Reverse park or pull in forward. Which one are you?

[b_crazy]

I've seen plenty fail spectacularly when attempting my preferred method of reverse parking.

Edit: a couple of weeks ago a witnessed a bakkie driver in a rush (he jogged to his bakkie) hop into the driver's seat and quickly reverse out of the bay at a shopping centre. Unfortunately, in the 3 seconds it took for him to start the car and reverse out a car had made its way into his path and he slammed his rear into the driver's side of the smaller car.

I couldn't help but wonder how easy it would've been to avoid that if he had reverse parked

 

[zululami]

Depends on the space. Sometimes it's nearly impossible to pull in forward. But I always reverse park - I used to work at a mine and safety dictated that we always reserve park in case of a hasty retreat!

 

[satanboy]

Are you referring to parallel parking? Or reversing into a normal parking bay?

 

[Purply]

Are you referring to parallel parking? Or reversing into a normal parking bay?

^^

 

[Pitbull]

98% of the time it's reverse park. Especially with the bakkie as it turns sharper if I reverse. The turning angle driving forward is just too wide.

 

[b_crazy]

Are you referring to parallel parking? Or reversing into a normal parking bay?

I'm referring to reversing into a normal parking bay.

 

[Ockie]

I have not reversed into a parking, normal and parallel since doing my driving test.

 

[snowwolf]

Reverse... most of the time

 

[zizo911]

I always parralell and reverse park, everyone thinks I'M weird for doing it.

 

[Pitbull]

I have not reversed into a parking, normal and parallel since doing my driving test.

You will be amazed at how much easier and quicker it is. Try it, takes a bit of practice at first. Once you get the hang of it you will never park head first again. If you know how to use the side mirrors it's a breeze. Don't look over your shoulder through the back window. Just use the mirrors.

 

[Bernie]

At my office we have to reverse park. They take photos if you don't and email it out to everyone - very childish - but they do it. At malls and other parking lots I generally try to park by pulling in forward and where there are 2 parking's available I just drive into the next one, making it look like I reversed parked. I very rarely reverse park when don't have to.

 

[longboy]

I just park the car straight in, and all over the lines most of the time. It's fun to troll people sometimes...the reactions I got this one time when I took up 3 bays in a crowded pre-christmas period mall...

 

[Mike Hoxbig]

Depends on the parking lot. Prefer to reverse in where possible, makes it easier to come out with no pedestrians and cars in my blind spot...

 

[Wall]

just park straight in

 

[b_crazy]

I just park the car straight in, and all over the lines most of the time. It's fun to troll people sometimes...the reactions I got this one time when I took up 3 bays in a crowded pre-christmas period mall...

Have you made your MyBB Bad Parking Pics thread debut yet?

 

[TehStranger]

Always reverse park when possible crew checking in. 15 extra seconds to start with makes your life so much easier when you leave.

 

[Priapus]

It depends on my mood if I am honest. Most the time I park in forward, just easier. But I do prefer reverse parking. Do it at work in the mornings.

 

[saor]

At my office we have to reverse park. They take photos if you don't and email it out to everyone - very childish - but they do it.

Wow. They have time for such pedantic crap?

 

[themba990]

Reverse park

 

[Archer]

Almost always forward, the pavement/sidewalk is easy like that