Why do people back into car park spaces.

To me it seems like 20 times more work when you can just swing in.

CalamariFritti

If its just enough room for your car it wont work unless you back in?

Donald Trump

It is safer to do it. I'd be worried at someone in control of a vehicle who doesn't realise that.

Plus it is only more work if you can't drive. Again, I'd have a bit of concern about a driver who struggles to do it

Mr. CooL ICE

Because in most instances, it's far easier to park your car straight between the lines.

fitzparker

if done properly its only twice the work.... swing out then swing in

Makes it easier to drive out then. especially if left and right are blocked you can see it better driving out as you are closer to the road and not looking over your shoulder etc

dennyire

Its easier to drive back out. A transit van or 4x4 could park next to you while you are shopping or whatever and restrict your view while you are trying to reverse out

notAMember

So you don't reverse blindly into oncoming traffic coming out.

ShatterAlan

Because it's a lot easier to see what's coming when you are exiting a parking space nose first. You're a lot more likely to have someone slam into you when you're reversing OUT of a parking space as you would have a much harder time seeing them.

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/2058208063/why-do-people-back-into-car-park-spaces

IF you swing in, you have to back out. Which is easier, to back in to a space where the three spaces surrounding your parking space are static and not moving, or to back out into an area where there is moving traffic? Obviously the former.

Speedsie

If it's a standard, straight parking space it's fine to reverse in if that's what you wish.

What melts my head is when people muck about trying to reverse into a 'chevron' style car parking space (ie Liffey Valley). These are specifically designed to 'drive in/reverse out'.

Ash.J.Williams

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/2058208063/why-do-people-back-into-car-park-spaces

in my job it's compulsory, makes the carpark look symmetrical , it's also the optimum parking method, swingin in without correction can leave you crooked sometimes

Strumms

I usually use Brown Thomas car park as it’s handily located for me to get to but for my favorite shops too..although it can be tight it’s easier to reverse into a space at 3 pm then to try to reverse out of one at 5.30pm with everyone trying to get out of there, you have cars, pedestrians getting to cars.... all behind you....get a space with two free ones beside each other reverse in drive straight out, piss easy and simple.

Murt10

Because it's easier. You use your mirrors to reverse and can see exactly where both sides of your car are heading at the same time.

Next time you come to an awkward narrow spot OP try both ways and you'll see for yourself.

AirBiscuit

Either way is fine usually.

What doesn't make any sense whatsoever is reversing into a parking spot in a supermarket car park where there are 2 rows of spaces joined together. Surely you need to use the boot if you get a trolley, why not make it easy and have the boot poking out?

nullObjects

Because I prefer not to roll over small children who play near my parking space when pulling out

Might just be me though

Macy0161

Safety of other people. You drive up, you can see any people/ obstacles/ hazards, reverse in with full knowledge. When leaving, you then have as clear a vision of what is coming either side when you're there (e.g. somebody barreling around the car park to just swing into a space). Exactly the same reasons you should reverse into a driveway - assuming you can't turn off road.

Some companies insist on it, to the degree you could lose your access to the car park.

Pawwed Rig

I would have thought the answer was obvious to anyone with a driving licence. People not reversing into their driveways is a bug bear of mine as they blindly reverse out where they can hit small kids running, scooting or cycling.

Just poor driving not to reverse in imo

lapua20grain

Its easier to reverse in to a spot if you are any way competent as a driver & it's safer pulling out straight

ireallydontknow

I frequently encounter cars reversing out of driveways, etc, just as I'm about to walk behind them. Each time it could be avoided if they'd just peek around the back, before getting in their car, to see if anyone's approaching. I think it reveals a lot about someone that they're not highly uncomfortable reversing blind into space where there is a high likelihood of there being a vulnerable pedestrian.

Tork

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SteM

Can't understand why it's still not part of the test to be honest.

whisky_galore

It's only more work for crappy drivers.

weisses

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/2058208063/why-do-people-back-into-car-park-spaces

If its 20 times more work for you, maybe having a drivers license is not your thing

Mr. CooL ICE

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117867704#Comment_117867704

Agreed. They can be tough to get out of the wheel arches.

passatman86

Anyone mention "it looks better" yet

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117867737#Comment_117867737

I dont drive, and it seems obvious to me.

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117867816#Comment_117867816

If it's 20 times more difficult to reverse into a parking space, it's surely 40 times more difficult to reverse out of a parking space?

AndyBoBandy

I've visited many an industrial setting in the U.K. where reverse parking was compulsory.

The idea being that at the beginning of your day/shift, you are fresher and more alert, whereas at the end of your working day/shift, you might not be as attentive as you were 8-9-10-12 hours previously. You also get a good view of the area around the space when you approach it, to see if anybody/anything is in the way, as you reverse in immediately when you arrive on scene.

When leaving the space, you might spend 10-60 seconds or longer after getting in the car before you actually start moving, and anything could have appeared on scene in that time to cause an obstruction etc...

Healio

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117867803#Comment_117867803

I suppose it's not a million miles from a reverse around a corner.

Mister Vain

In the vast majority of situations, its not that difficult or dangerous to reverse out of a space so I don't really see the benefit of reversing into it, especially when it takes so much longer and you're making other drivers wait.

Tork

But you also have to make drivers wait when you pull back out of your space. Unless somebody is a rubbish driver, reversing into a parking space doesn't take very long at all.