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Parking space parking

  • Belly35
    Where and how do you park in a large retail parking lot?

    i didnt get the handicap parking permit (not ready to admit I need it) so that eliminate the first 10 spots.

    I drive a truck and I like to keep it dent free and quick get away.... I park far out, beyond the other cars, (wife hates it) I pull forward so I can just drive away with out backing up. If it a smaller lot and I have no options but to park beside some other cars I back into the space.
  • MontyBrunswick
    who cares
  • Ytowngirlinfla
    MontyBrunswick;1735830 wrote:who cares
    Belly is like 80 years old. This is his daily routine.
  • Belly35
    Ytowngirlinfla;1735843 wrote:Belly is like 80 years old. This is his daily routine.
    I'm only 66 and with out me making threads, reality comments, poor grammar what would people look forward to on this site?
  • DeyDurkie5
    I park in handicap. Eye patch problems.
  • MontyBrunswick
    Belly35;1735846 wrote:I'm only 66 and with out me making threads, reality comments, poor grammar what would people look forward to on this site?
    You're right. Threads about parking spots are really huge draws to this site.
  • Iliketurtles
    I just park in the first spot I see open that is relatively close.
  • Heretic
    I don't park way out, but I tend to not go that close unless the parking lot is pretty dead. I drive a compact car usually, so it's easier to exit the lot if I don't have to look around a truck to back up.
  • BRF
    I park in the handicapped with no sticker and limp in. When I come out, if there is a crowd of angry people around my vehicle, I say "hey, watch me steal this fucker's car".

    I usually leave to cheers.
  • bigkahuna
    It kind of depends on what I'm doing. If I'm at the grocery store getting a lot of crap, I may park out further. If it's just a few things, closer. I park in pretty much the first open spot I see
  • Fab4Runner
    I typically pick the first pull through spot I can find. Don't care how close it is to the entrance. I never back in, and I think most people who do are jackasses.
  • 4cards
    Fab4Runner;1735927 wrote:I typically pick the first pull through spot I can find. Don't care how close it is to the entrance. I never back in, and I think most people who do are jackasses.
    ... THIS!
  • Automatik
    Fab4Runner;1735927 wrote:I typically pick the first pull through spot I can find. Don't care how close it is to the entrance. I never back in, and I think most people who do are jackasses.
    That's because you're a woman. You probably can't parallel park either.
  • Sonofanump
    Fab4Runner;1735927 wrote:I typically pick the first pull through spot I can find. Don't care how close it is to the entrance. I never back in, and I think most people who do are jackasses.
    Backing into or pulling straight through parking spaces significantly reduces parking lot accidents.
  • Uz2Bon36
    If shopping at Walmart parking depends on what I'm getting. Sometimes I park by the side automotive entrance.

    usually.......this \/
    Iliketurtles;1735877 wrote:I just park in the first spot I see open that is relatively close.
  • Fab4Runner
    Sonofanump;1735952 wrote:Backing into or pulling straight through parking spaces significantly reduces parking lot accidents.
    I pull through. Most people who back into spaces rarely get it right on the first try. Then a line of cars is just waiting for them to get their shit together.
  • lhslep134
    Fab4Runner;1735968 wrote:I pull through. Most people who back into spaces rarely get it right on the first try. Then a line of cars is just waiting for them to get their shit together.
    Agreed, you really shouldn't be backing up and/or parallel parking if you can't do it efficiently.
  • adog
    I used to have an old beat up Chevy II that was a rolling junk yard,,,,but it ran great. I would park it as close to some dicks fancy ass car as I could. When I would come out, not a car within 4 spaces of me.....
  • Sonofanump
    Fab4Runner;1735968 wrote:I pull through. Most people who back into spaces rarely get it right on the first try. Then a line of cars is just waiting for them to get their shit together.
    I am never buying another auto that does not have the backup camera, can back up perfectly with it.
  • MontyBrunswick
    Sonofanump;1735980 wrote:I am never buying another auto that does not have the backup camera, can back up perfectly with it.
    I find that my neck works just fine, so I don't even use the rear-camera on any car I've driven.
  • Uz2Bon36
    Sonofanump;1735980 wrote:I am never buying another auto that does not have the backup camera, can back up perfectly with it.
    Mirrors are cool.
  • Terry_Tate
    Sonofanump;1735980 wrote:I am never buying another auto that does not have the backup camera, can back up perfectly with it.
    I only use it for distance. I'm a terrible judge on how far away I am when backing up so I love it.

    Also, usually I park far enough out to where I pull through into a spot. If it's completely packed for some reason I'll back into a spot as long as there aren't any cars behind me or coming towards me. Makes it way easier when leaving a crowded place.