We had a look around today at the Filinvest mall beside marina spatial that just opened on Thursday. Very few of the shops open yet but there are three selling laptops and suchlike, a kids play area, a hairdresser but none of the restaurants open yet. It's a nice place and has a basement parking area, i found it amusing that all along the white walls in big black letters instructions to park facing the wall but a lot of vehicles had reverse parked. I am always amused and sometimes annoyed when i have to wait in Robinsons car park as some people show their lack of reversing skills and sometimes need 3 or 4 attempts at getting into a parking space
CharlyB, I can only speak of my own experience here in UK. There are two reasons I always reverse into a parking space, One, it is easier to vacate the space forwards, especially if large SUV's park next to me, that restricts my view. and the second reason being when reversing out of a space, I wonder why do other motorists go round you, or people insist in walking behind you with their shopping trolley, knowing you are attempting to exit!!! It's much safer to face outwards, than to risk reversing outward these days........ just another thought for today
Not everyone can combine there knowledge of calculus and geometry to their hand eye coordination well enough to back between parallel lines. Which is why I have my driver drop me off at the door. He has instructions to circle the block or parking lot until I'm done. Just kidding. After my service time I spent a few years driving 18wheel semi trucks. I learned to back in was easier. If there is a pull through parking spot further away, I do that and consider the walk as exercise and an opportunity to stop and answer my phone behind anyone attempting to back out.