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How do you park

Back in
5 (29.4%)
Pull in
7 (41.2%)
I don't drive
1 (5.9%)
Doesn't apply
0 (0%)
Bewbs
4 (23.5%)

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Voting closed: August 07, 2015, 12:43:07 PM

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Re: Back in or pull in?
« Reply #15 on: August 04, 2015, 09:00:08 AM »
I have a pull-through driveway
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Re: Back in or pull in?
« Reply #16 on: August 04, 2015, 02:45:19 PM »
I prefer backing in to be able to drive out.   8)
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Re: Back in or pull in?
« Reply #17 on: August 04, 2015, 06:04:15 PM »
It's nice being able to just drive away especially when I am pulling the trailer
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Re: Back in or pull in?
« Reply #18 on: August 04, 2015, 08:09:12 PM »
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Re: Back in or pull in?
« Reply #19 on: August 05, 2015, 12:03:00 AM »
Quote from: Parts on August 04, 2015, 06:04:15 PM
It's nice being able to just drive away especially when I am pulling the trailer

A lot of people have no clue about how to back in a trailer. Huge fun to watch them try, sometimes. :zoinks:
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Re: Back in or pull in?
« Reply #20 on: August 05, 2015, 04:25:32 AM »
In my nearly 20 years of driving, I have never towed a trailer or anything else.
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Re: Back in or pull in?
« Reply #21 on: August 05, 2015, 05:57:45 AM »
At home, I can turn around in my driveway, but when parking, I ALWAYS pull in. I just can't reverse into small spaces. I don't like reversing at all :zombiefuck:
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Re: Back in or pull in?
« Reply #22 on: August 05, 2015, 06:22:32 AM »
I don't drive a car, but in GTA I'll just crash through, front first, and leave the car smoldering :0
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Re: Back in or pull in?
« Reply #23 on: August 05, 2015, 06:54:16 AM »
Quote from: Butterflies on August 05, 2015, 05:57:45 AM
At home, I can turn around in my driveway, but when parking, I ALWAYS pull in. I just can't reverse into small spaces. I don't like reversing at all :zombiefuck:

Funny, I can't pull in. Parallel parking, OK. Backing in, fine. Pulling in, hell no.
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Re: Back in or pull in?
« Reply #24 on: August 05, 2015, 07:13:04 AM »
Quote from: hykeaswell on August 05, 2015, 06:54:16 AM
Quote from: Butterflies on August 05, 2015, 05:57:45 AM
At home, I can turn around in my driveway, but when parking, I ALWAYS pull in. I just can't reverse into small spaces. I don't like reversing at all :zombiefuck:

Funny, I can't pull in. Parallel parking, OK. Backing in, fine. Pulling in, hell no.

 :zombiefuck: :zombiefuck: :zombiefuck:

NO, NO, NO.

Even the thought of parallel parking gives me the shivers :thumbdn:

Don't think I've tried it since I passed my test. I would rather drive around in circles all day, than attempt any tricky reverse manoeuvre. If I have someone else in my car, I'll often get out, and make them do it for me.

When I think about it, I really am pretty crappy at driving cars. Bikes are so much more awesome, because you don't have to reverse, and you don't have to judge space.
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Re: Back in or pull in?
« Reply #25 on: August 05, 2015, 08:14:12 AM »
Quote from: Butterflies on August 05, 2015, 07:13:04 AM
Quote from: hykeaswell on August 05, 2015, 06:54:16 AM
Quote from: Butterflies on August 05, 2015, 05:57:45 AM
At home, I can turn around in my driveway, but when parking, I ALWAYS pull in. I just can't reverse into small spaces. I don't like reversing at all :zombiefuck:

Funny, I can't pull in. Parallel parking, OK. Backing in, fine. Pulling in, hell no.

 :zombiefuck: :zombiefuck: :zombiefuck:

NO, NO, NO.

Even the thought of parallel parking gives me the shivers :thumbdn:

Don't think I've tried it since I passed my test. I would rather drive around in circles all day, than attempt any tricky reverse manoeuvre. If I have someone else in my car, I'll often get out, and make them do it for me.

When I think about it, I really am pretty crappy at driving cars. Bikes are so much more awesome, because you don't have to reverse, and you don't have to judge space.

Bicycle or motorbike?

For both you still have to judge space. But parking is a lot easier, especially for a bicycle.

Driving a bicycle during rush hour in a city in the Netherlands makes that you have to be able to judge space.

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Re: Back in or pull in?
« Reply #26 on: August 05, 2015, 08:26:12 AM »
I like my bicycle for short distance runs (3-5 miles)  Plus I can maneuver around traffic snarls and get around stop lights easier.  Of course that makes some drivers mad at me, even though I am careful and never cut anybody off.   8)  And around here, extreme caution on a bicycle is really needed! 
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Re: Back in or pull in?
« Reply #27 on: August 05, 2015, 08:28:20 AM »
Quote from: Butterflies on August 05, 2015, 05:57:45 AM
At home, I can turn around in my driveway, but when parking, I ALWAYS pull in. I just can't reverse into small spaces. I don't like reversing at all :zombiefuck:

I hear what your saying, I will avoid backing as much as possible, especially in tight quarters like a parking garage or the "parking lots of death" around the town.   :zombiefuck:
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Re: Back in or pull in?
« Reply #28 on: August 05, 2015, 09:24:17 AM »
Quote from: odeon on August 05, 2015, 12:03:00 AM
Quote from: Parts on August 04, 2015, 06:04:15 PM
It's nice being able to just drive away especially when I am pulling the trailer

A lot of people have no clue about how to back in a trailer. Huge fun to watch them try, sometimes. :zoinks:

Still learning the trick of backing a boat trailer into tight spaces, but I think I am catching on pretty quickly.
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Re: Back in or pull in?
« Reply #29 on: August 05, 2015, 11:49:04 AM »
Quote from: hykeaswell on August 05, 2015, 08:14:12 AM
Quote from: Butterflies on August 05, 2015, 07:13:04 AM
Quote from: hykeaswell on August 05, 2015, 06:54:16 AM
Quote from: Butterflies on August 05, 2015, 05:57:45 AM
At home, I can turn around in my driveway, but when parking, I ALWAYS pull in. I just can't reverse into small spaces. I don't like reversing at all :zombiefuck:

Funny, I can't pull in. Parallel parking, OK. Backing in, fine. Pulling in, hell no.

 :zombiefuck: :zombiefuck: :zombiefuck:

NO, NO, NO.

Even the thought of parallel parking gives me the shivers :thumbdn:

Don't think I've tried it since I passed my test. I would rather drive around in circles all day, than attempt any tricky reverse manoeuvre. If I have someone else in my car, I'll often get out, and make them do it for me.

When I think about it, I really am pretty crappy at driving cars. Bikes are so much more awesome, because you don't have to reverse, and you don't have to judge space.

Bicycle or motorbike?

For both you still have to judge space. But parking is a lot easier, especially for a bicycle.

Driving a bicycle during rush hour in a city in the Netherlands makes that you have to be able to judge space.

Motorbike and scooter.

In cars, I always have trouble judging distances on the passenger side. I'm never really sure if I've got enough space to squeeze through a gap. It's got worse now that  I'm driving on the wrong side of the road.

On a bike, I am in the middle, if that makes sense :LOL: If I have around half a meter free space on each side of my body, then I know I can fit through the gap.

I've rarely misjudged a space on a bike, but in every car I've had, the passenger wing mirror has took a hell of a beating :headbang2:
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