Backwards parking is actually easier because your front wheels turn.
It’s better for your future self. Backing out of a parking spot with reduced visibility is harder and can be dangerous.
Overall safety. I used to work in a company where reverse parking was mandatory because in case of an emergency the parking lot could be evacuated faster.
Better visibility when leaving the parking spot is safer for other traffic participants
I’m interested in knowing more about where you worked that had that detailed of an evacuation plan. I know that emergency services (police, etc) do that in case a call comes in, but that’s not exactly an evacuation.
I saw slanted parking for the first time in an underground garage. It was so much easier to park and get out. I guess they probably lose one parking spot on each row with it, but technically the rows can be narrower.
What’s wrong with reverse parking?
I’m interested in knowing more about where you worked that had that detailed of an evacuation plan. I know that emergency services (police, etc) do that in case a call comes in, but that’s not exactly an evacuation.
I’m on this level about it: https://matthewdicks.com/2016-8-1-backing-into-a-parking-spot/
I have to mention I have a reverse camera with guidance lines. I can back into a parking spot nearly as fast and swift as I do forward parking.
Very valid points and I park reversed most of the time as well. However slanted parking is quite common in store fronts.
I saw slanted parking for the first time in an underground garage. It was so much easier to park and get out. I guess they probably lose one parking spot on each row with it, but technically the rows can be narrower.
If you don’t have to do it for a valid reason (safety), I’d say you are pretty much just inconveniencing everyone around you.
How? If you’re not backing into your spot when parking, you’ll be backing out when leaving the spot.
Because it takes longer to back in than to back out? Read the article that someone else linked