Missouri Sportswriter Murdered in Possible Road Rage Incident

[Inky_Wretch]

It seems to be a millennial/Gen Z thing. Seriously. The younger people in my office and interns tend to back into their spots. I actually had to tell our comms intern a couple of years ago to quit doing it with the company car because it was a pain in the ass to load stuff into the trunk the way he was parking it.

I worked a summer job in a Whirlpool factory after my senior year of high school in 1986. The majority of full-timers backed into their spots. The rationale was it's safer to pull forward when everybody is leaving after work than backing out.

 

[Driftwood]

I worked a summer job in a Whirlpool factory after my senior year of high school in 1986. The majority of full-timers backed into their spots. The rationale was it's safer to pull forward when everybody is leaving after work than backing out.

I back in at work for that same reason. I never do anywhere else.

 

[Driftwood]

I will add that it's especially annoying at some newer businesses where while vehicles are getting larger, the spots are getting tighter in an effort to create more. I despise parking next to someone with a small pecker, errr, I mean oversized truck.

 

[Inky_Wretch]

From yesterday, it sounds like PD has no leads on who shot him.

Investigation continues into fatal I-29 shooting

 

[HanSenSE]

Went to see a doctor a couple of months ago and, while looking for a spot to park, saw someone with an inflated sense of him/herself taking up two spots for their nice sports car.

Was very tempted to leave a nasty note or deflate a tire, but common sense prevailed.

 

[ChrisLong]

I try to back in when I can, but not when I'm shopping and need access to the back to load stuff. The area around Honda Center is currently under major construction, parking is horrible and they are building parking structures. Have you ever tried to exit a parking structure when everybody is leaving at the same time? Almost impossible if you have to back out of a parking space.
Also, I have a theory that might just be a bunch of bullshirt -- you start your car first thing in the morning and you have to back out of a driveway, then shift into drive once you get onto the street; shifting while the engine is still cold could hasten wear and tear on the transmission. It's a big maybe.

 

[Starman]

Went to see a doctor a couple of months ago and, while looking for a spot to park, saw someone with an inflated sense of him/herself taking up two spots for their nice sports car.

Was very tempted to leave a nasty note or deflate a tire, but common sense prevailed.

That's a ticketing offense most places.

 

[BYH 2: Electric Boogaloo]

That's a ticketing offense most places.

In this America?

 

[Dog8Cats]

The thing I notice about a younger generation is parking in a driveway but pulling only about two-thirds of the way up toward the garage.

So, sidewalk is blocked. Not enough room for any car in the garage to back out and be able to close the garage door.

Lose-lose.

It seems to be a millennial/Gen Z thing. Seriously. The younger people in my office and interns tend to back into their spots. I actually had to tell our comms intern a couple of years ago to quit doing it with the company car because it was a pain in the ass to load stuff into the trunk the way he was parking it.

 

[cyclingwriter2]

I try to back in when I can, but not when I'm shopping and need access to the back to load stuff. The area around Honda Center is currently under major construction, parking is horrible and they are building parking structures. Have you ever tried to exit a parking structure when everybody is leaving at the same time? Almost impossible if you have to back out of a parking space.
Also, I have a theory that might just be a bunch of bullshirt -- you start your car first thing in the morning and you have to back out of a driveway, then shift into drive once you get onto the street; shifting while the engine is still cold could hasten wear and tear on the transmission. It's a big maybe.

In high school, my friend's dad insisted everyone back into the driveway at their house. Since he was the only person in our friend group with a driveway, I always did. Still do. It became habit.

 

[sgreenwell]

The thing I notice about a younger generation is parking in a driveway but pulling only about two-thirds of the way up toward the garage.

So, sidewalk is blocked. Not enough room for any car in the garage to back out and be able to close the garage door.

Lose-lose.

I don't think this is specifically a younger generation thing - Plenty of the boomers in my neighborhood do it.

 

[Corky Ramirez up on 94th St.]

Is this really a Gen-Z thing? I'll be 49 this year and I always back up into a parking spot, even with a camera, because I don't want to take a chance of backing into something or someone. Even at the grocery store. Doesn't bother me that I have to go around the car to put the groceries in back. Just the other day I saw two cars back out of a spot at the same time and then back into each other.