Weakened Coffee

[heyzeus]

I'll pull through a space i will NEVER back into a parking space.

Exxon makes all of their employees at all of their facilities back in. Their research found it reduces accidents.

[cardsfansince82]

I'll pull through a space i will NEVER back into a parking space.

This is correct.

There are people at work that back in, even when the spots are angled and traffic is supposed to be one way.

[StL Dan]

The secretary at work gets irritated at me because 1) i like the coffee stronger than she likes it and 2) I'm not a measurer. Seriously, if you are measurer, unpucker the butthole and enjoy life. Relax, take a guess and accept what you get. I'll bet you people back into your parking spaces too.

Interesting final sentence, because I too like my coffee any number of ways - weak, strong, black, cream, sugar, chocolate - whatever. Variety is my favorite thing. How is all that possible since I go to great lengths to either "pull through" aka "back in"?

I measure because the opening in that giant plastic container of Folgers is large enough for a scoop.

And like StL Dan, I also do the pull through. When it's time to leave I just want to go and not have to back up.

Exactly!

(But my wife still gets pizzed off when I back in at QT)

[jim]

I'll pull through a space i will NEVER back into a parking space.

Exxon makes all of their employees at all of their facilities back in. Their research found it reduces accidents.

Their research is wrong. Other research has shown the opposite.

I will pull through as well, that's a no-brainer. But I'll never back in.

[thrill]

People who back in are showing off for the dumbest reason.

[Arthur Dent]

I'll pull through a space i will NEVER back into a parking space.

Exxon makes all of their employees at all of their facilities back in. Their research found it reduces accidents.

Their research is wrong. Other research has shown the opposite.

I don't understand why you would do this in a parking lot, but a while back Austin changed the angle in parking on one of our city's streets to mandatory back in parking (the angle is reversed). To me, it at least seems logical that this would reduce the chance of accidents. Before, when you backed out into traffic, unless you had a spotter, you were basically gambling and had to count on the passing street traffic to stop if necessary. Backed in, pulling out is no problem and when you back in to park, everyone can see what you are doing just fine.

[heyzeus]

I'll pull through a space i will NEVER back into a parking space.

Exxon makes all of their employees at all of their facilities back in. Their research found it reduces accidents.

Their research is wrong. Other research has shown the opposite.

I don't understand why you would do this in a parking lot, but a while back Austin changed the angle in parking on one of our city's streets to mandatory back in parking (the angle is reversed). To me, it at least seems logical that this would reduce the chance of accidents. Before, when you backed out into traffic, unless you had a spotter, you were basically gambling and had to count on the passing street traffic to stop if necessary. Backed in, pulling out is no problem and when you back in to park, everyone can see what you are doing just fine.

The same principle would apply whether you're parking on a the street or in a parking lot; eliminating the scenario in which you're backing out but can't see passing traffic in your aisle.

[Arthur Dent]

Right, but in a parking lot, you ought to be travelling much slower and expecting any car to pull out at any time. On South Congress, people are cruising by these parking spaces at 35 mph or whatever. Plus, I think the back in system will only really work if everyone does it. Being the one guy who stops and reverses into a parking lot space is just going to be confusing to a lot of people.

[StL Dan]

I'll pull through a space i will NEVER back into a parking space.

Exxon makes all of their employees at all of their facilities back in. Their research found it reduces accidents.

Their research is wrong. Other research has shown the opposite.

I don't understand why you would do this in a parking lot, but a while back Austin changed the angle in parking on one of our city's streets to mandatory back in parking (the angle is reversed). To me, it at least seems logical that this would reduce the chance of accidents. Before, when you backed out into traffic, unless you had a spotter, you were basically gambling and had to count on the passing street traffic to stop if necessary. Backed in, pulling out is no problem and when you back in to park, everyone can see what you are doing just fine.

Yep...yep....yep.

No brainer.

[lukethedrifter]

I don't understand this controversy.