Do you back into a spot or pull in?

BuyAmericanIron · January 17, 2016

What's the difference in accidents caused by backing in vs pulling in?

According to my previous employer, you are more focused when you back into a parking space and therefore more safe. This is because you have been driving and your mind is on driving and parking. They told us that after working a long day or shopping for example, you have other things on your mind and are not fully focused on driving. Then you get into your car and have to back out into a busy parking area or roadway. Plus your visibility is much better when pulling forward out of a parking space. How many times have you been backing out of an angled parking place at Walmart or the mall at Christmas time and had people just walk right behind you? Then they act like you are an idiot and you just plain could not see them until it was nearly too late. We all know how people love to sue in America these days. Just bump a pedestrian and it will cost a boat load of money for you and your insurance company. And in the age of the cell phone, distracted pedestrians are everywhere. I try to avoid these angled parking places whenever possible and usually park far away in the south forty. Often get the comment from the Mrs. that we could have walked from home and been closer. This is an opportunity to drop her at the door. I need the exercise and don't want the door dings anyway.

redwngr · January 17, 2016

What's the difference in accidents caused by backing in vs pulling in?

I didn't read the whole thread, but lots of companies that run fleets of service vehicles (100's of vehicles) insist that their employees always back in. They claiming that backing in improves safety.

Csjumper2003 · January 17, 2016

I've always found that back in up gets a better angle and better judgement on how wide or close you are. New trucks with backup cameras have made that even easier. Seems like backing in also allows for faster exiting.

doverarjim · January 17, 2016

This is my anti-thief parking method

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Silverado Steve · January 17, 2016

I back in. It's a lot easier to see cars driving up and down the isles of a parking lot from the front, them backing out of a spot with the bed of our trucks; even with the back up camera because the camera doesn't have the full wide view. Plus I always find in busier parking lots with people talking and texting on their phones they're not paying attention to cars backing out and you have to be that much more aware.