For me, the one thing I get triggered on is the urge people have to back into a parking space… especially when you’re directly behind them. Can anyone explain why people feel the need to do this?
Stop following so closely and stop being triggered by unimportant shit like this.
You’re in a parking lot. This is a place where you expect to be slowed down by people doing all sorts of shit. Parking. Unparking. Waiting for a space.
Just take a breath. Give people some room. You’re actually slowing things down when you follow too closely. It’s harder for them to park.
Or maybe they should also put their blinker on to indicate they are pulling in instead of pulling past it, stopping and backing up. I would also be fine with that, but most don’t.
There are two problems that mix together to cause the issue. One is that the other person isn’t indicating. The other is that you are following too closely. If either of these things change, the problem goes away. You can’t control whether they use their blinker, but you can control whether you follow too closely.
Visibility when pulling out, which is ironically because so many fucking trucks block your view. I don’t rear in, but I’m literally blind trying to back up when flanked by these monstrosities (and I drive only compact cars, park in compact spots, and still get surrounded by trucks).
It’s also safer for pedestrians for the same reason you pointed out. Your visibility is far better going forward, so it’s safer for everyone, especially pedestrians.
You could argue “but its the same for backing in”. No, it isn’t. When you back in, you’ve just seen the spot going forward, so unless you have the memory of a goldfish, you already know what obstacles are there and you just need to keep track of ones you can see to back in. When pulling out, it can be several minutes from when you last saw any obstacles, plenty of time for kids, cars, carts, etc. to get in your way. But I guess with shitty GM trucks having a crap view forward now, it doesn’t make a difference.
For me, the one thing I get triggered on is the urge people have to back into a parking space… especially when you’re directly behind them. Can anyone explain why people feel the need to do this?
Stop following so closely and stop being triggered by unimportant shit like this.
You’re in a parking lot. This is a place where you expect to be slowed down by people doing all sorts of shit. Parking. Unparking. Waiting for a space.
Just take a breath. Give people some room. You’re actually slowing things down when you follow too closely. It’s harder for them to park.
Or maybe they should also put their blinker on to indicate they are pulling in instead of pulling past it, stopping and backing up. I would also be fine with that, but most don’t.
There are two problems that mix together to cause the issue. One is that the other person isn’t indicating. The other is that you are following too closely. If either of these things change, the problem goes away. You can’t control whether they use their blinker, but you can control whether you follow too closely.
If your in such a rush to get around you may be better of walking or cycling.
Im good. Thanks for the concern.
Visibility when pulling out, which is ironically because so many fucking trucks block your view. I don’t rear in, but I’m literally blind trying to back up when flanked by these monstrosities (and I drive only compact cars, park in compact spots, and still get surrounded by trucks).
It’s also safer for pedestrians for the same reason you pointed out. Your visibility is far better going forward, so it’s safer for everyone, especially pedestrians.
You could argue “but its the same for backing in”. No, it isn’t. When you back in, you’ve just seen the spot going forward, so unless you have the memory of a goldfish, you already know what obstacles are there and you just need to keep track of ones you can see to back in. When pulling out, it can be several minutes from when you last saw any obstacles, plenty of time for kids, cars, carts, etc. to get in your way. But I guess with shitty GM trucks having a crap view forward now, it doesn’t make a difference.