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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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Anthony Allison Mar 25, 2023

@Cdespinosa @caseyliss we call it "first movement forward" parking, and it is the best way to park in my opinion.

Other benefit, when backing into a space you can see the lines with your side mirrors, so you are better able to center the vehicle in the parking spot.

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Anthony Allison

@Cdespinosa @caseyliss other benefit I remembered as I backed into a space today—most newer cars have backup cameras, so if you are backing in it is easier to see how close you are the barrier, wall, or car in the opposite parking space.