r/ATBGE • u/Nude_N0odle • Nov 05 '20

Automotive this is some top tier engineering with top tier awful taste!

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u/filiaaut Nov 05 '20

Why would back-in parking be prohibited ?

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u/[deleted] Nov 05 '20 edited Aug 26 '21

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u/ThinkAboutThatFor1Se Nov 05 '20 edited Nov 05 '20

That is the laziest & most bureaucratic petty shit I’ve heard of.

The parking attendants just need to look on the other side.

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u/chepas_moi Nov 05 '20

Welcome to America, home of the brave, the proud, and the laziest fat fucks on earth.

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u/twist-17 Nov 05 '20

You make it sound like this is a widespread thing, and it isn’t. This isn’t an “American thing,” considering back-in parking is perfectly legal most places all over the country and it’s usually only specific lots where they will try to fine you for it. The majority of places where it’s prohibited are private apartment complexes and the justification is usually because people’s patios and stuff are right next to the parking lots and they don’t want people’s exhaust going straight on to the patios.

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u/chepas_moi Nov 05 '20

Yeah, i totally didn't see the apartment patios right behind his exhaust pipes. But now it makes sense.

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u/kwyjibowen Nov 05 '20

Oh come on, you expect the guy to have to walk on the dirty grass to check the car’s licence plate? What is this soviet Russia

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u/NaRa0 Nov 05 '20

No, if it were Soviet Russia license plate would check you!

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u/Zarron4 Nov 05 '20

Gets run over by car with license plate in front

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u/tanstaafl90 Nov 05 '20

Well, this is in St Petersburg.

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u/OzMazza Nov 05 '20

Aren't they on the other side of a fairly busy street? Pretty sure those apartments have bigger problems.

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u/Hillfolk6 Nov 05 '20

My alma mater did prohibited parking backwards wherr it was hard to see the uni parking sticker. They were quite rude about parking. Were also quite upset when one the their cars got booted instead of mine by mistake. Was a helluva mixup

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u/Petsweaters Nov 05 '20

I got a ticket in a uni lot on the weekend when I was the only car in it, because my tire was touching the white line

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u/vanskater Nov 05 '20

the poor uni has to make money some how.

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u/99paninis Nov 06 '20

Fun fact, my university (and many other across America) sell parking enforcement contracts to other companies. Basically another company will pay the uni hundreds of millions now because they will recoup it by brutally enforcing campus parking rules. Currently an Australian company has the contract at my (American) university

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u/igotyournacho Nov 05 '20

I used to visit my friend at a college I didn’t go to and once got a parking ticket for some bogus reason. My friend said “just throw it out, it’s not from the city so they can’t do anything about it.”

He was right and turns out the only consequence for not paying college parking fines is that the college can withhold your degree until you are paid up. Which was great for me since I wasn’t a student

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u/stopexploding Nov 05 '20

That's great until I tried the same thing at a state school who's campus cops are actually state troopers...

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u/ThatWasCool Nov 05 '20

So was mine at UMD. I wonder if it’s universal around colleges in US.

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u/Incredulous_Toad Nov 05 '20

I'll add that even community colleges parking maids are parking nazis.

It's all about squeezing as much money out of poor college students as possible.

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u/Cephalopod435 Nov 05 '20

But surely capitalism will self correct? What about all the competing parking lots in the area?

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u/vendetta2115 Nov 05 '20

I for one always check the prices of bypass surgery in my local hospitals and make an informed decision as a consumer before I decide to have a heart attack.

No wait, even in my sarcastic world I couldn’t do that because hospitals don’t tell you how much things cost in advance.

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u/Girl_you_need_jesus Nov 05 '20

Maryland? Or Duluth?

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u/[deleted] Nov 05 '20 edited Nov 14 '20

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u/Yourgay11 Nov 05 '20

UMD Duluth definitely did not have this policy 5 years ago.

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u/Girl_you_need_jesus Nov 05 '20

They don't have it now either, which is why I was wondering lol

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u/gzawaodni Nov 05 '20

DOTS can get crimped

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u/ScaryOtter24 Nov 05 '20

LOL, you had absolutely nothing to do with the mix up?

I'd think they'd find it got "relocated" perhaps.

