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[Jayrok]

Didn’t a mob destroy Kramer’s car? 

That was when Kramer parked in a handicap spot in a parking garage, IIRC.  The contested parking spot was when George argued for the spot with Kramer's friend.  One was going to back in and the other tried to pull straight in and it became a stand-off.  They were all there to go up to Jerry's place to watch a boxing match.  Or something.  

 

[Ditkaless Wonders]

That was when Kramer parked in a handicap spot in a parking garage, IIRC.  The contested parking spot was when George argued for the spot with Kramer's friend.  One was going to back in and the other tried to pull straight in and it became a stand-off.  They were all there to go up to Jerry's place to watch a boxing match.  Or something.  

And it didn't end peacefully, Jerry broke the guys thumbs.  Oh sure he tried to make it look like an accident, but I ain't buying that.  Of course the thumb breaking had collateral motivations as well, as I recall.

 

[DocHolliday]

a) Oil rigs and refineries have a possibility of exploding.

b) You can evacuate faster if you can pull forward out of a parking space than if you have to back out

c) Doing it all the time fosters the safety habit.

There's other reasons too that one could come up with reasonably enough.  It's far more likely that a pedestrian or moving vehicle will be at risk and result in a more serious accident as you exit a parking space, than pulling in.  So being able to see clearly then is a bigger benefit.

If you're parked between two large vehicles, you pretty much have to just back up and hope any other traffic stops since you can't see if anything is coming.  You are in more control of the situation when you are backing into a space bordered by stationary vehicles than you are backing out into the lane of traffic and pedestrian traffic.

Backing into parking spots is one of the rules of defensive driving such as Smith System.  Most transportation and utility companies require backing into parking spots because backing out blindly is risky.  Backing into spots is preferred because you have a clear view of your surroundings as you pull up to the spot.  When backing out of a spot, your view can be blocked by vehicles on either side.  And, in a parking lot, you have the risk of people walking, cars driving by, or even backing out across from you just as you are backing up. 

Pulling through is the most preferred method of parking but backing is next.  As the driver of a pick up truck, I always try to pull through to park even if it means I have to walk an extra 20 yards.  If I cannot pull through, I back in.  Backing out blindly is stupid. 

 

[SWC]

i try to park diagnolly across three and sometimes four spots way out in the end of the lot people will think is he drunk maybe he is crazy or maybe he is just a huge jagalope but no matter what they think they just stay away because that is how nature says do no touch and i support it take that to the bank bromigos 

 

[E-Z Glider]

The hell it is....its significantly safer to back into a spot and pull straight out than back out of a spot after pulling in,

You're arguing which is safer, Im arguing which is more efficient.

A couple things Im sure we can all agree on.

1. Backing up is "harder" than pulling forward.
   
2. A parking lot space is much smaller than the wide open isle that runs down the middle of a parking lot.
   

Ergo, it is easier, and thus more efficient, to pull forward into the smaller spot and back out into a larger spot.

People who are efficient pull forward into spots. People who are safe back into spots and cause road-rage.

 

[fantasycurse42]

Quote from the victim:

Stepping towards him, I know I was in a bad situation and I knew I needed to step back & I knew he was reacting, so I reacted  Oh, okay...

Show me a pretty face, a soft spoken voice, friendly explanation and now I believe you, even better, do it from inside a karate dojo

https://news4sanantonio.com/news/local/woman-seen-beaten-on-viral-video-explains-her-actions-10-18-2018

On a side note, absolutely would.

 

[Jayrod]

Quote from the victim:

Stepping towards him, I know I was in a bad situation and I knew I needed to step back & I knew he was reacting, so I reacted  Oh, okay...

Show me a pretty face, a soft spoken voice, friendly explanation and now I believe you, even better, do it from inside a karate dojo

https://news4sanantonio.com/news/local/woman-seen-beaten-on-viral-video-explains-her-actions-10-18-2018

On a side note, absolutely would.

 

[eoMMan]

Quote from the victim:

Stepping towards him, I know I was in a bad situation and I knew I needed to step back & I knew he was reacting, so I reacted  Oh, okay...

Show me a pretty face, a soft spoken voice, friendly explanation and now I believe you, even better, do it from inside a karate dojo

https://news4sanantonio.com/news/local/woman-seen-beaten-on-viral-video-explains-her-actions-10-18-2018

On a side note, absolutely would.

https://twitter.com/a__loz/media

 

[GregR]

I should add, think of the reason we back into parallel parking spaces.  When only the front set of wheels turn, you have more fine control over the entire vehicle when backing in.  Pull forward into a space and the cars beside you constrain your ability to steer and make corrections.  Back into it, and the front of your car can swing wider to make a needed correction because it's not yet in the constrained space.

