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In article >, QB3 says...
> >It's a guy thing. Most of the people I see backing in are men. Women >almost never do it. Heh. Women do it too. We parallel park purty good, too! :-D > >It's a safety thing for me. Be it a driveway or a parking space, I have a >much clearer view of the spot as I drive up to it, and I can then safely >back into the space, right after I have observed it. > >When I am leaving, my observation of potential obstacles happens as I walk >up to the vehicle and a few dozen seconds may pass before I actually drive >out of the space. That's too much time, and animals and children have too >great an opportunity to wander into the danger zone. OK but explain to me if this is a guy thing - I'm talking about *walking* to check things, as I do in the morning before I pull out as there are small boys next door. (Come to think of it, this may be a big-garage-with-door-opener thing) - I need to traverse from my house to my truck anyway. I'm not stuck in a car seat. High, or low. Can peek around shrubs, too. More effective. If I am to do that on arriving, I'd have to get out of my truck and walk around. Not nearly so efficient. > >I live on a quiet street and don't normally have any vehicles behind me when >I attempt to park. There are a lot of pedestrians in our neighborhood, >though. The young ones are what I seek to avoid. The older ones usually >know better than to walk behind a running vehicle when they can't see the >driver's eyes in the mirror. > > My pickup truck and SUV have less visibility to the rear than most sedans. >That reality demands back-in parking. I've been doing it for years, and it >works for me. Lots of guys in our neighborhood do it. Something else may >work for you. Yep. Banty |
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