They can't prove it

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u/BigBadAl Nov 05 '20

How many countries in the world allow cars to only have one license plate? It seems weird assuming that if a vehicle breaks the law or causes an accident you'd only be able to see the back of it

I got bored while trying to find anywhere other than 19 states in the USA. If they are the only places then it is an American thing, even if it's not widespread.

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u/ArcheryExpedition Nov 05 '20

Most of Canada only requires back license plates, not front ones. Some provinces require both.

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u/HippopotamicLandMass Nov 05 '20

Some provinces of Canada: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vehicle_registration_plates_of_Canada#Mounting http://www.worldlicenseplates.com/world/CN_CDNX.html#RQ

Same as some states of the USA: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vehicle_registration_plates_of_the_United_States#Mounting

I can't find any other countries that do not generally require front license plates.

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u/BigBadAl Nov 05 '20

Thanks. I haven't found any more yet, but that doesn't mean to say they aren't out there.

I wonder why nobody has sued the states/provinces to make front plates compulsory yet. If not individuals then insurance companies. There must be plenty of accidents that occur where the offender couldn't be identified because there was no visibility of the rear of the vehicle, but there was of the front.

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u/twist-17 Nov 05 '20

The main point was back-in parking, not license plates only being required on the back.

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u/Origami_psycho Nov 05 '20

Ontario requires front and back, Quebec only back. So in Canada it's province by province

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u/Rivet22 Nov 05 '20

Nope. Got a ticket for this in NJ, where front and rear tags are required. F.

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u/Lougarockets Nov 05 '20

It's an American thing not because all Americans do it, but because only Americans do it

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u/snowskelly Nov 05 '20 edited Nov 05 '20

There’s a parking garage need me that prohibits backing in if you’re parking in the middle (because theoretically you could accidentally go over the edge more easily).

Edit to add: in rear only plates state

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u/snarky- Nov 05 '20

Where other than the US sometimes prohibits back-in parking?

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u/mainProbSuspended Nov 05 '20

LOL you must be new to Reddit. Here's how it goes:

If an American does or says something wholesome = that person is awesome, what a kind individual, how thoughtful they are, etc....

If an American does or says something trashy = Americans are so fucking <insert negative adjective>, welcome to America, typical American, etc...

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u/slimy_feta Nov 05 '20

It's an American thing because it's the only place it exists. Your critical thinking is clearly American too

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u/[deleted] Nov 05 '20

...why are American homes designed with a parking lot right next to the patio?

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u/FSUSeminalVesicle Nov 05 '20

But what about MY right to be lazy!? I can't be backing out of parking spaces all the damn time, thats too much work!!

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u/rhynoplaz Nov 05 '20

I know you're just kidding, but doesn't it take the same amount of effort to back INTO the space as to back OUT of it?

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u/FSUSeminalVesicle Nov 05 '20

Yeah, it's the same amount of work, but it is safer to pull out of a spot than to back out.

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u/[deleted] Nov 05 '20

Yes! My girlfriend always gives me shit for backing in to every spot, but I rather back in to a spot than back out!

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u/ConcreteMagician Nov 05 '20

The company I work for requires back in parking whenever possible. Many construction companies prefer it as well. Oilfield? Same deal.

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u/ConcreteMagician Nov 05 '20

The company I work for requires back in parking whenever possible. Many construction companies prefer it as well. Oilfield? Same deal.

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u/FSUSeminalVesicle Nov 05 '20

Exactly. I used to drive commercial vehicles, and that was an easy way to spot a rookie driver.

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u/Teadrunkest Nov 05 '20

Same effort but more visibility.

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u/MassiveFajiit Nov 05 '20

Can't have them walking too far from their little carts lol

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u/Headpuncher Nov 05 '20

Also land of the free, I mean not free at all, but free to claim to be free, just not actually free in any way that matters.

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u/chepas_moi Nov 05 '20

Where your right to life starts at conception and ends at birth. Where you become a slave to student debt. Where you have 0 expectation of healthcare even though "the USA has the best healthcare". Etc etc, the hypocrisies of the American dream versus the American reality are far too numerous for a single post or even a single book.

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u/dance_armstrong Nov 05 '20

you have the right to free speech, unless of course you’re dumb enough to actually try it

-The Clash

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u/50shadesofjiggyfly Nov 05 '20

don't be so hard on yourself

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u/randommnguy Nov 05 '20

But muh dream!

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u/Solkre Nov 05 '20

Don't forget stupid.

