Backing Practice™ 13

Maybe you guys are seeing something I'm not but I would stay left and Uturn and go to door 6 as it would be easier to get into door five for the next guy . All he has to do is U turn from either direction head back out the driveway to get straight and offset into five.

Now unless I'm mistaken those are just painted yellow lines on the arrows left side so you have more wiggle room than what you might think at first glance.

Upon surveying the land, I'd stay left close to the stripped paint, turn right doing a Uey, then ally dock in to slot 6. Even though it's safer for my truck to get into dock 5 and puts my truck in better visibility for the other driver, it will make it much harder for the other driver to get into dock 6 once I'm in dock 5. So I pick dock 6 and let him have the easier spot. Then assist him if needed to get into dock 5 without hitting my truck. Getting back out can also be a bit more challenge because my turn will be more tight. But from the looks of the photo, it should still be possible. If it didn't look possible from being there, then door 5 would be a must.

Not even being in school yet, this is purely imagination for me with no practical experience in anything even half the size, but I want to try this.

My initial plan would be to take 6, starting with a slight turn to my left, then running right towards those barriers. I would try to get setup as best as I could for a 90 and it would hopefully be a pretty relaxed 90 since I have 5 open to use during what is hopefully a pretty relaxed 90 with nothing sitting on the inside of my turn to worry about.

I would plan to leave 5 for the driver behind me. Once I make it into 6, he wouldn't have the luxury of an open lane next to him to work with if he was left having to enter 6 at too sharp of an angle.

After I got that plan figured out, I would hop out of the truck, walk over to him, tell him that I am new, what my plan is, then ask him what he thinks. Chances are, he has been at it longer than I have. Even if he hasn't, getting another opinion from someone and being able to bounce the idea off someone else sounds like a good idea and wouldn't take more than a few minutes to do.

If he agreed that my plan was good, or I heard what he said, didn't like it, and told him I was doing my plan, he at least has the notice of what he will be looking at once I get settled in. That gives him time to consider backing out of the drive and getting turned around back where he has more room. Then he can back down the drive and offset into 5, saving him from having to try and turn around in the smaller dock area.

Errol we await your wisdom

E bank of the game here is to put your tandems where they'll do the most good.

For 1, 2, 3, and maybe 4, a counter clockwise U-turn using as much space as you can will be best to get your rear end lines up for the doors.

For 5, 6 and 7, a clockwise U-turn will get your back end lined up. (Yes, use the yellow striped area as needed.)

As for driver #2, you can see a parked cab in dock 3. If you take #5, forcing the next driver to back around your extra 20 feet sticking out, you have made his back-up 10 times harder. Give that driver a break.

For #1-4, a counterclockwise U-turn can set you up for a simple straight back. For 5-7, a clockwise U-turn makes those a driver/sight side backup.

And this is why I love the these practices!! I dont want to make things harder for the next driver OR myself, but I would have just done both!

I would try to 45 angle into 5 so I could see the trailer on drivers side. Thw guy b3hind me most likely has been driving longer so thw heck with him hahhaha

I would come in along the right (left in the picture), then make a 90 degree left turn and block as many of the doors as I could. Then I'd go in and use the bathroom.

I was thinking clockwise u turn, but would have taken dock 5 and helped the other guy if needed. Kinda like the mentality of go for the pull through parking space first before the back in spot