Interested in parking

I usually flip a coin heads its parallel park,tails its parallel park

 

Tactical or Combat parking allows for a quick escape if needed

 

Always pull in, unless unloading something.

 

https://youtu.be/-wfwpHAwaME

Yes.

 

I back in at work and park in head first at home and in public lots.

 

Depends. If I have my kayak I back in so its not sticking out. If no kayak I usually pull head first in.

 

Depends on how much I've had to drink...

 

And there are a few that have experimented in Requiring reverse angle parking. IE: Cape Charles, VA.

They tried it for several years, but have since changed it back to normal angle parking.

https://www.easternshorepost.com/20...l-changes-direction-on-reverse-angle-parking/

 

I've heard that in places like Japan, everybody backs into the parking spaces everywhere. They don't follow you close behind and they wait patiently for you to back into the spot.

 

I always back in at home, public parking lot I nose in.

 

At home I park my Taco parallel on the street (the elder Toyota truck in my life gets the driveway, backed in). In public I generally back-in.

 

I’m surprised that no one has mentioned the it’s almost impossible to drive front first into a lot of parking spots with a Tacoma. I had to relearn parking after coming from a compact car. I back in when necessary, which is quite frequent; otherwise I drive right in and procrastinate that terrible backing out experience. Driving a taco has expanded my driving skills by a great degree.

The best is when I stop in a parking ramp to back into a spot and someone drives up and stops 5 feet behind me.

 

back it on up

 

I back all my vehicles into my driveway. At the store, I back the taco in, pull my wife's car in, and pull-through/double park my f250 longbed since it doesn't actually fit in a single spot.

 

back in for a quick get away... and my front dash cam is better than my rear facing

 

Its super rare to see in Texas, but I have seen on my travels "head in parking only" signs. I dont know why either. The only justification is that its easier for parking enforcement to read the receipts you leave on the dashboard. But Ive also seen that sign in free lots too...


Besides that stupid sign, I back in, always. It was drilled into me from my days working the oilfield (schlumberger started a thing where they claimed "it was safer" to back in, and other companies started copying it.) After I learned it, it became much easier to do than head-in parking.

 

You should add the "double park" option since i know some Aholes around here do it

 

Back in always and typically far from others or next to people who back in as well.

 

I back my work vehicle in because its a windowless "free candy" van and its easier to leave the spot. I am learning that the tacoma is a pain to nose in so I might start backing it in. But most people in this country are inconsiderate and pushy when it comes to parking and if I go a few feet in front of a spot they will try to take it...