Driveways: Front in or Reverse?
Discussion
Driveway slopes up from the lane so drive in reverse out to avoid scraping.
We’re on the inside of a slightly awkward curve, so whichever way it’s always a gentle easing out to give the odd speeding idiot a chance to slow down through the village.
Though TBH there’s enough room on the driveway to perform a three point turn if required.
We’re on the inside of a slightly awkward curve, so whichever way it’s always a gentle easing out to give the odd speeding idiot a chance to slow down through the village.
Though TBH there’s enough room on the driveway to perform a three point turn if required.
Long time back lived in horrid house on a main road (which changed from 30 to 60 about 100 metres from our driveway). Always reversed in as was lesser evil. Of course got hate for doing either as was likely to disrupt other drivers.
Got told off by a policeman who saw me doing it but I was fairly sure it was the recommended approach on the Highway Code and when I checked later it was.
Got told off by a policeman who saw me doing it but I was fairly sure it was the recommended approach on the Highway Code and when I checked later it was.
Roboticarm said:
David87 said:
11110111 said:
Me - reverse in
The wife - front in
Same here. The wife - front in
I suspect that my wife aims for the driveway from somewhere near the top of the road, 150m away and then closes her eyes. She usually ends up somewhere in the region of the house, but at all kinds of angles and positions. The berthed car may or may not prevent the garage door from opening, the bins being put out or my car doors opening.
I did once ask her what she lined-up with when she parked, but she just looked at me as if I was speaking Mandarin.
I always reverse in. Both in lessons for my basic driving test as a teenager and in subsequent advanced driver training, I've always been told to reverse into a driveway or other entrance. There are three main reasons:
- You generally sit at the front of car (unless it's a Caterham!), so if you reverse you get the greatest visibility of the road whilst your car's stuck out in it, which is important for safety reasons. If you driving in forwards and reverse out, there's a lot of time when your car's in the road and you can't see what's coming.
- The end that swings has more room to swing in the road than on most driveways. Unless you're in a reverse steering dumper truck!
- The door mirrors give you a perfect view down both sides of the car to judge against narrow gaps, which means when driving into a narrow gap it's far easier doing it in reverse.
MC Bodge said:
And here.
I suspect that my wife aims for the driveway from somewhere near the top of the road, 150m away and then closes her eyes. She usually ends up somewhere in the region of the house, but at all kinds of angles and positions. The berthed car may or may not prevent the garage door from opening, the bins being put out or my car doors opening.
I did once ask her what she lined-up with when she parked, but she just looked at me as if I was speaking Mandarin.
Yup, that describes mine perfectlyI suspect that my wife aims for the driveway from somewhere near the top of the road, 150m away and then closes her eyes. She usually ends up somewhere in the region of the house, but at all kinds of angles and positions. The berthed car may or may not prevent the garage door from opening, the bins being put out or my car doors opening.
I did once ask her what she lined-up with when she parked, but she just looked at me as if I was speaking Mandarin.
Then if you point out said abandoning of vehicle she looks at you as though you have two heads
It’s easier just to get the keys and go and park it properly myself
We could easily fit 20+ cars on the drive .. my beloved can block it completely with one !
Earthdweller said:
Yup, that describes mine perfectly
Then if you point out said abandoning of vehicle she looks at you as though you have two heads
It’s easier just to get the keys and go and park it properly myself
This all sounds very familiar.Then if you point out said abandoning of vehicle she looks at you as though you have two heads
It’s easier just to get the keys and go and park it properly myself
The joy of being unable to get a motorbike or bike out a the garage or past a poorly abandoned vehicle never grows old.
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