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.

John_Rambo

It's easier, safer and makes entering back out in to traffic safer and easier.

whisky_galore

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117867978#Comment_117867978

That 5-10 seconds of life they'll never get back.

Mister Vain

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117868003#Comment_117868003

Reversing out is a lot quicker as you're reversing in a straight line. It's not the same as reversing in where the person is turning and making adjustments. It takes some people several attempts to get in.

Tork

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117868080#Comment_117868080

What sort of car do you drive and what sort of car parks do you park in?

Donald Trump

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117868080#Comment_117868080

It's handier alright if you forget, or don't care, that there might be other road/carpark users.

Reversing into a space is easier, quicker and neater than driving into it. You'd need more adjustments to get the car straight when driving in if you can't do it when reversing in

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117868123#Comment_117868123

I disagree, your just wasting other people's time.

Whenever I see someone backing in I just think there a knob.

Tork

You must think that a lot on any given day

HeidiHeidi

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117868080#Comment_117868080

So you'll reverse out in a straight line and hold up both sides of the road while you get into gear and drive off. In vastly reduced visibility, with a lot more hazards than when reversing into a space. Right so!👌

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117868153#Comment_117868153

Exactly

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117868133#Comment_117868133

Funny. When I see someone driving into a carparking space I think 'there's a knob who can't drive!'

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117868159#Comment_117868159

No you just reverse out, much simpler. If you can't reverse your car out of a parking spot safely using your mirrors, you shouldn't be on the road.

Mirrors are the basics of a driving test.

SteM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117868133#Comment_117868133

Do you disagree that it's safer to pull out of a parking space when you can see in what's front of you and to your right and left than it is reversing out?

MarkR

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117868175#Comment_117868175

And, given the example of a nice big van parking on either side of you in the interim, how do you set your mirrors to see out? Does your car have some form of periscope attachment? Perhaps a red flag and fireworks deploy from your boot? Reversing in is unquestionably safer. As we're in After Hours, and not Motors, I'm going to assume this is a piss take.

HeidiHeidi

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117868175#Comment_117868175

On the contrary, I'd be more of the opinion that if you can't reverse your car into a parking space or driveway, you shouldn't be on the road.

In some instances (eg driveway onto a main road) it's actually illegal to reverse out, not that you'd ever guess.

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117868201#Comment_117868201

Your obviously not a safe driver.

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117868193#Comment_117868193

I'm a good driver and am always aware of my surroundings like other drivers should be.

In this day and age with wide-angle reverse cameras, as well as vehicle and pedestrian detection being more and more standard kit, it's really not all that relevant to a lot of people.

If you've an older car, without a camera system and sensors, fair enough.

The way things are going, most minor bumps and bangs will be eliminated entirely by sensors. It's very difficult to accidentally bump into anything in a car with those systems in place. It's even quite difficult to have a minor collision in many of them, unless you really go out of your way to drive into something.

JimmyVik

I do it so some little child thats lower than the boot doesnt get quashed when im backing out.

They can move from the back of one parked car to the back of yours at lightning speed in a car park.

HeidiHeidi

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117868226#Comment_117868226

Even when you can't see them? That's some skill!

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117868246#Comment_117868246

I think some people here need to resit there driving test!