The next time you’re making the decision of how you want to park your car into a parking space, remember this: Some 300 people are killed and 18,000 are injured by drivers backing up from their parking spot each year in the U.S. This is mainly an American issue, as statistics show no other country parks their cars with the nose in front as much as the U.S. The good thing is an obvious solution exists — just back your car into a parking space so that there’s no need to back out.
Why you should start backing your car into a parking space
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