Backing up and maneuvering vehicles in small places

Blackchocob0 · **Joined:** Sep 2006 **Posts:** 2840 **Location:** HIV, CA

So why is it that literally 9/10 people, regardless of age, can't back up for shit? Why can no one accurately judge how much space there is between their bumper and the bumper of the car they're trying to park close to?

For the first, people need to learn to use their god damn side-mirrors. Simple as that. If there's open space between your vehicle and whatever you're afraid of backing into, you aren't gonna back into it.

No one see's this logic.

And as for being able to nose up within an inch of another car...well maybe that's just me. Can't expect everybody to be so confident.

BlackFox · **Posted:** Thu May 24, 2007 8:16 pm

Blackchocob0 wrote:

So why is it that literally 9/10 people, regardless of age, can't back up for shit? Why can no one accurately judge how much space there is between their bumper and the bumper of the car they're trying to park close to?

For the first, people need to learn to use their god damn side-mirrors. Simple as that. If there's open space between your vehicle and whatever you're afraid of backing into, you aren't gonna back into it.

No one see's this logic.

And as for being able to nose up within an inch of another car...well maybe that's just me. Can't expect everybody to be so confident.

Something happend you car , ? And I see the logic . :wink:

Blackchocob0 · **Joined:** Sep 2006 **Posts:** 2840 **Location:** HIV, CA

No lol. I don't make mistakes when I'm backing up.

It's just that when you work at a gas station, you see lots of people try and back up and turn around in small area's. I've seen many many many many many shitty drivers.

BlackFox · **Posted:** Thu May 24, 2007 8:33 pm

Blackchocob0 wrote:

No lol. I don't make mistakes when I'm backing up.

It's just that when you work at a gas station, you see lots of people try and back up and turn around in small area's. I've seen many many many many many shitty drivers.

Ok ,yea some cant drive even If they think so........

MastaChiefX · **Joined:** Nov 2006 **Posts:** 4526 **Location:** Life.

Depends on how well you know the car you are driving.
Im decent at backing up, but I wouldnt considering myself a great parker at all.

Blackchocob0 · **Joined:** Sep 2006 **Posts:** 2840 **Location:** HIV, CA

For parking close to something else, it does matter whether you're used to the car or not.

But for backing up...it doesn't matter. Give me any car or truck. If there's open space between your vehicle and the thing you're backing around, you won't hit it. Big period.

[SD]happynoobing · **Joined:** Jan 2007 **Posts:** 2349 **Location:**

i dont know, i always find my car to be closer to the object than i had originally thought when im back up... =\

at least i stop in time

Crumpets · **Joined:** Aug 2006 **Posts:** 7800 **Location:**

My driving test ... Slightly touched the rear cars bumper with my car .. Instructor was like .. Oh we all do that on the first few tries it's ok .. Didn't get any - points for that.

Now I'm alright obviously ... but just goes to show instructors don't give a shit ... or at least not in Plymouth

ShizKnight · **Joined:** Mar 2006 **Posts:** 3104 **Location:** _______

They have to do it very carefully.

cin · **Posted:** Fri May 25, 2007 12:20 am

anybody heard of rinspeed?

its old, but it is a solution.

rinspeed ftw.

Blackchocob0 · **Joined:** Sep 2006 **Posts:** 2840 **Location:** HIV, CA

Don't care how practical or how many MPG's it gets. It's one of the ugliest vehicles I've ever seen.

ShizKnight · **Joined:** Mar 2006 **Posts:** 3104 **Location:** _______

Bitches don't know bout mah Rinspeed.

cin · **Posted:** Fri May 25, 2007 12:47 am

Blackchocob0 wrote:

Don't care how practical or how many MPG's it gets. It's one of the ugliest vehicles I've ever seen.

dude its a concept car. you obviously dont know much about em.

Crumpets · **Joined:** Aug 2006 **Posts:** 7800 **Location:**

I take it the car slides in automatically ?

Cool device for crushing people I guess.....

Blackchocob0 · **Joined:** Sep 2006 **Posts:** 2840 **Location:** HIV, CA

cin wrote:

Blackchocob0 wrote:

Don't care how practical or how many MPG's it gets. It's one of the ugliest vehicles I've ever seen.

dude its a concept car. you obviously dont know much about em.

Lol you obviously have no idea how wrong that assumption was. I read lots of car magazines, I know bout concept cars.

I hate 99% of em.

cin · **Posted:** Fri May 25, 2007 2:10 am

Blackchocob0 wrote:

cin wrote:

Blackchocob0 wrote:

Don't care how practical or how many MPG's it gets. It's one of the ugliest vehicles I've ever seen.

dude its a concept car. you obviously dont know much about em.

