• seathru@lemmy.sdf.org
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    6 months ago

    I’m dumbfounded there are that many people backing into parking spots. It was drilled into my head at an old job for safety reasons but I almost never see anyone else doing it.

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      6 months ago

      I’m guessing these are all oil field workers who would have had the same training.

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          6 months ago

          Way safer to pull out too, way too many blind spots backing out.

          I shake my head at any car/truck/van/vehicle that pulls front in into a driveway, harder to see pedestrians or traffic when backing out, but you can see everything while backing in.

          Some municipalities ban tow balls when not towing a trailer atleast, so you shouldn’t see this.

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          6 months ago

          I get that, but you cant load the bed when you back in (which tells you how much ‘trucking’ these guys actually do).

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            6 months ago

            So the context of the parking lot would be required no? I see trucks nose in spots in Home Depot, but back into the grocery store.

            It also depends on what you need that particular day. If I just need some small parts I can back in since I don’t to access my bed that trip.

            I think you are reading far too much into that.

            Edit. You can also back in and pull out 4 feet to load your bed, done that plenty too. Be more creative I guess.