Right there with you brother.
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I like parking lots with angled spots. Basically becomes one ways. Makes backing out easier since you have to go one direction.
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Usually back into spots other than when I go to Costco or golf course.
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I have a firmly held personal belief on backers inners.
If you’re good enough to confidently back into a spot, you’re good enough to safely back out of a spot.
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Former valet parking attendant.
Back the car in so it’s ready to go. Do the work now so you can just go later.
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Haven’t listen to this episode yet but on this topic…
My house is in a hilly area and my street is very narrow with a deep gutter opposite my driveway. My driveway is at a 45 degree angle to the road. I almost always loop around my neighborhood to my house and then back into the driveway rather than back out of the driveway because it’s very difficult to see traffic coming up the hill when backing out
I had someone from PG&E at my house on Tuesday and I offered to help him back out of the driveway because he had pulled his F-450 in going forward and I knew it was going to be difficult to back out with that monster. He told me that would be great and then he told me he should have backed in and that PG&E has an education video for their drivers explaining how they should be backing into spots because it is much safer, namely because they’re able to drive past and visually the assess the spot/area/driveway they’re going to be backing into and then later pull out of the spot forward with better visibility.
He also told me they recommend only using the accelerator when backing up if it is needed.
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Old article, but the angled back-in parking on streets is where it’s at.
So nice.
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This is a lot of comments for what amounts to about 5 extra seconds of driving
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Because Mr. Poosh went on record to litigate against back in parking.
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Until people are following too close and you almost get rear ended because you slow down to back into an angles street spot. There are only select places in downtown Omaha with angled street spots to back into and it has happened multiple times to me. Luckily no one has actually made contact with me yet
Yeah, the concept can be a bit much for some folks to grasp, I’ve seen that too. If you signal early and approach slowly, that can help with the confusion.
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90% of my parking is parallel. Everything else is a luxury.
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@djpie @Tron can I make an official Things that are Sick nomination for Bonsais?
Saw a sign on the highway for the Pacific Bonsai Museum south of Seattle this weekend and decided to make the stop. Some of these bonsais have been in training for decades! Very sick.
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Frederick Law Olmsted also did the landscape architecture at the Biltmore Estate in Asheville.
Heavy hitter, that guy.
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Great game! Our house rule is that you have to try and pronounce the scientific name and read the fun fact when you play a card.
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Found some great shirts for noted bird watcher @Soly
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The golden hour at Costco is so nice in regards to parking.
This might be too soon for @Randy & his deceased Bonsai. RIP in pieces.
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HH Richardson, a frequent partner of Olmstead and “America’s First Architect” would be my vote for “sick.” In a 20-year long career cut short due to illness, he became the most influential architect of the 19th century. You would struggle to find a city in the United States that does not have at least one Richardsonian Romanesque style building, the first “American-born” style of architecture.
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