Lol you obviously have no idea how wrong that assumption was. I read lots of car magazines, I know bout concept cars.

I hate 99% of em.

omfg.. you hate 99% of the concept cars? with concept care the car companies
can take their designs and developments to the extremes.. really if you like the
production cars better than 99% of all concept cars you have seen, youve been
reading the wrong car magazines.

Blackchocob0 · **Joined:** Sep 2006 **Posts:** 2840 **Location:** HIV, CA

Perhaps.

Super Street
Sport Compact Car
Evo
Import Tuner
Road And Track
Motor Trend

I extremely dislike the looks of, like I said, 99% of the concept cars comin out.

And then there's the next gen NSX concept.

Crumpets · **Joined:** Aug 2006 **Posts:** 7800 **Location:**

Yes concept cars own

http://www.uniquedaily.com/pics/SYUC.jpg

http://www.uniquedaily.com/pics/ROUC.jpg

http://www.uniquedaily.com/pics/ARUC.jpg

http://www.uniquedaily.com/pics/RZUC.jpg

http://www.uniquedaily.com/pics/ECUC.jpg

http://www.uniquedaily.com/pics/JTUC.jpg

Yes they completely own

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Rockshmo · **Joined:** May 2006 **Posts:** 1062 **Location:** rehab

They're not called concept cars for no reason..

Parallel parking sucks.. yeah.. everybody knows that but regular backing up I don't see as difficult but a lot of people do. :roll:

cin · **Posted:** Fri May 25, 2007 2:47 am

Blackchocob0 wrote:

Perhaps.

Super Street
Sport Compact Car
Evo
Import Tuner
Road And Track
Motor Trend

I extremely dislike the looks of, like I said, 99% of the concept cars comin out.

And then there's the next gen NSX concept.

u didnt say that last part lol

off course the best and most xtreme lookin concept cars dont come out. no wonder.
and i do agree that most concepts that dont come out look better than the ones that do.

Necro-Mage · **Joined:** Apr 2007 **Posts:** 458 **Location:**

cin wrote:

anybody heard of rinspeed?

its old, but it is a solution.

rinspeed ftw.

lmao! looks like a LEGO toy, probably cause the colors.

takolin · **Joined:** Jan 2007 **Posts:** 4238 **Location:** Life

Crumpets wrote:

My driving test ... Slightly touched the rear cars bumper with my car .. Instructor was like .. Oh we all do that on the first few tries it's ok .. Didn't get any - points for that.

Now I'm alright obviously ... but just goes to show instructors don't give a shit ... or at least not in Plymouth

Try that in Belgium.
If you failed parking, you fail everything.

Or so it was, it's slightly changed now.

cin · **Posted:** Fri May 25, 2007 6:56 am

Necro-Mage wrote:

lmao! looks like a LEGO toy, probably cause the colors.

true. its not the prettiest.

takolin · **Joined:** Jan 2007 **Posts:** 4238 **Location:** Life

cin wrote:

Necro-Mage wrote:

lmao! looks like a LEGO toy, probably cause the colors.

true. its not the prettiest.

That's an understatement.
But with a paintjob and a way to cover those folded backseets, it would be handy.

cin · **Posted:** Fri May 25, 2007 7:18 am

takolin wrote:

cin wrote:

Necro-Mage wrote:

lmao! looks like a LEGO toy, probably cause the colors.

true. its not the prettiest.

That's an understatement.
But with a paintjob and a way to cover those folded backseets, it would be handy.

yes. well dont get me wrong, i dont like the looks of this car. i just posted it
to show that there are companies working on a solution to make this kind of
parking easier.

and rinspeed did make nice cars. i saw the chopster concept on the melbourne
car show some months ago, next to the chevy camaro concept.. prettyyy..

HeavyDutyLagger · **Joined:** Apr 2007 **Posts:** 219

Crumpets wrote:

I take it the car slides in automatically ?

Cool device for crushing people I guess.....

LOL

CrimsonNuker · **Joined:** Aug 2006 **Posts:** 13791 **Location:**

Necro-Mage wrote:

cin wrote:

anybody heard of rinspeed?

its old, but it is a solution.

rinspeed ftw.

lmao! looks like a LEGO toy, probably cause the colors.

looks like a damn pansy car lol

Locketart · **Joined:** Mar 2007 **Posts:** 2119 **Location:**

I'll drive anything as long as it gets me where I want.

CrimsonNuker · **Joined:** Aug 2006 **Posts:** 13791 **Location:**

it looks like it has hoses infront of the car lol

cin · **Posted:** Sat May 26, 2007 7:05 am

at least everybody here agrees that functional cars arent pretty

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