back-in angle
Downtown Pensacola, Back-In Angle Parking
The trend for back-in angle spaces has been catching on rapidly in cities all over the U.S. for safety reasons, and the Downtown Pensacola Parking Management District (DPMD) has chosen to follow suite.
Instead of pulling into the parking spot, cars back into their spots, allowing drivers to make eye contact with oncoming traffic when exiting the space. Just like parallel parking, the driver signals a right turn to warn other drivers, pulls past the parking spot, stops, and then reverses into the parking spot. Some benefits of this strategy are; better lines of sight, improved safety for children and pedestrians, and improved loading and unloading.
To read more about Back-in angle Parking in other cities click here to download a PDF Report from UC Davis
