[qet]

Reverse parking. It's mandatory on most mining sites that I have visited in Australia, for safety reasons. The miners love to slam it into reverse and crunch their gearbox as they back into a space. Not good for when you are going shopping and need to access the boot, however.

[i2pi]

As someone who has just moved back to Australia after ~20 years in the USA, I was surprised to notice how many people reverse park here. It seems to be an ego thing , particularly when I notice how many people do it at the supermarket, where it has to be super inconvenient.

[thsksbd]

Its not that inconvenient unless the spaces are very narrow. In the us the spaces are typically wide enough to allow s carry to squeeze through.

[arethuza]

It's fairly common on industrial sites I've been to - particularly ones that you might want to leave in a hurry!