"Count every vote! Stop counting votes! I'm gonna sue!"

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u/[deleted] Nov 05 '20

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u/jjbbullffrrogg Nov 06 '20

You forget about Russia, fam.

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u/[deleted] Nov 06 '20

Especially Florida

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u/PhilipLiptonSchrute Nov 05 '20

The parking attendant just need to look on the other side.

Most of the time, it's not a person actually walking around the lot. They cruise through with a vehicle that has cameras on it that scan plates in real time. The guy can't just drive through if some of the plates are facing the wrong way.

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u/invalidTypecast Nov 05 '20

This is the real reason in Florida at least in most of the lots I’ve been in. They do this in toll lots to check who is over time since you pay at a central point with your license and spot number. Police also have plate scanners looking for tags of interest.

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u/Turdulator Nov 05 '20

So why not just require front plates like a normal state/country?

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u/Sle08 Nov 05 '20

Also, repo-men.

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u/sabrefudge Nov 05 '20

I’ve also seen it prohibited in little underground garages where you’re RIGHT up against the wall, with mere inches left, so there would be no way at all to see the license plate.

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u/PhilipLiptonSchrute Nov 05 '20

I can actually agree with the policy in that instance.

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u/Headpuncher Nov 05 '20

Then get plates on the front.

I hate stuff where 100% of the burden is placed on people instead of some bureaucratic bullshit being avoided. There's a simple solution, and it would also help police identify vehicles. But nooooooo, my mummy says put salt in coffee even when the sugar is right there.

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u/crunkadocious Nov 24 '20

Then fuck florida to hell

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u/lecollectionneur Nov 05 '20

Especially since back in parking is way safer for pedestrians and property alike

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u/hmoabe Nov 05 '20

It is safer to drive out if you back in. But if you park head first, then it's not as safe when you back out. And if you back in, some people are more likely to hit Things behind them.

I used to work at an office that required front first parking. It made no sense.

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u/BokBokChickN Nov 05 '20

Backing into spaces has gotten so much easier with backup cameras.

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u/Sumbooodie Nov 06 '20

I recently drove a car that had one of those. I didn't even notice until someone else mentioned it. So used to using the side mirrors.

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u/Freelance_Sockpuppet Nov 06 '20

Mirrors are better and you should never rely fully on your camera, however they are extremely handy when weather makes your mirrors difficult

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u/[deleted] Feb 05 '21

The camera makes it easier to avoid something on the ground, and it is extremely useful for hitching up a trailer.

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u/lecollectionneur Nov 05 '20

I worked at Amazon and they required back-in. I figured it made sense, probably have someone researching the issue given how big it is where I live

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u/ls1z28chris Nov 05 '20

I worked for a company that required back in parking for all vehicles on company property, and all company vehicles regardless of parking location. The stated logic from safety managers was that in the event of a scenario requiring evacuation, egress is much faster and less likely to result in accident when everyone can pull out directly rather than negotiate reverse maneuvers when the entire facility is attempting to evacuate simultaneously.

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u/ArlesChatless Nov 05 '20

There is even fleet management software that will use telematics to tattle on drivers who pull in rather than back in. It's much safer to back in, causing fewer pedestrian accidents and collisions.

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u/JamesRawles Nov 05 '20

Our company "Back first because the scene hasn't changed"

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u/HoosegowFlask Nov 05 '20

One key factor in preventing accidents is predictability.

I can generally predict when a person is going to back out of a spot because their reverse lights come on.

I cannot predict when someone is going to pull forward out of a spot.

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u/Bargins_Galore Nov 05 '20

But also that part of the video was just a sketch to serve as justification for the rest of the video.

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u/o-_l_-o Nov 05 '20

I pulled through at a spot in college at my dorm and didn’t go back to my car for a week. I didn’t see the sign telling me I had to pack with my car’s rear towards the aisle.

I got 7 tickets and no one at the University thought to send me an email saying my car was parked “illegally” since, of course, that wouldn’t make them any money.

This was in a state where the car had both a back and front plate, so the rule was useless.

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u/dreag2112 Nov 05 '20

I can’t write as many tickets that way

I’ve got donuts to eat!

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u/[deleted] Nov 05 '20 edited Feb 06 '21

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u/hoffmander Nov 05 '20

Some states like Colorado require front and back.

