Backing in

On our last vacation, I was reminded, a few times, of one of my biggest pet peeves. That would be the driver that must always back into their parking spot. You know that person. Whether it be in the parking lot at a crowded concert or a church parking lot on a Thursday morning, they have to back into their spot.

What makes this worse is that the driver doing the backing usually has no backing skills. They have to take 3 or 4 runs at it before they can get their car parked straight. And, they don't care who has to wait on them while they attempt to back their car in.

I don't get why people do this. Does it save time? In the grand scheme, it costs more time. I have never seen someone have to take 4 tries to back their car out of a parking spot after being forward facing. If I had to group the drivers that do this, I do believe it may have a little bit to do with the age of the driver. It seems that the majority of backer-inners are older drivers. Now, that doesn't preclude younger people from committing this awful act.

If you are a backer-inner, please let me know why you do this. You may say that it helps you get out faster when you are leaving. I can understand that. But, why do you still do it when you are the only car in the lot? It just may be something I will never get.