Just now I watched a couple, for about 20 minutes, teach themselves how to back into a parking space. I think it was interesting how they kept practicing to perfection next to a BMW. A good way to make sure you're perfect!
In Singapore the protocol for parking is to back into the parking space. In the US it is the opposite and I've been wondering what are the benefits for parking back end first. In Singapore parking spaces are hard to come by and most of them are a tight fit (so tight that manufacturers have specifically sold vehicles to Singaporeans with automatic folding rear-view mirrors when parked). So why go through the scary thought of not being able to control the back end easily and park that end first? Simply because when you leave you can see your way out easier instead of through a rear-view mirror.
However, I still like the idea of backing up into a larger open space, than backing into a tight parking space between two nice cars. Just saying...
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