Author Topic: Backing into parking spaces (Read 5575 times)

AppleJack · « **on:** January 25, 2012, 01:15:10 PM »

Maybe my least favorite people in our hemisphere. Who do you people thing you are? Nice Honda Civic hatchback

WildcatNkilt · « **Reply #1 on:** January 25, 2012, 01:20:14 PM »

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.

steve dave · « **Reply #2 on:** January 25, 2012, 01:22:56 PM »

I don't understand the benefit

Cartierfor3 · « **Reply #3 on:** January 25, 2012, 01:24:32 PM »

Move to White midwesterners master thread

AbeFroman · « **Reply #4 on:** January 25, 2012, 01:28:01 PM »

Never understood backing into a space

On the other hand pulling through an empty space to park with the front out

WillieWatanabe · « **Reply #5 on:** January 25, 2012, 01:53:01 PM »

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.

ben ji · « **Reply #6 on:** January 25, 2012, 01:56:08 PM »

Quote from: WildcatNkilt on January 25, 2012, 01:20:14 PM

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/

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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.

K-S-U-Wildcats! · « **Reply #7 on:** January 25, 2012, 01:58:10 PM »

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.

Dub · « **Reply #8 on:** January 25, 2012, 01:59:28 PM »

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.

OK_Cat · « **Reply #9 on:** January 25, 2012, 02:19:43 PM »

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.

Stevesie60 · « **Reply #10 on:** January 25, 2012, 02:34:41 PM »

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.

Dugout DickStone · « **Reply #11 on:** January 25, 2012, 02:40:19 PM »

remind me to ask my driver.

Pete · « **Reply #12 on:** January 25, 2012, 02:58:17 PM »

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."

mcmwcat · « **Reply #13 on:** January 25, 2012, 03:03:46 PM »

i back into every space that i can. maybe because i love driving backwards

wes mantooth · « **Reply #14 on:** January 25, 2012, 03:11:56 PM »

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.

Rams · « **Reply #15 on:** January 25, 2012, 03:29:24 PM »

Quote from: OK Cat on January 25, 2012, 02:19:43 PM

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.

pissclams · « **Reply #16 on:** January 25, 2012, 03:33:34 PM »

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.

WildcatNkilt · « **Reply #17 on:** January 25, 2012, 04:03:21 PM »

Quote from: ben ji on January 25, 2012, 01:56:08 PM

Quote from: WildcatNkilt on January 25, 2012, 01:20:14 PM
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/

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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.

Cartierfor3 · « **Reply #18 on:** January 25, 2012, 04:07:15 PM »

Quote from: Pete on January 25, 2012, 02:58:17 PM

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.

kim carnes · « **Reply #19 on:** January 25, 2012, 06:42:20 PM »

Arrival for departure, dumbasses

michigancat · « **Reply #20 on:** January 25, 2012, 07:09:03 PM »

Quote from: kim carnes on January 25, 2012, 06:42:20 PM

Arrival for departure, dumbasses

why am I not surprised that kim carnes thinks this is a good idea?

Pendergast · « **Reply #21 on:** January 25, 2012, 08:00:41 PM »

Quote from: wes mantooth on January 25, 2012, 03:11:56 PM

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.

Mikeyis4dcats · « **Reply #22 on:** January 25, 2012, 09:30:35 PM »

I drive a quad cab truck for work, so in many parking lots backing in is much easier, but otherwise no benefit.

jtksu · « **Reply #23 on:** January 25, 2012, 09:46:42 PM »

Pretty much every time I see a car backed into a spot, I kinda want to punch the driver in the balls.

CHONGS · « **Reply #24 on:** January 25, 2012, 10:12:49 PM »

backing into a spot is as easy as doing it normal. your truck is a rigid rough ridin' body.