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#Post#: 1643--------------------------------------------------
Backing out of parking spots
DIR By: Wallydraigle
Date: March 13, 2012, 5:47 pm
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I was backing out of a parking spot yesterday. On one side was a
large SUV with tinted windows. In order to see down the aisle on
that side, I would have to be a wizard or a superhero. Or have
backup cameras. Which my rusty gold van does not have.
I finally get far enough past the SUV to look around, and
there's a guy in a car gesturing angrily at me. I wanted to roll
down my window and yell at him, but the look on his face
honestly kind of scared me. I spent the next hour fuming because
I hold on to the weirdest things for grudges.
I've always been under the impression that in a parking lot, the
onus is on the person who can actually SEE to look out for cars
backing up. And if it's not, what's the solution? I don't see
any way around situations like this if the people driving in the
aisles won't look out for reverse lights.
#Post#: 1656--------------------------------------------------
Re: Backing out of parking spots
DIR By: StarFaerie
Date: March 13, 2012, 7:12 pm
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It is always up to the person backing out to make sure that they
don't hit someone in the thoroughfare. How you do that when you
can't see I don't know. I tend to slowly back out, hope that
everyone else is feeling friendly and take any insults as earned
with an apology wave and look.
#Post#: 1661--------------------------------------------------
Re: Backing out of parking spots
DIR By: hot_shaker
Date: March 13, 2012, 7:49 pm
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--- Quote from: StarFaerie link ---
>
> It is always up to the person backing out to make sure that
they don't hit someone in the thoroughfare. How you do that when
you can't see I don't know. I tend to slowly back out, hope that
everyone else is feeling friendly and take any insults as earned
with an apology wave and look.
>
--- End Quote ---
I think that's the rule . . . in theory. In actuality, every
driver knows that there are times when you simply can not see
what's coming (especially tiny cars sandwiched between large
vehicles). Your only choice is to back out slowly and hope for
the best. The guy who was mad was probably having a bad day or
running late or something.
#Post#: 1667--------------------------------------------------
Re: Backing out of parking spots
DIR By: Nerdling
Date: March 13, 2012, 9:03 pm
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--- Quote from: hot_shaker link ---
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> [quote author=StarFaerie link=topic=160.msg1656#msg1656
date=1331683944]
> It is always up to the person backing out to make sure that
they don't hit someone in the thoroughfare. How you do that when
you can't see I don't know. I tend to slowly back out, hope that
everyone else is feeling friendly and take any insults as earned
with an apology wave and look.
>
--- End Quote ---
I think that's the rule . . . in theory. In actuality, every
driver knows that there are times when you simply can not see
what's coming (especially tiny cars sandwiched between large
vehicles). Your only choice is to back out slowly and hope for
the best. The guy who was mad was probably having a bad day or
running late or something.
[/quote]
Yeah, technically, it's on the person backing out, but drivers
in the aisles need to be aware that those who don't choose to
drive enormous vehicles or who get stuck next to someone with
(potentially illegal) tint aren't going to see them -- that's
why the speed limit in parking lots is generally a whopping 15
mph, which almost no one actually follows. When someone comes
whizzing down the aisle at 30 or 35, I don't feel that any
insults I get are earned if I don't see them first.
#Post#: 1681--------------------------------------------------
Re: Backing out of parking spots
DIR By: SakuraPhoenix
Date: March 13, 2012, 10:31 pm
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I absolutely hate backing out of parking spots... so much so
that I'll back in 95% of the time.
#Post#: 1696--------------------------------------------------
Re: Backing out of parking spots
DIR By: Swan Swan H
Date: March 14, 2012, 3:42 am
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While I agree the person backing out is responsible, in parking
lots everyone needs to keep an eye out. The guy was definitely
rude in his actions, no doubt about that.
I will always if at all possible back into a parking space. So
much easier to get out. I know it isn't always possible, but
when ever it is, that is what I do.
#Post#: 1714--------------------------------------------------
Re: Backing out of parking spots
DIR By: Wallydraigle
Date: March 14, 2012, 9:41 am
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Maybe I'll start backing in when I'm in our car. But our van's
back end just seems to go on forever. By the time I got all the
way in, there would be a line of 20 cars full of angry drivers.
:P It's not a huge van, but until two years ago, the largest car
I'd ever driven was a mid-size sedan.
#Post#: 1723--------------------------------------------------
Re: Backing out of parking spots
DIR By: Mrs.E
Date: March 14, 2012, 10:07 am
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--- Quote from: Wallydraigle link ---
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> Maybe I'll start backing in when I'm in our car. But our van's
back end just seems to go on forever. By the time I got all the
way in, there would be a line of 20 cars full of angry drivers.
:P It's not a huge van, but until two years ago, the largest car
I'd ever driven was a mid-size sedan.
>
--- End Quote ---
I usually find a spot that I can pull thru. That way I am facing
out and don't have to back the Yukon up.
#Post#: 1742--------------------------------------------------
Re: Backing out of parking spots
DIR By: Wallydraigle
Date: March 14, 2012, 12:32 pm
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I just think it's weird there's a law that can only be reliably
followed through magic. Or having a car so tall you can always
see over all the other cars. I don't get it at all.
Mrs.E, I also pull through whenever I can. When the weather is
good, I don't mind parking way far out, either. Sometimes,
though, being backwards in the spot is bad because it makes it
almost impossible to open the back hatch, maneuver a cart back
there, and unload purchases.
#Post#: 1753--------------------------------------------------
Re: Backing out of parking spots
DIR By: G-Lady
Date: March 14, 2012, 1:45 pm
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You do the best you can and rely on the good will and common
sense of other drivers to be thoughtful as well.
My car has a back-up camera. While I can see directly behind me
right up to my bumper, I still have some blind spots -
particularly off to the sides in the back. If another vehicle
is moving quickly through a parking lot, there's still a very
good chance I can't see it. I'm also busy looking at the camera
screen, my rear-view mirror, my side view-mirrors, over my
shoulders, and making sure I don't scrape any cars next to me.
Took me a while to figure out where those blind spots too.
Nearly got hit a few times in tight, busy parking lots.
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