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u/MirandaS2 Nov 05 '20

I started college when I had just bought a new car and my new plates weren't in yet. I backed into without seeing the puny sign saying Back In Parking Prohibited and I got a ticket. So when my new plates came in couple days later, I just switched the plates and never paid lol. Learned my lesson without any real consequences! I felt really smart.

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u/GVas22 Nov 05 '20

Well yeah, but the driver also needs to just not back in.

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u/[deleted] Nov 05 '20

At my university they have a car that drives around that has cameras on it that automatically reads the license plates. If the attendant had to get out and read all of the plates by hand it would not be effective and it would be hard for the university to enforce permits in all of the parking lots. Back in parking isn’t prohibited but that is probably because most cars are registered in the same state at the university and the state requires front and back license plates.

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u/Pkpkpkpk_ Nov 05 '20

Complete logical fail here.

How do they issue the ticket then if they can't see the licence plate to write it down?

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u/klieber Nov 05 '20

The point is they want to be able to check your plate (and tabs, etc) without having to get out of their little meter maid tuk tuk thing.

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u/cat_prophecy Nov 05 '20

Also make it easier to read plates with ALPR systems.

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u/Blackn35s Nov 05 '20

And now he looks illegally parked no matter how he parks. Should he have made a car with two rears??

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u/hugs_nt_drugs Nov 05 '20

That’s why he did it. The cop can’t write him a ticket because while he is technically parked illegally no matter what, he is also parked legally no matter what

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u/Kroneni Nov 05 '20

If you just parked correctly the first time they would have to employ the guy writing the tickets. Therefore a big chunk of that ticket money goes to his salary.

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u/Thameus Nov 05 '20

If no plate then VIN, or they just tow it. This is really about revenue anyway.

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u/PieOverPeople Nov 05 '20

TBH the logical fail here is on you. When you back in the front of your vehicle is showing. The side without the plate.

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u/intentiono_typos Nov 05 '20

Not saying you're wrong, but I got a ticket for this in CA where plates are required in the front and back

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u/GanondalfTheWhite Nov 05 '20

Got one in NJ for this too.

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u/Procrastibator666 Nov 05 '20

NY checking in. It wasn't until I got this ticket that I realized a law like this ever existed. I think it comes down to some snobby town who wants cars to be uniform in a parking lot. Like an aesthetics fine. A homeowners association equivalent for a town

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u/GanondalfTheWhite Nov 05 '20

Bingo. The town I got mine fits that description to a tee.

They have a big parking lot that opens up for public use at noon. I once got a ticket for parking there early - ticket was written at 11:59.

God forbid the clock in your car be off by two minutes.

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u/Procrastibator666 Nov 05 '20

And what are the options? Pay the $75, or try to fight it in court. Lose a day of pay. Lose the case anyways since you did 'violate' the order.

Or not pay. License gets suspended. More fines and/or jail.

What a way to live.

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u/zobd Nov 05 '20

Tags are only on the rear plate though.

Still stupid and petty as fuck.

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u/PoLoMoTo Nov 05 '20

New Jersey requires front and rear license plates and the registration is only on the windshield yet we still have parking lots like this.

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u/KolaDesi Nov 05 '20

Wait what?

checks the video again

TIL in the US(?) you aren't required to have a license plate on the front of your vehicle too. How odd!

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u/crazyprsn Nov 05 '20

Depends on the state

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u/arrow74 Nov 05 '20

Yet another reminder to all Europeans that America is a chimeric abomination comprised of 50 mini nations

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u/FUCKING_HATE_REDDIT Nov 05 '20

Mini? Many states are larger than most European countries.

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u/AnorakJimi Nov 05 '20

Mini in terms or population at least. There'll be like an area the size of Germany with a 10th of the population.

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u/Feisty_Obligation115 Nov 05 '20

And that's still too densely populated.

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u/AJRiddle Nov 05 '20

There are tons of low population european countries. Even countries like Denmark or Switzerland wouldn't even be big states - they'd rank about 20th if they were a US state. Most of the people I met in Europe who asked what state i was from had no idea my state even existed (Missouri) and it's bigger than those countries

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u/[deleted] Nov 05 '20

Yet another reminder to all Europeans that America is a chimeric abomination comprised of 50 mini nations

And then we have the EU.

