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Chris Espinosa Mar 17, 2023

I finally had the logic of backing in to perpendicular parking spaces explained to me in a way that makes sense.

• The driver’s visibility ahead of the vehicle is better than behind it
• There are more potential hazards in the traffic lane than in the parking space

So nose-in-back-out puts the better visibility in the zone of lesser hazard, where back-in-nose-out applies the better visibility to the zone with the greater hazard.

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MacBiFF

@Cdespinosa @caseyliss back-in-nose out require less space on the traffic lane too when you’re heading out. Car on traffic lane need not back up for you to come out.

In a way you can “bully” your way out nose first and not have to rely on the kindness of cars on the traffic lane if you back out.