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Car Forum / Honda Cars / August 2006Steep incline: Park facing uphill or downhill?
I have a driveway that is about a 35 degree angle down. Is it better to park it so that the front faces down or back in so the front faces up? > I have a driveway that is about a 35 degree angle down. Is it better > to park it so that the front faces down or back in so the front faces > up? Depends whether you live in a place where snow or ice are factors, and whether you're a morning person or not. Pulling out of your driveway in the morning might be safest going forward, for safer entry into traffic. Backing out of a driveway is illegal in most jurisdictions. You haven't told us half the info we would need to know. Is your car sitting on a flat 'pad' or is it on the slope too? Should have asked on Wednesday.... 'Curly' >> I have a driveway that is about a 35 degree angle down. Is it better >> to park it so that the front faces down or back in so the front faces [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > >'Curly' The car sits on the driveway, which is at the angle. Parking is tough around here but we sure have no rules on pulling out forwards or backwards. Those aren't issues and I should have been more specific, I was concerned that the car might be damaged parked on a hill all the time. Perhaps the oil all flows forward or back, or the radiator drains, or transmission fluid pushes up against a seal. Something like that. > The car sits on the driveway, which is at the angle. Parking is tough > around here but we sure have no rules on pulling out forwards or > backwards. Are you sure about that? Aside from the rules of the road, it's a matter of safety (for yourself and the other motorists on the road. >> The car sits on the driveway, which is at the angle. Parking is tough >> around here but we sure have no rules on pulling out forwards or >> backwards. > > Are you sure about that? Aside from the rules of the road, it's a > matter of safety (for yourself and the other motorists on the road. No rule here in Arizona. In Williams there is even diagonal parking on Rt 66, which requires backing out into traffic. Mike > No rule here in Arizona. In Williams there is even diagonal parking on Rt > 66, which requires backing out into traffic. I find that interesting that it's not against the law, just based on the safety issue. > > No rule here in Arizona. In Williams there is even diagonal parking on Rt > > 66, which requires backing out into traffic. > > I find that interesting that it's not against the law, just based on the > safety issue. A lot of older sections in cities all over the nation have diagonal parking. Even here in "progressive" Austin, TX. I avoid it like the plague... JT > A lot of older sections in cities all over the nation have diagonal > parking. Even here in "progressive" Austin, TX. I avoid it like the > plague... I can see reverse in diagonal parking but not drive in parking. Reversing is one of the major causes of collisions and property/personal damages at any time. > > A lot of older sections in cities all over the nation have diagonal > > parking. Even here in "progressive" Austin, TX. I avoid it like the [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > Reversing is one of the major causes of collisions and property/personal > damages at any time. Whenever I pull into a regular parking lot, I always stop so that I simply pull out. At home, I always back into the parking spot and simply pull out into traffic. Simpler, safer and easier... JT > Whenever I pull into a regular parking lot, I always stop so that I > simply pull out. At home, I always back into the parking spot and > simply pull out into traffic. Simpler, safer and easier... Exactly! > Whenever I pull into a regular parking lot, I always stop so that I > simply pull out. At home, I always back into the parking spot and > simply pull out into traffic. Simpler, safer and easier... > > JT Wow! I want to live there - for parking anyway. Here in Flagstaff I can do that about 2/3 of the time (the regular parking lot, that is) while many times it is hard to find a parking spot at all. Mike > > Whenever I pull into a regular parking lot, I always stop so that I > > simply pull out. At home, I always back into the parking spot and [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > > Mike Well, you do have to choose an appropriate time to shop. Parking lots in Austin are probably the worst designed in the country. A lot of big box stores have only *one* entrance/exit. Also, many lots do not offer access to neighboring lots. Figures when you have a city council more concerned with artsy-fartsy aesthetics over functionality... JT (Who is so happy that he moved fifteen miles outta town...) >I have a driveway that is about a 35 degree angle down. Is it better >to park it so that the front faces down or back in so the front faces >up? That is serious steep, are you sure about the angle? I'm betting forward or back, you'll have brake and/or tranny failures in short order, much less oil flow problems. But if you *have* to do that, it is an interesting question. J. >>I