Why are people so fixated on reversing into bay parking?
Discussion
Nickyboy said:
Try working for UPS, you'll fail your driving assesment if you don't reverse first when parking.
It's pretty logical, you reverse into a space you know whats in it as you've just driven past it. Drive in forwards and when you come to reverse you have no idea what is behind you, kids, cars etc etc
My thoughts exactly. All I want now is something to stop pedestrians insisting walking behind you when your reversing............It's pretty logical, you reverse into a space you know whats in it as you've just driven past it. Drive in forwards and when you come to reverse you have no idea what is behind you, kids, cars etc etc
Vipers said:
Nickyboy said:
Try working for UPS, you'll fail your driving assesment if you don't reverse first when parking.
It's pretty logical, you reverse into a space you know whats in it as you've just driven past it. Drive in forwards and when you come to reverse you have no idea what is behind you, kids, cars etc etc
My thoughts exactly. All I want now is something to stop pedestrians insisting walking behind you when your reversing............It's pretty logical, you reverse into a space you know whats in it as you've just driven past it. Drive in forwards and when you come to reverse you have no idea what is behind you, kids, cars etc etc
Manoeuvrability aside, I often park nose in to protect the car from being hit by other people getting in a pickle with their pedals!
Intercooler, headlights, rad, and other important bits out of harms way.
If someone reverses into the front, they will often take out something important.
The rear of the car is mostly a big high plastic bumper and cheaper to replace light clusters.
There's little back there, that if driven into firmly, would stop me getting home.
Intercooler, headlights, rad, and other important bits out of harms way.
If someone reverses into the front, they will often take out something important.
The rear of the car is mostly a big high plastic bumper and cheaper to replace light clusters.
There's little back there, that if driven into firmly, would stop me getting home.
JagXJR said:
jamieduff1981 said:
In addition, there's a good chance that the car you've wedged your passenger side up against came with passengers who may or may not try to squeeze themselves in without reversing the car out to load up. If there were children to go in this is pretty much non-optional. The PHers have taken all the P&C spaces as brats should have to walk and their Audi S-Line is more important, and neither a parent is going to want to ask toddlers to stand still in a carpark whilst the grownup moves the car out far enough to get the door open, whilst Mr or Mrs Average would have a fit if their escape from shoplifting was impeded by a car stopped in the lane between spaces to load passengers in.
All in all, a fairly wk idea. Everyone should just try to centre themselves in the spaces and we'll all get along fine.
Can you not slide across back seats these days? Parking this way give even more access room if everyone plays the game. Of course some people are too bloody-minded to do something sensible and insist on being awkward, you just can't help folks like that.All in all, a fairly wk idea. Everyone should just try to centre themselves in the spaces and we'll all get along fine.
When I park this way you are not going to open the door or squeeze down the side as I am not stupid enough to give the option.
This is pretty much essential if I ever have to park the Alfa due to the long door and difficulty I have getting out (old knees don't help) unless the door is open wide. In most spaces I would not be able to even get out without a struggle. I usually park in end bays if able to to avoid the problem. And no I am not hugely overweight before the smart-arses chime in!
Red 5 said:
Manoeuvrability aside, I often park nose in to protect the car from being hit by other people getting in a pickle with their pedals!
Intercooler, headlights, rad, and other important bits out of harms way.
If someone reverses into the front, they will often take out something important.
The rear of the car is mostly a big high plastic bumper and cheaper to replace light clusters.
There's little back there, that if driven into firmly, would stop me getting home.
Hmm, you've got that all wrong. If someone hits your rear quarter, then it could write off your car (depending on value obviously!) It's much easier to bolt on new front wings, lamps and intercoolers than it is to repair or replace a rear quarter! Intercooler, headlights, rad, and other important bits out of harms way.
If someone reverses into the front, they will often take out something important.
The rear of the car is mostly a big high plastic bumper and cheaper to replace light clusters.
There's little back there, that if driven into firmly, would stop me getting home.
jamieduff1981 said:
LooneyTunes said:
Synchromesh said:
I think I have a reason that hasn't been mentioned yet...
