The next time you goto a shopping mall/hypermarket.

You may noticed that there is 1-2 cars/family which are willing to stop at one corner of the road and wait in their cars. No signal, nothing. Just waiting,with the engine running (and yes...carbon monoxide exposure, happy breathing them  ). God only knows how long they are inside their cars...

While others go round and round and round...to find someone who wants to leave the shopping mall.

Which one is more effective...
Or ....which one is a smarter move (leaving the other option, obviously a dumber move) 

You do the math 

For me,if I were to walk back to my car, I would try to confuse the stalker, who is following me. I.e ...He thinks my car is on this lane..so I continue to walk on the same lane...thinking that 'my' car is nearby....until...I walk into another lane..   

Happy Finding Your Parking Lot