I back into all parking spaces and garages, so does my wife and my kids.  The main reason I back into garages us because was told to do that in case you have to boost your vehicle.  I just continued that trend and now back into all spots.   I also like to get the hard maneuvering out of the way...... so I can just pull forward when I am done.

The odd time I do pull into a parking spot when I am going to buy something large and I need to open my hatch.    

 

Always, with all cars. My long-gone father told me, when he was teaching me to drive, "you never see anyone getting run into backing into a parking space". The only exception is Costco, where I need the trunk/cargo hold pointing towards the massively overloaded shopping cart.

Ancient picture, but gives the proper impression.  

And, having the noses and batteries near the AC outlets at the front of the garage makes life easier, too! 

 

 

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Always have backed in,as did my Dad.It's always safer and if there is an emergency faster exit.Most professional drivers do also.

I have a 40 plus year habit of always backing into my garage. It is far easier to maneuver 3 cars into a garage if one backs in. I always let any passengers out of the vehicle beforehand. As far as parking spaces are concerned, it all depends on the space. Additionally, I always leave my front wheels turned fully to the left or to the right; it is all about the look. This habit has long since been a signature trait of mine. A vehicle looks awesome when parked with the front wheels turned. In fact, I even do this with my motorhome when I am out camping. Talk about a creature of habit.

Always. The pictures of my first Acadian when I was 16 always show it backed into the driveway. My wife never liked backing in to the garage but once I explained to her after we had our first child that there is a lot less chance of running over a little child she learned to back in and always has since. On the farm it was one thing but in town I also don't like backing on to a street. When I come home I can scan the driveway and check if any of the neighbour's kids are outside before I back in, I like that.

When I was a volunteer fireman it helped me get onto the street faster and safer, as stated it's easier in case a boost is needed. As mentioned, in forward sometimes at Costco to get out my wife's wheelchair and also it's easier to load up when we come back out.

I knew a man who didn't back in. He backed out of his garage and his 2 year old grand daughter was there. I still shudder to think that he lived with that for the next 25 or so years he was alive. Can't even imagine.

I always back up into my driveway and parking places except when grocery shopping or when I need to open my rear gate to get stuff in. I also don't use the back-up camera, I like to swing my arm over the right seat and watch where I'm going. This way I get a much wider peripheral vision that a back-up camera wouldn't catch. 

As for my Poncho I drive forward into the garage. That's for two reasons: when I start the engine the carbon monoxide will go outside right away especially if I need to wait for the choke, and if I ever need to pop the hood open there is extra lighting in this position. I'm not too concerned about a boost because I have my own charger or I can always push the car out if need be. 

I back into my driveway all the time and now I'm finding that the neighbours in the cul-de-sac have started doing it as well. I also back into parking stalls if I can't drive through to be pointed outward. I find it's alot safer to pullout straight forward.

Gee we have a lot of weird Ducks here, LOL. We live at the end of our street, no thru road, so no traffic.
But I hear ya on the little kid thing. IN Winter I usually back in, easier to get a good run at my small hit in the snow, if we get any.
Lemans is usually driven in as well, except if leaving early in the morning for a show or whatever, makes it easier to push out and fire.
Back in at work though. Try and get all customers cars backed in so they have easy way out, nothin worse than having
a customer with a big bill then run into something while backing out of parking spot. So I guess I am 50 /50 parker.

Trimac trucking has 4,000 employees

They've pioneered safety protocols in safe driving

Backing into your stall at work is mandatory.....google any Trimac depot and you'll find every staff car backed into a stall

I don't have the studies but it's been proven to be safer....I believe a big part is that you are more "in tune and cognizant" of your driving after having driven. When you first get in your vehicle you're not.

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Many times in larger parking lots I'll find a spot where I can drive thru to the second spot so I'm pointed out.

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 Same here. Even if I have to walk a ways to the store.

I back into our driveway and other similar spaces (like my Mother-in-law's retirement residence).

Where I used to work, back-in was mandatory. But I virtually never backed into the garage at home. I find that backing into a dark garage was more difficult than backing out into daylight. When I enter the garage to drive away, I open the garage door and walk around the back on my way to the driver's side to make sure it's clear before backing out. I also cannot open the tailgate or canopy if I'm backed in far enough to close the garage door. At least when I drive in, I can get into the box by opening the garage door without having to move the truck.

In parking lots, I often back in, but I find that people expect you to back out of a stall and will stop to let you do so - often because they're waiting to take the spot. However; when I go to back into a stall, it seems to be an unexpected move and people drive or walk in behind me, or take the opportunity to drive into the stall before I get moving in reverse. I very often park a little further away and find a spot I can drive through so I can drive in and drive out.

Have always backed in. Drive for a living and back into every customers all day every day,also drive a F-350 long box crew cab! Never get out of a parking spot if you went nose in first! Pull nose in first only when parking cars in garage for winter or working on a car. Just easyer when nose is closer to bench. As for storage..have a man door at front of shop,so I can just pop open man door to check bat etc on front of car.