If the person next to you has parked nose in (as 95% of people do), and you reverse it, you have passenger side against passenger side. That means you don't have to leave enough space to open a door on that side, so you can leave more space on your driver door side.
I've even made a handy diagram to illustrate my point to the hard of thinking. Obviously I've exaggerated it a bit, I still always remain within the lines. This technique is especially useful if your car isn't the easiest to get in and out of - Elise and Ford GT owners take note!
That's going to work really well when the vehicle on the left of the picture leaves and is replaced by one that wants EVEN MORE space (or didn't see what you were trying to achieve) and reverses in... leaving the same gap between cars as you did with the one on the right hand side of the picture.If the person next to you has parked nose in (as 95% of people do), and you reverse it, you have passenger side against passenger side. That means you don't have to leave enough space to open a door on that side, so you can leave more space on your driver door side.
I've even made a handy diagram to illustrate my point to the hard of thinking. Obviously I've exaggerated it a bit, I still always remain within the lines. This technique is especially useful if your car isn't the easiest to get in and out of - Elise and Ford GT owners take note!
All in all, a fairly wk idea. Everyone should just try to centre themselves in the spaces and we'll all get along fine.
A colleague and I do this deliberately. We know neither of us has a passenger so the passenger door won't be opened. She parks nose in and parks as close to the line to her left as she can. I arrive and reverse in next to her getting as close to her passenger side as I can, usually there's not even a big enough gap to walk between our two cars passenger sides.
It means we both have space to open our drivers door fully, and also means we're much less likely to have our car doors dinged by people parking next to us.
Welshwonder said:
Red 5 said:
Manoeuvrability aside, I often park nose in to protect the car from being hit by other people getting in a pickle with their pedals!
Intercooler, headlights, rad, and other important bits out of harms way.
If someone reverses into the front, they will often take out something important.
The rear of the car is mostly a big high plastic bumper and cheaper to replace light clusters.
There's little back there, that if driven into firmly, would stop me getting home.
Hmm, you've got that all wrong. If someone hits your rear quarter, then it could write off your car (depending on value obviously!) It's much easier to bolt on new front wings, lamps and intercoolers than it is to repair or replace a rear quarter! Intercooler, headlights, rad, and other important bits out of harms way.
If someone reverses into the front, they will often take out something important.
The rear of the car is mostly a big high plastic bumper and cheaper to replace light clusters.
There's little back there, that if driven into firmly, would stop me getting home.
I was always taught to reverse in. My last car was a BMW 645 which was a big old beast and pretty much impossible to do any other way - had a few times I've seen people drive forwards into a space with an empty car park to find it very hard to leave when the car park is full.
Particularly tricky if you're parking somewhere which is full of 4x4s in parking spaces designed when for cars of yesteryear!
Particularly tricky if you're parking somewhere which is full of 4x4s in parking spaces designed when for cars of yesteryear!
veevee said:
Just wondering if there's a specific reason? I park in a large car park nearly every day, and I see endless amounts of people going miles out of their way (and often struggling), doing multi multi point turns to reverse into spaces. I am quite happy to park forwards into a space and reverse out... am I doing the wrong thing?
The company I work for insist that all cars are reversed parked (500+ cars daily). They claim this is for health and safety reasons (?). I find it easier to reverse park so do it all the time.The Highway Code requires you to reverse from the more major road/into the more minor one - it's one of the golden rules of driving - 100% solid common-sense - it's MUCH safer.
That means you reverse into side-streets and not out onto main roads - you reverse into your drive and you reverse into parking spaces (or drive-thru of course)
The only snag is in 2-deep rows in supermarkets where having your boot inaccessible to put shopping into is stupid
Oh - and probably asking people who struggle to drive FORWARDS to reverse in close proximity to other cars which is insane...
That means you reverse into side-streets and not out onto main roads - you reverse into your drive and you reverse into parking spaces (or drive-thru of course)
The only snag is in 2-deep rows in supermarkets where having your boot inaccessible to put shopping into is stupid
Oh - and probably asking people who struggle to drive FORWARDS to reverse in close proximity to other cars which is insane...
