Backing into Parking Stalls

Why do so many people back in to parking stalls in Hawaii?

Surprisingly there is a lot of research into the psychology of the way people park, whether you pull straight into a stall or take the time to reverse in?

There is even a theory it may symbolize an area’s economic productivity. This theory is based on the idea of delayed gratification, getting the hard part over first and being awarded later. 88% of cars in China reverse-park while 6% of cars in the U.S. reverse-park.

There are many arguments on the internet claiming which parking style is better any many logical reasons on both sides.

You see more people in Hawaii reverse-park than on the mainland. This is probably because people tend to be in less of a rush or hurry here. We have a very laid-back lifestyle.

Other speculated reasons to why people in Hawaii reverse park are:

Parking stalls tend to be smaller due to the high cost of land.

There is a large Asian population here and many Asian countries practice reverse-parking.

Toyota Tacomas are very popular and people do not want to have their view blocked by these large trucks.

The Hawaii Driver Manual recommends reverse-parking.

How do you park it?