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Janice Ellis <br />From: <br />Sent: <br />To: <br />Subject: <br />Attachments: <br />FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE <br />Cheri Bedford <br />Monday, June 19, 2023 11:56 AM <br />Cheri Bedford <br />Back -in Angle Parking -STUDY Coming to Downtown Paris, Texas in JULY <br />Back in Angle Parking FB (8.5 x 11 in).png; PRESS RELEASE- BAParking final.docx <br />SIGNAL, STOP, REVERSE <br />Back -in Angle Parking Trial <br />July 7 — 29, 2023 <br />CONTACTS: <br />Cheri Bedford, Main Street Manager coed ord(u)paristex ws, ov 903-784-9293 <br />Andrew Mack, Director of Planning and Community Development amacU&,paristexas.gov <br />Starting Friday July 7, 2023 at 9:00 a.m., shoppers, visitors and citizens have the opportunity to participate in a <br />back -in angle parking study on the west side of the downtown plaza where parking is currently head -in angle <br />parking. The trial will last for 3 weeks and will end on Saturday July 291H <br />What is back -in angle parking? Back -in angle parking is a safer type of angle parking. Instead of pulling into the <br />parking spot and backing out into oncoming traffic when exiting, cars back into the parking spots, allowing them <br />to make eye contact with oncoming traffic when exiting the parking space. Back in angle parking is being <br />mandated in some states when other improvements are being made. <br />Back -in angle parking works similar to parallel parking. It's as simple as 1, 2, 3: <br />1. Signal a right turn to warn other drivers. <br />2. Pull past the parking spot and stop. <br />3. Reverse into the parking spot. <br />Back -in angle parking is considered a safer alternative for <br />following reasons: <br />1. Back -in angle parking is a safer position for driver <br />passengers to enter and exit the vehicle when going <br />i <br />1,, <br />the sidewalk. Back -in angle parked car doors, igna 2, St<>gi 3. Reverse <br />hatches open to the sidewalk instead of the street <br />2. Back -in angle parking provides drivers with better vision of pedestrians, bicycles, and <br />vehicles as they exit a parking space and enter moving traffic. <br />3. Back -in angle parked cars can drive onto the drive lane efficiently without backing out <br />oncoming traffic. <br />4. Back -in angle parking reduces accidents. <br />5. Back -in angle parking is easier than parallel parking by requiring 1 less turning movement. <br />the <br />and <br />to and from <br />trunks and <br />other motor <br />blindly into <br />