One morning I came into work and noticed a colleague laboriously backing her car into a parking spot.   I was waiting to hold the elevator for her, but it took at least three attempts to get the car positioned just right before she got out.   Yes, she’s one of the few folks in our office who owns a car.   While waiting, I noticed that all of the other cars also had been backed into their parking spot.   And ever since then I’ve looked to see if the pattern held.   It does, with an occasional exception.     When she was done parking, I greeted her and asked,

“Why do you back your car into the parking space?”
“Oh, It’s easier to leave that way.”
“But, I bet it’s harder to back in to a parking space than to back out, isn’t it?”
“Hmm…maybe.”
“Why does everyone back into their parking space?”
“That’s the way were were taught.”