WEBVTT - BrainStuff Classics: What's the Best Way To Park?

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<v Speaker 1>Welcome to brain Stuff production of iHeart Radio. Hi brain Stuff.

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<v Speaker 1>Lorn vog obam here with a classic episode from our

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<v Speaker 1>former host, Christian Sagar. Driving and parking are activities that

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<v Speaker 1>bring out opinions in many people. But does science have

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<v Speaker 1>anything to say about the best practices for parking? Christian

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<v Speaker 1>has the answer, Hey, brain Stuff, Christian Sagar here. Whether

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<v Speaker 1>it's cooking an egg, skinning a cat, or building an

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<v Speaker 1>underground bunker to prepare for end times, there is usually

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<v Speaker 1>more than one way to do most things. When it

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<v Speaker 1>comes to driving a car. For example, motorists tend to

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<v Speaker 1>have some wildly varying ideas about how to best get

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<v Speaker 1>from point A to point B. That's not to mention

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<v Speaker 1>timeless driving debates over how to occupy the far left

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<v Speaker 1>lane on a highway, when to turn on your lights,

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<v Speaker 1>or if you should pull over for a funeral procession.

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<v Speaker 1>Then there's the question of what to do when you

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<v Speaker 1>want to stop driving and leave your car somewhere. Many

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<v Speaker 1>motorists are united in their strict aversion to parallel parking,

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<v Speaker 1>but how to navigate other spots is still a source

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<v Speaker 1>of some debate. Is it better to turn headfirst into

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<v Speaker 1>a parking space, or to take the time to park

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<v Speaker 1>backed in facing out, in what some refer to as

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<v Speaker 1>battle parking. Buckle up for the answer. For both safety

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<v Speaker 1>and efficiency purposes, the experts say it is usually best

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<v Speaker 1>to back into a parking space. That's because having a

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<v Speaker 1>wide field of vision is more important when you're pulling

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<v Speaker 1>out of a parking space than it is when you're

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<v Speaker 1>pulling in. Katherine Peterman, an architect who has helped design

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<v Speaker 1>parking lots across the United States, told us that when

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<v Speaker 1>you back in, it's into a defined space where people

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<v Speaker 1>aren't likely to be, but when you pull out of

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<v Speaker 1>a parking space, you're pulling into traffic and possibly into pedestrians. Sure,

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<v Speaker 1>technological advances like rear side cameras in those sensors that

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<v Speaker 1>make beeping noises when you get too close to a

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<v Speaker 1>person or another car, they can help make backing out easier,

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<v Speaker 1>but the effect those cameras have had on reducing accidents

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<v Speaker 1>has been gradual at best. Peterman and Vanessa Soulsby, a

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<v Speaker 1>spokesperson for the International Parking Institute, say that it's because

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<v Speaker 1>backing out is still not as easy as driving out

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<v Speaker 1>head first, and both acknowledge that backing into a parking

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<v Speaker 1>space is often easier said than done. New or inexperienced

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<v Speaker 1>drivers may feel uncomfortable trying to negotiate a prime space backwards.

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<v Speaker 1>The rest of us may simply feel pressure or you know,

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<v Speaker 1>hear the shrieking horns from traffic as it piles up

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<v Speaker 1>during the process. As backing in can take a few

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<v Speaker 1>more seconds than pulling in front fender first. That's why

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<v Speaker 1>Peterman recommends that drivers look for spots where the space

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<v Speaker 1>in front of you is also open so you can

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<v Speaker 1>pull through. But convincing folks to back that thing up

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<v Speaker 1>is going to take some time. That's especially true as smartphones,

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<v Speaker 1>smart dashboards, and other technological advances within cars compete for

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<v Speaker 1>driver's time and attention, and while the experts may say

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<v Speaker 1>it's the way to go, not everyone is so quick

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<v Speaker 1>to adopt the practice. Today's episode was written by Chris

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<v Speaker 1>Opper and produced by Dylan Fagan and Tyler Clang. For

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