Why do people leave their cars parked in 2nd or 3rd gear?

Question

When people drive manual transmission cars, i see them parked but their gear is at either 2nd 3rd or sometimes even 4th. why is that? is it a bad thing to do to be parked in neutral or what? does it save gas if you're in a gear and parked?

Answer 1

They are in gear so if the e-brake fails then the car still will not roll because it is in gear...