Not a big deal for a car normally, but I imagine it is a  tangible benefit when parking backwards in a truck with a longer body.  They can make corrections far easier so parking that way is more forgiving in the long run.

 

[Bob Loblaw]

Quote from the victim:

Stepping towards him, I know I was in a bad situation and I knew I needed to step back & I knew he was reacting, so I reacted  Oh, okay...

Show me a pretty face, a soft spoken voice, friendly explanation and now I believe you, even better, do it from inside a karate dojo

https://news4sanantonio.com/news/local/woman-seen-beaten-on-viral-video-explains-her-actions-10-18-2018

On a side note, absolutely would.

What's wrong with the nose of the reporter that's in front of the Golden Wok?

 

[flranger]

On a side note, absolutely would.

https://twitter.com/a__loz/status/1032713968584994821/photo/4

???

 

[CletiusMaximus]

I think this discussion has helped me finally understand the anti-reverse parking people. The reason you are opposed to people backing in to a space is because, in some cases, you’ve have to wait a minute or two while the person backs in. I never understood this before today despite seeing this discussion rage on for many years on this board. 

 

[Jayrok]

Quote from the victim:

Stepping towards him, I know I was in a bad situation and I knew I needed to step back & I knew he was reacting, so I reacted  Oh, okay...

Show me a pretty face, a soft spoken voice, friendly explanation and now I believe you, even better, do it from inside a karate dojo

https://news4sanantonio.com/news/local/woman-seen-beaten-on-viral-video-explains-her-actions-10-18-2018

On a side note, absolutely would.

Some interesting perspectives from her and her father:

Her father Henry Lozano says the video doesn't tell the whole story. There's no audio and it only shows one angle.  "A Super Bowl can be overturned from a different angle you know it looks like his foot is not out of bounds and it is if you see it from a different angle," Henry Lozano said. "You're seeing it from one angle."      Looks like she made the catch.   

Both father and daughter are high ranking martial arts instructors now taking a beating on social media.  "They're doubting my martial arts," Anjelica said. "That's not what I'm trained to do. I'm not trained to go hurt people."   

The video doesn't seem like an effective marketing strategy to promote the style of self-defense you want to teach in your martial arts classes.  

 

[GregR]

I think this discussion has helped me finally understand the anti-reverse parking people. The reason you are opposed to people backing in to a space is because, in some cases, you’ve have to wait a minute or two while the person backs in. I never understood this before today despite seeing this discussion rage on for many years on this board. 

Yeah, I'm wondering it's a knee jerk reaction to a moment of mild elation that he's passing the space by and you'll get it, only to have it snatched away as he backs in.

 

[Ditkaless Wonders]

Quote from the victim:

Stepping towards him, I know I was in a bad situation and I knew I needed to step back & I knew he was reacting, so I reacted  Oh, okay...

Show me a pretty face, a soft spoken voice, friendly explanation and now I believe you, even better, do it from inside a karate dojo

https://news4sanantonio.com/news/local/woman-seen-beaten-on-viral-video-explains-her-actions-10-18-2018

On a side note, absolutely would.

Just when I thought it could not get more absurd. 

BTW, not a very good endorsement for that Martial Arts School.

 

[Bossman]

When parking my pickup, if I pull straight in, all the way in, the back end of my truck still sticks way out.

If I back in, I can get in further and I'm not sticking out so far .... since the bed of the truck is way overhanging the parking curb before the rear wheels hit it.

This does not work if there is a car in front of the parking spot, like there would be in most parking lots. Doesn't matter which way I park since I can only go in as far as the car parked in front of me.

 

[Bossman]

Astros could take a lesson in camera positioning from this video.

Maybe then we'd know if it was actually fan interference. 

It's as if this incident was staged because the camera is centered right on that particular parking spot. How convenient.

Anywho, the mom was a ##### first for taking the spot, which made the dude become an irate #####, then the douchey daughter got physical, which caused the dude to become physical. I don't condone striking a woman but almost felt bad for the dude. He was obviously already seeing RED about the parking spot snipe and the mom blowing him off ... daughter takes a swing at him "out of instinct" in her words ... he snapped.

He tuned her up ... and then she came back for more, chasing him down and about climbing into his truck. Lessen NOT learned I guess. She's lucky he didn't finish the job imo.

Well I hope her and her mom had a nice meal there anyway.