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Mine is that I pour the milk before the cereal. people are always extremely confused by that.

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[–] [email protected] -3 points 9 months ago (2 children)

Yeah, everybody loves it when you clog up the lane slowly backing your car in.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Kind of like the way you do while backing out?

[–] [email protected] -2 points 9 months ago (2 children)

No, since there's much more room while backing out.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 children)

It's the exact same parking slot no matter which way you're driving in/out.

I disagree that it overall takes any more time no matter which way you park but one thing is for sure and it's that backing in is safer. It's way more common for people to get hit by a car that's backing out of parking slot that by one backing in. You can't see your surroundings when backing out because of the cars on your both sides but I can see the entire parking slot when I'm backing in.

[–] [email protected] -2 points 9 months ago (1 children)

It's faster to drive forward into a parking spot than to back into one. It's also faster to back out of a parking spot to back into one. Therefore, it's never faster to back into a parking spot.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 9 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Yes, the issue is that everybody lacks that skill, so it's faster to park by pulling forward into a spot.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 9 months ago (1 children)

You're clearly married to your opinions so I don't expect you to change your mind but perhaps consider the possibility that someone whose been backing into parking slots daily for over 15 years perhaps doesn't lack that skill. Turns out that practicing makes you better at something. Who would've though.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 children)

The video shows a car slowly backing into a driveway. Congratulations.

You're still a jerk if you do that in a busy parking lot, because then it's not just your time that's being wasted.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 children)

You're blocking people the exact same way when you're backing out of a parking slot. I can't believe how this can be so hard concept for you to grasp. Cognitive dissonance at its best.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago

Not for as long, since there's a much wider target you're moving into, as a driving lane is far more spacious than a parking spot.

I can't believe how this can be such a hard concept for you to grasp.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 9 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 0 points 9 months ago (1 children)

A driving lane has significantly more length and width than a parking spot.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 9 months ago (1 children)

But that length and width doesn’t change whether you’re gong forwards or backwards.

Whether you back in or out the space is the same.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 9 months ago

Backing into the space, the space is narrow and shallow.

Backing into the lane, the space is wide and deep.

The latter is easier and faster than the former.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 9 months ago