"fbloogyudsr" > wrote in message
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> "Skip Elliott Bowman" > wrote
> > For some reason, some parking lots have signs that state "Front-In
Parking
> > Only". I have no idea what's up with that.
>
> Generally, they're so that the longer rear overhang of the car doesn't
> block the sidewalk or hit something beyond the bump stop.
>
> Floyd

Yeah, I agree with that. In Virginia, with license plates front and rear,
it is a reasonable explanation for the signs. I've seen them in areas where
stone walls were in front of the spaces and places where cars in the next
row might be hit by those backing in (with sufficient overhang).