I drive either a full-size van or full-size pickup, but I take a different approach.Mithras61 wrote:I drive a full-size van, and I pull up so that the driver's side door opens just past the ATM, and step out of the vehicle and leave the door open.
I figure that I am always more vulnerable outside the vehicle than in. My number one goal is to make sure what's outside the vehicle stays out, so I pull up close; no chance for a BG to get in with me (all the doors are locked, so no need to worry about unauthorized entry from behind).
I also leave the vehicle in "Drive", and foot on the brake, instead of putting it in "Park". Quick departures are even quicker if you don't have to shift first.
Kevin