wyome
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I don't know exactly why they do it, but several of our neighbors do it. I know why they don't want their trucks or cars on the street (several have been slammed into, plus, it's considered tacky - although tons of people do that too). It's often the newer big trucks that get backed in.
My daughter says her friends do it so that they can "get away" quickly from where they are and they won't run over anyone when they back out (!) It's true that when a truck is lifted, you can't see what's immediately below the bumper all that well - but backing in doesn't help much. Maybe the length of some of these vehicles means they can't see down the sidewalk so well? I wish I knew!
(I'm going to run outside and do a quick experiment to see if I could see down the sidewalk when backing if I had a longer vehicle...)
Appreciate your take. I see so many backing into spaces, whether it be a supermarket, mall, parking garage. Perhaps it is visibility. I don't know why it irritates me lol. Nefarious reasons aside of course.