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Reversing makes it easier to maneuver the car and straighten it. Since the front wheels turn, you can back-in at more difficult angles and don't need to go in straight.

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I don't think backing into a parking spot is safer than backing out. The article first says the lack of pedestrians makes reversing safe; then it goes on to say the presence of pedestrians makes pulling out forward safe. Which is it, are there pedestrians or not?

I think most folks are less familiar with driving in reverse than driving forward. Even I aced parallel parking in my driver's test, but I can't back straight out of my driveway to save my life.

The article makes a valid point at the end that good drivers drive well. But I think the headline overstates a conclusion of a single person.

It’s less likely that the parking spot itself is occupied by a pedestrian (and it’s easier to verify that before reversing into it) than for the area you drive out of it into to have pedestrians heading in and out of their vehicles, and going forward out of the parking spot gives you better visibility to see the pedestrians (and other cars) appearing from behind adjacent cars.

It's easier for pedestrians to notice a car maneuvering into a parking spot than a car starting to move out of a spot.

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