ramble81@lemm.ee to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 13 days agoThose of you that back your vehicle into parking spots, why do you do it?message-squaremessage-square95fedilinkarrow-up1107arrow-down19file-text
arrow-up198arrow-down1message-squareThose of you that back your vehicle into parking spots, why do you do it?ramble81@lemm.ee to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 13 days agomessage-square95fedilinkfile-text
minus-squarejwiggler@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up84arrow-down2·13 days agoSometimes backing in seems easier than backing out
minus-squareEndlessNightmare@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up12arrow-down1·edit-213 days agoWhen I have to park in a particularly narrow spot, I find backing in easier due to the better vantage point of the camera.
minus-squarepohart@programming.devlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·12 days agoIt’s not just the camera, it’s the geometry. A car can fit into a narrower space from a narrower lane backing in.
minus-squareEndlessNightmare@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·12 days agoYeah, has to do with where the turning wheels are positioned. It’s like with forklifts having the wheels turn in the back instead of the front.
minus-squareunderline960@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up7arrow-down1·13 days agoEspecially if your car has a rear camera. I’ve driving long enough that I can “feel” my way through parking normally, but sometimes I just want to play the minigame.
minus-squareFenrirIII@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·9 days agoIt’s also easier to see oncoming traffic because some assholes will not stop.
Sometimes backing in seems easier than backing out
When I have to park in a particularly narrow spot, I find backing in easier due to the better vantage point of the camera.
It’s not just the camera, it’s the geometry. A car can fit into a narrower space from a narrower lane backing in.
Yeah, has to do with where the turning wheels are positioned. It’s like with forklifts having the wheels turn in the back instead of the front.
Especially if your car has a rear camera.
I’ve driving long enough that I can “feel” my way through parking normally, but sometimes I just want to play the minigame.
It’s also easier to see oncoming traffic because some assholes will not stop.