RoadRunner220 said:
jamieduff1981 said:
LooneyTunes said:
Synchromesh said:
I think I have a reason that hasn't been mentioned yet...
If the person next to you has parked nose in (as 95% of people do), and you reverse it, you have passenger side against passenger side. That means you don't have to leave enough space to open a door on that side, so you can leave more space on your driver door side.
I've even made a handy diagram to illustrate my point to the hard of thinking. Obviously I've exaggerated it a bit, I still always remain within the lines. This technique is especially useful if your car isn't the easiest to get in and out of - Elise and Ford GT owners take note!
That's going to work really well when the vehicle on the left of the picture leaves and is replaced by one that wants EVEN MORE space (or didn't see what you were trying to achieve) and reverses in... leaving the same gap between cars as you did with the one on the right hand side of the picture.If the person next to you has parked nose in (as 95% of people do), and you reverse it, you have passenger side against passenger side. That means you don't have to leave enough space to open a door on that side, so you can leave more space on your driver door side.
I've even made a handy diagram to illustrate my point to the hard of thinking. Obviously I've exaggerated it a bit, I still always remain within the lines. This technique is especially useful if your car isn't the easiest to get in and out of - Elise and Ford GT owners take note!
All in all, a fairly wk idea. Everyone should just try to centre themselves in the spaces and we'll all get along fine.
A colleague and I do this deliberately. We know neither of us has a passenger so the passenger door won't be opened. She parks nose in and parks as close to the line to her left as she can. I arrive and reverse in next to her getting as close to her passenger side as I can, usually there's not even a big enough gap to walk between our two cars passenger sides.
It means we both have space to open our drivers door fully, and also means we're much less likely to have our car doors dinged by people parking next to us.
jamieduff1981 said:
JagXJR said:
jamieduff1981 said:
In addition, there's a good chance that the car you've wedged your passenger side up against came with passengers who may or may not try to squeeze themselves in without reversing the car out to load up. If there were children to go in this is pretty much non-optional. The PHers have taken all the P&C spaces as brats should have to walk and their Audi S-Line is more important, and neither a parent is going to want to ask toddlers to stand still in a carpark whilst the grownup moves the car out far enough to get the door open, whilst Mr or Mrs Average would have a fit if their escape from shoplifting was impeded by a car stopped in the lane between spaces to load passengers in.
All in all, a fairly wk idea. Everyone should just try to centre themselves in the spaces and we'll all get along fine.
Can you not slide across back seats these days? Parking this way give even more access room if everyone plays the game. Of course some people are too bloody-minded to do something sensible and insist on being awkward, you just can't help folks like that.All in all, a fairly wk idea. Everyone should just try to centre themselves in the spaces and we'll all get along fine.
When I park this way you are not going to open the door or squeeze down the side as I am not stupid enough to give the option.
This is pretty much essential if I ever have to park the Alfa due to the long door and difficulty I have getting out (old knees don't help) unless the door is open wide. In most spaces I would not be able to even get out without a struggle. I usually park in end bays if able to to avoid the problem. And no I am not hugely overweight before the smart-arses chime in!
Would do it in works car parks where few vehicles have more than one occupant, wouldn't do it in supermarkets. Better to find an end bay instead.
I know on BP sites the rule is reverse in, drive out for the mentioned H&S reasons. I suspect if you disobeyed once you'd get shouted at quite badly and knowing how strict they are with other rules on dangerous sites you'd be immediately dismissed if you did it again. TBF if you can't follow a simple rule like that you probably ought not be working at an oil refinery anyway.
carmadgaz said:
Because I was half asleep last time I drove nose first into a space and did this
and it's much easier to see the numpties not paying attention when you are exiting the bay when you are nose out
That actually got an audible "oooohh ouch" from me. How much did that cost to sort out?and it's much easier to see the numpties not paying attention when you are exiting the bay when you are nose out
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