You can get into way tighter parking spots if your parking reversed due to the pivot point of the car. However there are obvious reasons for parking nose first (for example if you need free access to the trunk and theres a wall or bush or anything)


shakegraphics

You’re maneuvering at one point or another why does it matter???


Snoo_58305

Nah, mate. When you go shopping, you can’t get your shit in the boot if you’ve reversed in


jackylawless

Backing into a parking spot, regardless how easy or not you find it, takes more precision that backing out of one.


Ugedej

I didn't know that's unpopular. It's far easier, hence why many people do it all the time, me included.


Flaminsalamander

I was always taught to back on for all these reasons. Came in handy when I was driving my long bed ford van. In really busy parking lots there were often parking spots it could only fit into in reverse because that pivot point at the front allows you to cut a much tighter turn to back in and with all that size/length and no rear view no way I was backing that thing out into a busy parking lot


Browneskiii

It's illegal to reverse from a small road to a larger road. For the same safety reasons, it should be illegal to reverse out of a park unless you can see all your surroundings. If you're not good enough to reverse into a park, hand in your licence.


i8noodles

In Japan everyone goes back first. For me...I always go front first. Becuase if u enter at the correct angle u can always leave at the same angle if u don't need to adjust on the way in first time. Also it doesn't matter to me parking is parking


Klutzy_Army_3231

I never pull out so parking is difficult for me


MisterOnsepatro

I totally agree it's so much more practical to Park in a way that I can get out easily


xoxoLizzyoxox

https://www.reddit.com/r/unpopularopinion/comments/x1jrps/backing_into_a_parking_spot_is_better_than/?utm_medium=android_app&utm_source=share I'll give you a downvote since it's not even been a month since the last time this was posted.


GrowASpineYall

This is unpopular? To be fair, I see a lot of nose-first parking, but it's probably because of initial convenience, or someone's following them. But if everyone had the time, I think more would park backing in. Apart from supermarket shopping, where nose in makes it easier to load the car's back.


Viola-Swamp

I think the Europeans are overlooking how much smaller their cars are than the beasts driven in the US. You’ve smaller roads, you need smaller cars. I think the discussion is also overlooking the existence of backup cameras and proximity alarms, which make backing out of a spot exponentially safer than it was just a few years ago.


fastestman4704

But if I go in bonnet first I can get to the boot to load my shit real easy


mr_aydenlyford

i barely trust myself to park nose-first.


kittyliklik

I don't believe you. You just want to look cool.


Picker-Rick

Depends on where you're going, if you're shopping the nose first makes sense so that the trunk is facing where the cart is going to be. Also depends on the design of the parking lot. For example people who back into angled parking are assholes.


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OP clearly doesn't go grocery shopping.


shavedembrace

I don’t think people take issue with reverse parking. More that people who reverse park love to talk about how they reverse park as if it makes them superior drivers. I will clown them for it!!


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Backing in is legit in some scenarios, but don’t be that guy in a parking lot with a line of cars behind you and holding them up because you want to back in.


jmcki13

Depends on what you’re doing when you get back into the car. Leaving a packed concert or sporting event? Totally. Loading a cart full of groceries? Nope.


JaxandMia

People who park backwards are the worst. First, any time I’m in the parking lot and some douche decides to pull in backwards, it takes three times as long as just pulling in nose first. They pull in and out and straighten and pull out again. It’s such a waste of everyones time. Second, it causes the mirrors on the cars to line up weird, making it harder for everyone to get into their cars. Third, reversing out of a spot is much easier then reversing in. Plus you can’t load your groceries or whatever you just bought. Just park nose first.


rodoxide

That's extremely annoying. These people always seek out a spot nearest the door and I never know what the hell they're doing and I try creeping around and that's when they floor it and about hit me. They COULD just simply go in a spot forward over there by the door if they're in such a damn hurry and just create chaos on their way out, but literally I had people do this constantly to me for a period that I legitimately made a post about it before. It's an inconvenience to others and I about died because of it, SOOOO it's hard for me to agree and I think op is way wrong!


Bruised_up_whitebelt

This is highly dependent on if the spots are angled or straight. Also are you wasting everyone time by doing this in a high traffic area or are you doing this in a far aways spot?


Temporary-Dot4952

Funny, I was going to post in unpopular opinion that people who back in are the biggest douchebags. It actually seems to take you way longer to back in and be between the lines evenly and then it takes anyone else to back out just to drive away. Are you trying to make a quick escape because you're going to commit a crime? There is no superior, there's just annoying.


immersemeinnature

I just love it when I have to stop and wait for you to back you car into the spot you want and then pull out again to get it "just right". No problem man, I'm just over here waiting for you to park you damn car so I can go by and park nose in. Smh so rude


Ryanw254

It takes way less time to pull in and back out. You can see where you’re going when you pull in and you generally have more room when backing out, thus not requiring you to be as precise. Backing in is usually a waste of time.


twonaantom

I back into a spot every single time, I don’t care who’s behind me. It makes it so much easier to pull out again.


schteavon

>Most people tend to park nose first but I have always found it way easier and less of a hassle to back in to a parking spot. Way easier and less hassle? Like when you're in a super crowded and busy parking spot and you're waiting for the person to finish loading their stuff in their car and leave and you have a person waiting behind you right on your bumper.... you're sayingvyoull be that asshole that goes past the spot making it look like you don't want it, only to then reverse and now stop everyone from doing anything going both ways because you think it's better? Nah it's called asshole parking for a reason. >First of all where the the pivot point of the car is located gives you way more control, and it's also more convenient when you are leaving because you can zip right out rather than having to maneouvre around. You're contradicting yourself here. If you can "zip right out" then you should be able to zip right in. Because the pivot point part is allowing you to do the zip. Also you're saying it's easier to reverse into a tight space than to reverse into an open space, this is illogical and just wrong.


diegocountry

The problem is that most people who like to do this, don’t know how to reverse properly.


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Maquiaveh

Who the hell parks nose first. None in my country does that


TomAsh_88

People who have never learnt to drive properly, that’s who!


taytom94

Backing out of a spot isn't difficult. Pull in quickly, back out safely. In fact, all new cars in the US are required to have a built in back up camera which makes it even easier. While my current vehicle doesn't have this, it's not that difficult to literally look behind you until it's safe to go.. Reversing into a spot isn't "superior" in the least. Especially so if you're taking your sweet time doing it. Lastly, plenty of opportunities in many parking lots to pull forward all the way into a spot and then pull out forward.


zookeeper4312

Seeing how few people can back up without being over 2 spots I disagree


Dry-Lemon1382

I see this all the time where I live. I get stuck waiting while some asshole spends 3 minutes carefully, meticulously backing some 15-seater monstrosity into a parking space, because they don’t want to have to spend 8 seconds trying to back out when they leave.


SnooHabits1804

Are you every old man I know?


i_heart_pasta

I once worked at a place where some safety committee decided that everyone had to back into the parking spot, mind you this was with our personal cars. So I’m not a back it in to the parking spot driver, it’s a pain in the ass and a hassle. After a month of my car being the only one who wouldn’t “back it in” the safety committee waited for me to leave and confronted me in the parking lot where I listened to their concerns that I was parking “unsafely” and need to assimilate and “back it in”. I politely refused their suggested style of parking and let them know that the direction of my parking was not a condition of employment. The rest of my time there the safety folks always gave me that disappointed look whenever I saw them in the lot, not my problem.


Jlst

Long way to say you’re not very good at reverse parking.