have a driveway that is about a 35 degree angle down. Is it better >>to park it so that the front faces down or back in so the front faces [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > >J. Nope, I'm not sure of the angle. These are small attached houses (rowhouses are what we call them) and many of them have the garage in the basement, so there is a fairly steep driveway leading down. Almost no one uses the garage, that's for storage. Everyone keeps the car in the driveway. In about twenty feet the driveway drops down nine feet or so. I've had my 91 Accord in the driveway for years, facing downhill. The only noticeable problem was when I had water inside the car after a flood in a parking lot and made the mistake of pulling into the driveway. The slight amout of water in the passenger side flowed forward, hit the wiring harness located by the passenger's feet, and shorted out the computer. That was about two months ago. With the advice of folks on this newsgroup I ended up getting a computer at the junkyard and the car is fine. But during the two weeks that the car was dead, I started looking for another car and sort of fell in love with the Fit. And I've ordered one. So now that I'm starting with a new car I'd like to treat it as good as possible, and thus the question about which way is better to park it. I'm sure that the answer is to use the garage, but then where would the bikes and surfboards go? > I have a driveway that is about a 35 degree angle down. Is it better > to park it so that the front faces down or back in so the front faces > up? Park any way your heart desires. Your car's systems don't care.  SignatureTeGGeR® The Unofficial Honda/Acura FAQ www.tegger.com/hondafaq/ >> I have a driveway that is about a 35 degree angle down. Is it better >> to park it so that the front faces down or back in so the front faces >> up? > > Park any way your heart desires. Your car's systems don't care. Disclaimer: wedding cakes don't count as "cars' systems." -- R Flowers "R Flowers" <rflowers@Tinbowlinggreen.com> wrote in news:dLedndm- 9aYumVTZnZ2dnUVZ_rSdnZ2d@insightbb.com: >>> I have a driveway that is about a 35 degree angle down. Is it better >>> to park it so that the front faces down or back in so the front faces [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > Disclaimer: wedding cakes don't count as "cars' systems." LOL The voice of experience speaking here? SignatureTeGGeR® The Unofficial Honda/Acura FAQ www.tegger.com/hondafaq/ > Disclaimer: wedding cakes don't count as "cars' systems." As my wife and I design and deliver Wedding Cakes, I can say (based on experience) that Wedding Cakes truly don't care what the angle of a driveway is, as long as the driver uses proper care and control of the vehicle while negotiating the driveway. {;^) Brian Smith Cakes by Darlene http://www.cakesbydarlene.ca >> Disclaimer: wedding cakes don't count as "cars' systems." > [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] >Cakes by Darlene >http://www.cakesbydarlene.ca A friend of mine once worked as a pie delivery man. One day he rounded a corner too quickly; it was supposedly not a pretty sight. > A friend of mine once worked as a pie delivery man. One day he rounded > a corner too quickly; it was supposedly not a pretty sight. I had a woman driver cut me off one day. I had to return home to have my wife repair the damage to the icing on the cake (it wasn't pretty either). >> A friend of mine once worked as a pie delivery man. One day he >> rounded a corner too quickly; it was supposedly not a pretty sight. [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > wife repair the damage to the icing on the cake (it wasn't pretty > either). My wife came up with a pretty funny idea for a cooking show the other day. It was to be based on a particular car show. It was to be called "Pimp My Cake". SignatureTeGGeR® The Unofficial Honda/Acura FAQ www.tegger.com/hondafaq/ > My wife came up with a pretty funny idea for a cooking show the other day. > It was to be based on a particular car show. > It was to be called "Pimp My Cake". LOL! Brian Smith, wrote the following at or about 7/31/2006 5:57 PM: >> A friend of mine once worked as a pie delivery man. One day he rounded >> a corner too quickly; it was supposedly not a pretty sight. > > I had a woman driver cut me off one day. I had to return home to have my > wife repair the damage to the icing on the cake (it wasn't pretty either). I had an 80 year old man turn in front of me while I was doing about 60 m/h and I lost all the exterior sheet metal on the drivers side of my 1979 Impala. I, too, had to return home... just to change my shorts!<g> > A friend of mine once worked as a pie delivery man. One day he rounded > a corner too quickly; it was supposedly not a pretty sight. I can't resist this diversion: my former manager was telling us about when he was young and helped friends move a console piano one had been given by his grandmother. They loaded it in a pickup and felt the truck lean around a corner, then the truck snapped back and a loud "SPRONG" was heard.... Mike |
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