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Obviously in terms of pedestrian safety, you're more likely to hit a pedestrian in the open/drive area of the lot rather than in a spot. So backing in is indee
by michaelteter 4y ago
Obviously in terms of pedestrian safety, you're more likely to hit a pedestrian in the open/drive area of the lot rather than in a spot. So backing in is indeed safer for pedestrians. But for just about every other reason, it is impractical.
Also, valets are more practiced and often are parking in areas where only they are placing and moving cars. So it's a more uniform, controlled environment. The cars are probably lined up better, making it easier to get in, and the other cars are probably not moving at the time since only the valets move them occasionally.
- avianlyric 4y ago> But for just about every other reason, it is impractical. Personally find backing in much easier that the opposite. You have far more control and manoeuvrability at low speeds when your turning wheels are at the “back” of a vehicle rather than the front. It takes very little time to get used to using mirrors etc when reversing, and then becomes trivial to put cars into all manner of awkward spots that simply impossible to get into when driving forwards.
- adql 4y agoI remember few times when I just got into driving I was so proud of myself when backing in into a tight spot... then figuring out it was for nothing coz I can't get out of the car
- michaelteter 4y agoI agree about what you say, but it completely ignores the point you replied to. You can't practically reverse into a spot when someone drives too closely behind you and prevents you from reversing, or when someone noses into that spot that you appear to have just driven past.
- lr4444lr 4y agoCorrect: so since you're more likely to hit a pedestrian in the open area, you want more visibility when entering it on your intended departure from the lot, which is what you get if you had backed in.