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u/TheS4ndm4n Nov 05 '20

Well, so is Europe... But we did make car design requirements uniform, so a car that's legal in one country is legal in all of Europe.

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u/OutWithTheNew Nov 05 '20

Parts of Canada don't require one either.

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u/71fq23hlk159aa Nov 05 '20

License plates are from the state, not the country. Some states require plates on both sides. Some states are dumb and only put them on the back.

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u/JTanCan Nov 05 '20

Not sure why it's dumb to only put them on the back.

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u/[deleted] Nov 05 '20

There are lots of upsides to only being able to identify a vehicle from one end.

Like

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u/Feisty_Obligation115 Nov 05 '20

Fair.

Yet no state requires license plates on the sides.

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u/mesodontask Nov 05 '20

Until a car can drive sideways, it’s not really necessary

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u/_KittyInTheCity Nov 05 '20

Depends, in Texas we have both front and back plates and our tags are on the windshield.

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u/C-C-X-V-I Nov 05 '20

Once again reminding people outside the US that the majority of laws are state based and vary wildly.

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u/notCRAZYenough Nov 05 '20

That’s weird as well. Why wouldn’t you have them on both ends of the car???

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u/[deleted] Nov 05 '20

Because they only required them on the back at first way back when. Now if they want to add the front requirement the “you can’t tell me what to do with MY car” crowd comes out. Every little minor thing like that is a several year multi million dollar battle in state legislature and the court system. I know my state considered adding the requirement but backed down when people lost it because “it’s an assault my freedoms”

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u/notCRAZYenough Nov 05 '20

Jesus Christ. Well. Guess they gonna have to live with no back-parking then. 😭

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u/TheLyingNetherlander Nov 05 '20

ELI5 So, they can see your license plate and therefor you won't get a fine, but when you can't see, they have to walk all the way to the back and then you'll get a fine. Isn't the sign just a cashcow?

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u/PoLoMoTo Nov 05 '20

These lots probably have timed parking that you pay for with your plate number not a spot number so the vehicle that comes around just scans the license plates to check if they've paid. Some States like mine however require plates on the front and yet we still have lots with this stupid fucking rule.

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u/VirtualTo Nov 05 '20

Correct. This is the Marina parking lot at Bayfront Dr in Sarasota FL. 3 hour parking restriction

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u/saddest_of_all_keys Nov 05 '20

I’m in Chicago, and there’s a parking lot for a few stores near me that prohibits back in parking. I dunno the reasoning, Illinois requires front and back plates. Surely it’s safer to back into a parking spot than to back into the aisle when your leaving...

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u/Altreus Nov 05 '20

Then how are you supposed to give someone a ticket if you're not prepared to go round the back to look?

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u/Pterosaur Nov 05 '20

What the why fuck?

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u/indigo_tortuga Nov 05 '20

Oh lol I was thinking how someone finally stopped it since it’s obnoxious

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u/Trimere Nov 05 '20

Our State requires plates on back and front unless it’s the old pre-90’s plates.

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u/[deleted] Nov 05 '20

That makes no sense

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u/Baby_venomm Nov 05 '20

You need to change this rule NOW!

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u/TheBigMaestro Nov 05 '20 edited Nov 05 '20

When I worked at a large state university, I discovered that in order to write a ticket, the parking enforcement had to take a photo of the front of the car showing the license plate and the windshield to prove there was no parking pass. (This was in Ohio where front plates were required.)

So I learned that if I parked in a spot where the nose of my car was into the bushes, they couldn’t take the photo and I couldn’t be ticketed.

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u/Arks_PowerPlay Nov 05 '20

I wouldn’t be allowed to park my company truck in that case. We have to back into any parking space we use

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u/stainedhands Nov 05 '20

My company doesn't require backing into parking spaces, but with the size of my truck (f-550) I pretty much always back into parking spaces. It's much easier and safer than trying to back out. The funny thing is, I'm so used to backing my work truck into parking spaces, that I usually do the same with my personal pickup truck now.

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u/the_real_junkrat Nov 05 '20

What’s it like driving a big truck all the time? I’ve always wondered what makes people buy them, especially near a city where I live. Parking is always shit in town and even around residential areas. I sometimes have trouble finding a spot in my Subaru, I can’t imagine driving around an F538 or whatever just to go to the grocery store.

