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General Discussion => Essentially Flyertalk => Topic started by: AppleJack on January 25, 2012, 01:15:10 PM
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Maybe my least favorite people in our hemisphere. Who do you people thing you are? Nice Honda Civic hatchback :lol:
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Former place of employment had a lot of this. 80% of the people that parked on the same side of the building as myself backed into their parking spot. Never understood it.
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I don't understand the benefit
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Move to White midwesterners master thread
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Never understood backing into a space
On the other hand pulling through an empty space to park with the front out :love:
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i've noticed people think its a trendy thing to do. Once a couple people start at my work, other's do it as well.
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Former place of employment had a lot of this. 80% of the people that parked on the same side of the building as myself backed into their parking spot. Never understood it.
Job must of sucked eh?
http://www.freakonomics.com/2011/12/30/can-parking-direction-tell-us-anything-about-company-morale/
After spending time at roughly 100 manufacturing locations around the world, I noticed an odd trend: the direction that employees parked in their parking spots highly correlated with employee morale and satisfaction with their jobs. Most of the cars parked forward? A good company to work for, with employees who want to get to work. Most cars backwards? It seems as though the moment that the employee got to work, he or she was planning a quick exit.
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I thought this was a generational thing. Old dudes like to park it backwards, for some reason. I go these meetings on Mondays where most of the other guys are probably in their 60s. Place looks like a used car lot.
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My car is terrible in the snow, and it helps with traction if I back the rear tire up to the curb. Only time I've done it.
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i know that in most natural gas plants, etc., it is required to back in, so that if crap goes down you can get out quicker.
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If my windshield has ice on it, I park so that it's facing the sun for the majority of the day. That being said, I've never had to back into a spot to do it.
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remind me to ask my driver.
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My parents had a neighbor who drove this huge pickup that he would back into his garage every time he came home. The garage was a two car garage, but with two separate doors, so it was clearly a big pain the ass to back this thing it every single time.
My Dad asked him about it one time, and the explanation was that he was a "volunteer fire fighter."
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i back into every space that i can. maybe because i love driving backwards
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for larger, longer vehicles (trucks), it is easier to back into a spot than try and go into it forwards if space is limited to really swing out and get into said spot. this is just for crammed parking lot situ's here. not sure the point of backing in otherwise.
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i know that in most natural gas plants, etc., it is required to back in, so that if crap goes down you can get out quicker.
My office is next to the police station and I always wondered why people backed into parking spaces. The reason I got was that it takes more time and attention to back up and when you're parking somewhere you're usually in a "controlled situation" where there is no rush. You don't know that you'll be in a controlled situation when you need to leave, so it's better to be able to get out quick.
Basically just confirming what you just said. :dunno:
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there was a dude at Quiktrip yesterday trying to back into a spot, I went behind him as he was trying to back in and made him wait for me. because i'm boss.
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Former place of employment had a lot of this. 80% of the people that parked on the same side of the building as myself backed into their parking spot. Never understood it.
Job must of sucked eh?
http://www.freakonomics.com/2011/12/30/can-parking-direction-tell-us-anything-about-company-morale/
After spending time at roughly 100 manufacturing locations around the world, I noticed an odd trend: the direction that employees parked in their parking spots highly correlated with employee morale and satisfaction with their jobs. Most of the cars parked forward? A good company to work for, with employees who want to get to work. Most cars backwards? It seems as though the moment that the employee got to work, he or she was planning a quick exit.
The job was an absolute nightmare. Terrible way to start a career right out of college.
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My parents had a neighbor who drove this huge pickup that he would back into his garage every time he came home. The garage was a two car garage, but with two separate doors, so it was clearly a big pain the ass to back this thing it every single time.
My Dad asked him about it one time, and the explanation was that he was a "volunteer fire fighter."
Fantastic explanation of the mindset of the backing in parkers.
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Arrival for departure, dumbasses
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Arrival for departure, dumbasses
why am I not surprised that kim carnes thinks this is a good idea?
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for larger, longer vehicles (trucks), it is easier to back into a spot than try and go into it forwards if space is limited to really swing out and get into said spot. this is just for crammed parking lot situ's here. not sure the point of backing in otherwise.
:dubious:
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I drive a quad cab truck for work, so in many parking lots backing in is much easier, but otherwise no benefit.
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Pretty much every time I see a car backed into a spot, I kinda want to punch the driver in the balls.
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backing into a spot is as easy as doing it normal. your truck is a rigid rough ridin' body.
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Arrival for departure, dumbasses
why am I not surprised that kim carnes thinks this is a good idea?
i didn't say it was a good idea. i never back into a spot. how is that for a surprise?
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i enjoy backing into spots. I also love parallel parking.
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Pretty sure it is easier to manuever when the rear wheels are the ones turning. Kinda like a fork lift. :dunno:
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Pretty much every time I see a car backed into a spot, I kinda want to punch the driver in the balls.
Pretty sure it is easier to manuever when the rear wheels are the ones turning. Kinda like a fork lift. :dunno:
:dubious:
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remind me to ask my driver.
this.
i don't even know what streets i take to get to work.
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backing into a spot is as easy as doing it normal. your truck is a rigid rough ridin' body.
Yes, but from a visibility standpoint, it is easier to back a large vehicle into a space than out of a space.
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backing into a spot is as easy as doing it normal. your truck is a rigid rough ridin' body.
you obviously have never driven a truck.
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Pretty sure it is easier to manuever when the rear wheels are the ones turning. Kinda like a fork lift. :dunno:
Yes like this. Not necessarily easier, since backing up is a skill, but it takes less space for you to back a long vehicle into a spot than drive straight in. The point of pivot when you are turning is located much closer to to the stationary axel than the turning wheels. Maybe there is a .gif on howstuffworks that will make this easier to understand.
But yes, it's annoying and stupid when people back into spots they definitely dont need to.
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But yes, it's annoying and stupid when people back into spots they definitely dont need to.
why
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But yes, it's annoying and stupid when people back into spots they definitely dont need to.
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Thanks for questioning this! I guess the only problem I have is when I have to wait for someone to back into a spot that they clearly don't need to. Thats irritating because my time is being wasted.
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But yes, it's annoying and stupid when people back into spots they definitely dont need to.
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Thanks for questioning this! I guess the only problem I have is when I have to wait for someone to back into a spot that they clearly don't need to. Thats irritating because my time is being wasted.
i can see that. I'm sure they think the same thing when you're precariously backing out of your spot when they're trying to leave.
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I feel like (no data on this) backing out of a spot takes less time than backing in, and driving head out of a spot takes the same time. So that feels like a win for head in back out parking, with no other variables.
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If you back into a parking spot in a parking garage while others are there you deserve to be laughed at for being a self absorbed weirdo.
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I feel like (no data on this) backing out of a spot takes less time than backing in, and driving head out of a spot takes the same time. So that feels like a win for head in back out parking, with no other variables.
2012 idiot!