What did you do to your TJ today?
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I back in at motels to make it easier to unload.
My understanding is that It’s safer. That’s why I do it when I can, anyways.
Backing accidents are a pretty prevalent accident, so I take the time to slowly back in into a space or pull thru to a space that lets me not have to back up.
I taught my children this When you get to a parking lot your eyes are aware of everything around you and it’s an easy park. When leaving, again, you can see everything.
Our company policy is to back into spaces because there is better visibility when pulling out. Even for those of us who are driving personal or rental cars have to when we are on a site or at a corporate office.
It is also a tactical advantage. The military calls it combat parking.
There's actually quite a few real factors. A lot of Internet whiners like to moan and groan thinking it's done to "look cool" and have never driven larger vehicles or operated in situations where you may be required to leave in a hurry.
First, it is safer and easier to pull out of a spot versus back out of a spot. Think about busy parking lots where you can't see the cross traffic or pedestrians, especially without cameras or sensors.
Second, larger vehicles (not our TJ's) like pickups are more maneuverable into a spot when the steering wheels are second. A drag axle will cheat through a corner so if you think of it as pushing the drag axle and steering from the rear, it's easier to maneuver in tight quarters.
When people are in a hurry (say emergency services), most collisions and damage occur when backing. So if you do the backing portion while you are not rushed, you minimize the risk of damage when leaving in a hurry.
It can also be very helpful as mentioned for loading or unloading. When I have my son at the grocery store and can have him in the cart on a sidewalk rather than out by where cars are driving it keeps everyone safer.
We back our vehicles in our garage
I usually do. I wouldn't trust my wife to do it though.We back our vehicles in our garage
WestCoastDan
TJ Addict
Our garage is tight, so we have no choice but to back into the spot on the left, or the driver door will not open enough to let you out of the car (any car, not just our Jeeps).
In my profile pic, you can barley see the yellow line I had on the floor, strategically placed to provide sufficient room for the doors of both vehicles to open (which my wife ignores at every opportunity).
When the new flooring gets finished, that yellow line will be gone and I'll have to provide some other point of reference for her to ignore, with the hopes of preventing her from smashing the right mirror into the wall-mounted TV.
I don't always back into a parking spot, but I will definitely "pull through" to the adjacent spot (if available) so long as I don't need to load/unload anything from the back.
Quick get-aways, have not been part of my routine since I stopped dating.
In my profile pic, you can barley see the yellow line I had on the floor, strategically placed to provide sufficient room for the doors of both vehicles to open (which my wife ignores at every opportunity).
When the new flooring gets finished, that yellow line will be gone and I'll have to provide some other point of reference for her to ignore, with the hopes of preventing her from smashing the right mirror into the wall-mounted TV.
I don't always back into a parking spot, but I will definitely "pull through" to the adjacent spot (if available) so long as I don't need to load/unload anything from the back.
Quick get-aways, have not been part of my routine since I stopped dating.
I require my wife to back into the garage. It's a work in progress. No, really, she's doing much better.
Mine has opened the door got out and left it in gear and the car drove off hitting my trailer.
KennethS
TJ Addict
I can relate to this. The TJ is extremely maneuverable so not an issue, but my “other vehicle” has horrible turning radius and I often have to do 3-point turns to do the same turn the TJ can do with ease. It’s much easier to back in to a parking spot, and it makes exiting much easier as well.
Drive it out of it's snow bound winter storage spot. Wife's JK next
And just to add to my previous post, the JK yanked out.
And just looks cool. I started a build thread
02 Modified TJ Restoration Build
Is the title, need to create link.All that diff work down the tubes, t-case, rear shaft bad causing pinion bearing failure again.
My tranny guy came by and test drove it. Details on build thread. Jeep pulled into garage now for t-case removal.
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