Not when your view is blocked. A small car flanked by SUVs/vans/trucks has zero

Jan 7, 2025
4:31:06pm

Abe Froman All-American

side visibility until it has pulled out 2-4 feet (past the windshield), whereas the backup camera shows nearly 180-degrees from just a few inches behind the rear bumper (depending on camera placement).

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Abe Froman

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If you don't back your car in to the parking space in the parking lot, repent

Skeptical Optimist Truly Addicted User

Jan 7, 1:31pm

People who back in are better drivers, and less likely to cause accidents

Jericho

Jan 7, 1:32pm

My guess is they do that at a Valet service because the cars coming into the

OGSuperfan

Jan 7, 1:39pm

People who back in are more likely to have expired plates, be bank robbers, or

foofcoug

Jan 7, 1:55pm

People who don't back in wear a mask when they are alone in their car in 2025

Jericho

Jan 7, 1:56pm

Considering how many ugly people there are out there, more should wear masks.

foofcoug

Jan 7, 1:59pm

That is the true purpose of masking, and why some refuse to let it go

Jericho

Jan 7, 2:01pm

Lol. Where do you live? Utah by far the mask wearers more likely to back up then

Wife_Apologist

Jan 7, 1:59pm

Nope, I’m all for the zipper merge and hate those that back in

Pretorian

Jan 7, 2:41pm

I'm not compensating for anything...

1984coug

Jan 7, 1:33pm

Yes.. because i want everybody to squeeze a shopping cart past my car to get to their trunk.

TheLost

Jan 7, 1:33pm

And if you back in, quit taking 5 minutes and clogging the freaking lane!

byuluvr

Jan 7, 1:33pm

RE: And if you back in, quit taking 5 minutes and clogging the freaking lane!

WJCougar

Jan 7, 1:36pm

Yeah, take 5 minutes clogging the lane when you back out.

StarMan

Jan 7, 2:25pm

No because you can wait till there is no cross traffic.

Wife_Apologist

Jan 7, 2:29pm

How do you see cross traffic without starting to back up and clog traffic first?

StarMan

Jan 7, 2:31pm

RE: How do you see cross traffic without starting to back up and clog traffic

Wife_Apologist

Jan 7, 2:37pm

Backup cameras exist.

Abe Froman

Jan 7, 2:52pm

Never have I seen a person take a few tries to back out but most who back in act

Pretorian

Jan 7, 2:44pm

You only back it in when you are in the bishopric so you can leave fast

chismoso

Jan 7, 1:33pm

Either way you have to back up once

WallaX2

Jan 7, 1:34pm

If you must back, back first. Basic UPS driver safe driving training.

valcorger

Jan 7, 1:43pm

Same rule for anyone driving a Chevron vehicle.

StarMan

Jan 7, 2:32pm

but you have a better view and control of your situation if you back in first.

shimmy

Jan 7, 1:48pm

In theory, it's safer to back into the parking space.

Ghost of Peanut

Jan 7, 1:52pm

not just theory. it is statistically proven

fulano

Jan 7, 2:37pm

Most cars can pull in just fine. But it is better for longer SUVs or pick ups to back in.

Tokolosh

Jan 7, 1:35pm

Since my truck is big I like to be perfectly in the center of the spot.

SLC-Durham

Jan 7, 1:37pm

Same. 3500 long-bed. I usually just park way out and walk farther.

valcorger

Jan 7, 1:46pm

Is that your daily driver?

crack

Jan 7, 2:15pm

Was up until Saturday. Now shares time with a 2-door car.

valcorger

Jan 7, 2:22pm

That's a big change.

crack

Jan 7, 2:26pm

Yep. Visibility is better in the truck.

valcorger

Jan 7, 2:28pm

Same (probably different make than yours 😀. )

StarMan

Jan 7, 2:35pm

Yep.

valcorger

Jan 7, 5:29pm

Beautiful truck!

StarMan

Jan 7, 10:17pm

If you back into a space at Costco, you are a loser.

rivercitycoug

Jan 7, 1:35pm

This is nearly the only place that I don't back in.

SWKTNative

Jan 7, 1:49pm

But not in Anaheim- it is against the law there.

scall

Jan 7, 1:35pm

California tyranny

Skeptical Optimist

Jan 7, 2:07pm

False. Pull through to the spot on the other side.

Reasonable1

Jan 7, 1:38pm

RE: False. Pull through to the spot on the other side.

Wife_Apologist

Jan 7, 1:39pm

Wrong: Backing out leverages the backup camera when leaving, vs pulling forward

Abe Froman

Jan 7, 1:39pm

Your windshield is at the front of the car, you have a full panoramic view when pulling out

Skeptical Optimist

Jan 7, 1:47pm

No it isn’t. It’s behind the front bumper and hood. You have to pull forward

Abe Froman

Jan 7, 2:10pm

It's still a superior view to a backup camera, or even worse, a rear view mirror

Skeptical Optimist

Jan 7, 3:28pm

Not when your view is blocked. A small car flanked by SUVs/vans/trucks has zero

Abe Froman

Jan 7, 4:31pm

You might be good at it but I see plenty of people that should never attempt

JAGA97

Jan 7, 1:39pm

yea no one wants to wait for you to try backing up 3 times

Deleted

Jan 7, 1:41pm

^tries to do it every few months, can't do it, gives the rest of us a bad name

Jericho

Jan 7, 1:42pm

Don’t care either way but don’t act all self-righteous abt whichever way you do it.

Soupie

Jan 7, 1:42pm

that is why pull through >>>>>back in >>>> drive in front first

fulano

Jan 7, 2:39pm

I back in every single time* unless is is a diagonal lot or posted not to. It is by far the superior method. The largest

shimmy

Jan 7, 1:47pm

Small cars whatever.

JuicyJam

Jan 7, 1:49pm

My employer does not allow us to back in to parking spots.

Mississippi

Jan 7, 1:51pm

Mine doesn't allow us to not back in.

JuicyJam

Jan 7, 1:52pm

Yeah I live in a state with no front plates, I suspect it has something...

Mississippi

Jan 7, 2:04pm

This is ruining CB, dividing us as tithing discussions do

WallaX2

Jan 7, 1:51pm

Not so fast my friend.

wingnut81

Jan 7, 1:52pm

Why?! Why do people do that? I get it for big trucks but

Pretorian

Jan 7, 2:00pm

I wouldn't consider my truck big (it is a 1500), but I usually back in to places

crack

Jan 7, 2:18pm

1500 is big…. The hunday and Honda trucks are not

Pretorian

Jan 7, 2:33pm

This is literally how I knew I'd become an old fart. When I started backing into all my parking spaces.

durandal

Jan 7, 2:16pm

Men who don't back in are the ones that pee sitting down.

Ragnar Danneskjold

Jan 7, 4:39pm

RE: Men who don't back in are the ones that pee sitting down.

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