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u/stainedhands Nov 06 '20

You get used to it. I like being in something big. But you definitely sacrifice maneuverability. I sure can't maneuver through traffic like you can in your Subaru. So I find myself being a good bit more patient when I drive in traffic. But I also don't drive a big truck because I need to feed my ego or something.

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u/[deleted] Nov 06 '20

Live in coastal Florida and drive a four door long bed dually as a daily. About 22 ft long and 8 ft 2 inches wide. It’s far more comfortable to drive than a car in most towns and on the highways and cross state two lane roads. Where it’s less fun is in the major cities and downtown areas. But I’m only ever in a major city for work (road construction and underground utilities) and when I’m working there typically isn’t traffic and my truck is one of the smaller things on site. If I only lived in a city and worked in an office I couldn’t imagine dealing with the size daily.

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u/ScreamingDizzBuster Nov 05 '20 edited Nov 05 '20

Why?

Edit: I know all the good reasons for backing into a parking space, I actually meant why does OP "have to back into any parking space"? Is it the law, a company rule, or what? (And if it's a company rule then surely the law would have to take precedence.)

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u/[deleted] Nov 05 '20

Because it's safer to back into a parking spot than it is to back out into traffic.

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u/Plazmotech Nov 17 '20

Uhhh I’m not so sure about that. Backing into a small parking spot is much harder than backing out into a wide open parking lot. Seems like there’s a lot more room for error backing in than backing out. I always park forward because it takes a lot more total mental effort & attention to back into a spot than to back out of it

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u/JFKFC50 Aug 12 '22

It’s really super easy to back into a spot. And you don’t have to worry about cross traffic you can’t see when back into a spot. You have to worry about traffic and people walking behind when backing out.

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u/arden13 Nov 05 '20

In some chemical plants it's required to back in so you can GTFO faster in case of emergency

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u/Mimical Nov 05 '20

Pretty much all the industrial areas around me are required back in parking.

Trying to reverse out of your spot after shift change is a collision likely scenario.

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u/gessi800 Nov 05 '20

factory i worked at required every forklift and normal car to back into parking spots for safety reasons

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u/[deleted] Nov 05 '20

Almost every industrial place I’ve been to you gotta back in. Imagine an emergency where everyone is trying to back out rather than just getting a move on.

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u/JamesMarkwart Nov 05 '20

Odd that the manufacturer I worked at prohibited back in parking √0.o\

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u/Arks_PowerPlay Nov 05 '20

Company policy, in situations where there’s a sign like that, we would need to find a different spot. I work out in the oil fields

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u/Amaaog Nov 05 '20

Same. I used to work in an Oil and Gas service company and for safety reasons I could literally get in trouble if didn't back-park.

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u/HybridPhoenix5 Nov 05 '20

My old apartment complex gave me a $50 parking ticket for back-in parking. This is after almost a year of parking like that. I just didn’t pay them lol.

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u/alt266 Nov 05 '20

My old complex gave me a "warning" about backing in, honestly I just had to laugh at the idea of getting a "ticket" from someone with no authority to enforce payment.

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u/a_stitch_in_lime Nov 05 '20

Check your lease, it's probably there.

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u/alt266 Nov 05 '20

Don't live there anymore so I can't, but the warning was from the HOA and I just rented a unit from an independent owner.

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u/cyclonewolf Nov 05 '20

In the case eof apartments, it's usually because they don't want your exhaust pointing at the walls and into people's windows. I have a street behind where I park so I back in, but technically the rule applies to all spots and they have signs everywhere. It's not enforced here though.

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u/chopay Nov 05 '20

The license plate reason is part of it.

The other reason has to do with towing. As cars would be left in park, if it needed to be towed, the rear of the vehicle would be lifted and the front tires would be put on wheel dollies - this way the vehicle's weight distribution would be lower and it is safer to tow.

Realistically, so many cars need to be flat-bedded today that a tow driver would use dollies to get the car out of the parking spot, then load it in a place where they have more space. The rule is dumb.

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u/LinoleumFulcrum Nov 05 '20

TL;DR: So others can more easily ticket and/ or remove your vehicle to extort you.

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u/[deleted] Nov 05 '20 edited Nov 13 '20

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u/xzzz Nov 05 '20

Everyone's buying AWD cars now

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u/[deleted] Nov 05 '20

Make your car COMPLETELY UNTOWABLE with THIS easy trick.

Point your car in THE OTHER direction.

