×
INTELLIGENT WORK FORUMS
FOR ENGINEERING PROFESSIONALS

Log In

Come Join Us!

Are you an
Engineering professional?
Join Eng-Tips Forums!
  • Talk With Other Members
  • Be Notified Of Responses
    To Your Posts
  • Keyword Search
  • One-Click Access To Your
    Favorite Forums
  • Automated Signatures
    On Your Posts
  • Best Of All, It's Free!
  • Students Click Here

*Eng-Tips's functionality depends on members receiving e-mail. By joining you are opting in to receive e-mail.

Posting Guidelines

Promoting, selling, recruiting, coursework and thesis posting is forbidden.

Students Click Here

Jobs

Parking

Parking

(OP)
This is not strictly a AASHTO Code Issue, but maybe someone has some input.

I have been carrying out some construction work at an existing factory. The factory manager insists that all drivers (over 200) reverse park in the morning. This means that in the evening all drivers can drive out without reversing. The manager states that this is for safety reasons, he even mentions this in a visitors pamphalet as one of the companies most obvious safety measures.

Anyone got any opinions whether it is safer? I would have thought it would depend on what you were trying to do - for example if something heavy in your trunk drive in.

RE: Parking

The mine site we are working at has a "reverse parking" requirement too.  Seems several years ago - at a "corner" two cars backed out at the same time and ran into each other.  It does make sense to a degree in that backing out into a travel lane is one of the most dangerous driving acts - (also why the mine requires horn honking before backing up).  If you pull up to the spot in the travel lane and back in - all can see what you are doing - when you pull out, you have a good view of what is coming - you don't get this from mirrors.  

RE: Parking

Backing out of a parking space is a big factor in many parking lot accidents.  I have been several places that require this to reduce parking lot accidents.  I think it is a sound safety measure.

Red Flag This Post

Please let us know here why this post is inappropriate. Reasons such as off-topic, duplicates, flames, illegal, vulgar, or students posting their homework.

Red Flag Submitted

Thank you for helping keep Eng-Tips Forums free from inappropriate posts.
The Eng-Tips staff will check this out and take appropriate action.

Reply To This Thread

Posting in the Eng-Tips forums is a member-only feature.

Click Here to join Eng-Tips and talk with other members!


Resources