Interesting that you would think that way.
I always thought it safer to either back into a parking spot, or pull through , so that when I am exiting , I have a clear field of view of where I am heading .
My gf in my 20's was leaving her job at the mall one night, and backed right into a little girl that she could not see. It was really lucky that she only knocked her down , and no one was hurt, but she was really shook up about it .
I think the experts agree.
https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=2ahUKEwjS6qm3q6HjAhWBZs0KHUhqA8kQFjAAegQIABAB&url=https%3A%2F%2Fauto.howstuffworks.com%2Fcar-driving-safety%2Faccidents-hazardous-conditions%2Fbacked-in-car-parking-lot-space.htm&usg=AOvVaw30SSI2aC0o43kstHUORuAE
Mine was the beat up Chevy, not the Ford. Maybe that guy could have used one of the 200 other available spots? I fit neatly into my spot , no other cars around anywhere .
Maybe it is all the years in the auto biz. I always leave cars facing face out, so the customers don't have to struggle, or back into something when they are pulling out .