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.
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.