While it’s usually quicker to pull forward into a parking spot, there can definitely be times when it’s a better idea to back into a parking spot.

For instance, if the parking spots are in a tight parking garage were it can be tricky to back out of the spot, you might back into the parking spot to make it easier to pull out of the spot.

That’s the situation in today’s story, and the driver at the wheel is so used to backing into the parking spots in this parking garage that he can do it really quickly.

The problem is that another rude driver was really impatient and angry about waiting while he parked his car.

Let’s see who’s at fault here.

AITA for backing into a parking spot with someone behind me?

I live in an apartment with a parking garage. It’s a fairly narrow garage, two cars can pass going opposite directions but it’s close.

Pulling out of a parking spot in the morning can be difficult since you have to do a sort of three-point turn to get out.

For that reason, I usually park by backing into my spot so l can just drive straight out.

I don’t drive a very large car, it’s a Jeep Compass (midsize SUV).

He was going to back into his spot like usual.

Today I pulled into the parking garage, and another car was behind me. I knew he was there but I decided to back into my spot anyway.

Usually this isn’t a big deal, a lot of people back into the spots in this garage for the same reason as I mentioned above, but during the time you’re backing in that person behind you has to wait since it’s too narrow to pass.

As I shifted into reverse, the car behind me kept pulling forward towards me.

I turned on my blinker and started turning towards the spot to try to signal that I was just backing into the spot.

The other driver was really impatient.

He laid on his horn and kept inching closer to me as I backed up.

Eventually he shifted into reverse and backed up to let me park.

I will say, I’m not inept at this maneuver, and even with him blocking me I was pulled into the spot within 15 seconds.

If it took a long time for me to pull in I could understand being upset and honking, but I pull in backwards in the same amount of time it takes to pull in forwards.

It didn’t end when the car was parked.

I put the car in park and I look up to see the guy who was behind me stopped in front of my car and getting out to come talk to me.

I opened my door and he walked over to me and started yelling.

I lost my temper too and we spent a bit shouting and swearing at each other before he got back into his car and drove off.

He regrets some of the choices he made.

I made a few choice gestures at him and at the same time noticed his wife and kids in the car with the windows down watching this whole thing go down and I felt bad.

Obviously I didn’t have to shout with him, I admit that I was a jerk there, but with everything else, AlTA?

The other driver is the whole problem. He’s a family man who gets out of his car to yell at another driver just parking his car in his parking spot.

It’s pretty obvious who the jerk is in this story.

He could’ve tried to keep his temper in check, but he was reacting to the other driver’s irrational anger.

Let’s see how Reddit reacted to this story.

The other driver was rude.

This is a very good point!

The other driver is upset over nothing.

This person gets annoyed when people back into parking spots too but is still on OP’s side.

Some drivers are just impatient.

Backing into a parking spot is the smart thing to do.

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