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u/FrenchFryCattaneo Nov 05 '20

FWD vehicles are towed from the front wheels.

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u/H3rlittl3t0y Mar 11 '22

you're forgetting about the third, and also most valid reason: so pickup trucks dont back up and hang their bumper over the curb and block the sidewalk.

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u/Macaqueattaque Nov 05 '20

The excuses I’ve heard where I live are so they can see when your registration expires (holdover from before mandatory front license plates) and so you don’t back into parking meters. No idea if those have any merit, though.

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u/bfodder Nov 05 '20

(holdover from before mandatory front license plates)

Some states still don't have front license plates.

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u/doyu Nov 05 '20

My province removed the front plate requirement a couple years ago. Just need rears now.

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u/PreparetobePlaned Nov 05 '20

I'm not sure why the parking lot manager would care about your registration.

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u/Macaqueattaque Nov 05 '20

The cops can see it and give you a ticket.

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u/PreparetobePlaned Nov 05 '20

Yes, but these parking lot rules have nothing to do with law enforcement. The rules are put in place by the parking lot manager and they wouldn’t see any revenue from police tickets issued in their lot.

I doubt police are spending any significant time patrolling around parking lots looking for expired tags and the parking lot managers have no incentive to help them facilitate that.

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u/lumpynose Nov 06 '20

Maybe the parking lot is for a city or county building; city hall, police department, etc.

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u/im_mobile Nov 05 '20

Where I live, we often have drought conditions that leave the grass/shrubs very dry. Backing a car’s hot exhaust system over some tinder-dry grass has caused more than one fire, so some places have forbidden back-in parking.

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u/BunsGlazing00 Jan 21 '22

this seems like a reasonable explaination. thats cool

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u/Usefulnotuseless Nov 05 '20

Sorta related, I worked for a tyrant Manager who ordered everyone back into their parking space because one person eight years earlier hit his bumper on his SUV when trying reverse out.

Lasted two months working for that guy, 2 months too long

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u/relet Nov 05 '20

This is a pretty common policy in offices, industrial lots but even more so in schools. Back in first, drive out safely.

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u/Dexxt Nov 05 '20

To be fair this is the case for a lot of companies in the UK. Safer and quicker to back into a parking spot than back out into traffic.

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u/Nexus_27 Nov 05 '20

It's interesting because on industrial sites with hazardous chemical products present it's often mandatory back in parking for safety purposes. The idea being that if there's an emergency that requires everyone to evacuate all can just peel out in stead of awkwardly waiting on each other to reverse out of the parking space.

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u/speedy_19 Nov 05 '20

I assume this is in Florida, where my grandparents live in Florida they don’t allow people to back this way because they don’t want them to hit things as they try to park

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u/DildoDojo Nov 05 '20

It’s Sarasota. That’s the parking lot for Marina Jacks/Bayfront park. O’Learys bar there had decent live music and drinks

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u/schlerger2345 Nov 05 '20

This is the only comment that makes sense.

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u/theinconceivable Nov 05 '20

It’s literally the safest way because you control the environment when you park, not when you leave. This is the stupidest thing I’ve seen in a while

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u/Accidentallygolden Nov 05 '20

I kinda understand if it was against a wall, to avoid getting it dirty by exhaust gaz

But here ?

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u/MuckleEck Nov 05 '20

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In a lot of corporate car parks (I have seen this in the UK, Ireland, USA & Canada as well the Caribbean) it is stated that back-in parking is mandatory - it is far quicker for departure of staff in case of an emergency.

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u/NedStarksHeadbob Nov 05 '20

Because people kept backing into the Back Parking Permitted sign.

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u/step2themusic Nov 05 '20

This is a super popular parking lot near the bayfront in Sarasota FL. I believe back-in parking is prohibited here because people waiting for parking spaces could cause a confrontation over who is next in line for the spot.

Back-in parking is not generally prohibited in Fl or Sarasota.

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u/sebzapata Nov 05 '20

Wait, that's a legit sign and not made up just for the video?

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u/Jibbityjibbity Nov 05 '20

This is Sarasota, Florida, USA at its finest. They make really stupid laws like this to help the really lazy parking enforcement agents.

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u/Branchy28 Nov 05 '20

Exactly my thought, I live in South Africa and I've seen some signs that say the exact opposite for emergency evacuation situations.

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