I am a new driver and drive an alto. have difficulty in judging left side clearance. any suggestions?

Question

when the car is in motion i have difficulty is judging my left front tyre position and as a result unable to judge distance of pedestrians etc to the left of the car. please tell me the best way out.

Answer 1

start driving on the right side of road. Immigrate to USA.

Answer 2

When you get to stop (alto) go slow and stop behind the the line, look through both mirror then start moving little by little.  May your car seat are to to far from the door.  If you don't know what position of the wheel is put a little tag in the middle of the wheel, practice that and the tag shoud be in the middle.  That's what I used to do when I first started, because sometime the wheel are crooked and you don't any way of kowing, always go slow  ga

Answer 3

What's an alto? Why are you having troubles with the left side? Shouldn't the right side be harder to judge since its the side furthest from you?

Anyway... go to an empty parking lot and try parking the car.  Remember the visual references... like where the parking-space-line is related to a dimple on your car... or some other visual reference that does not move on the vehicle. Then, get out of the car and see where that parking-space-line really is. That will help you gain an idea where things are in relation to the dimple on your car. Eventually, you will develop spatial awareness and no longer need the dimple. You can always ask a friend or parent to stand outside the car and you slowly approach them to see how close you can get before you actually hit them.

I know when I was learning to drive there was a dent in the left side of the hood of my car... as long as I kept the yellow line perfectly centred in that dent, I was centred in my lane.

Answer 4

Practice makes perfect.

When I upgraded from a Dodge Neon to a Dodge Durango, I struggled at first with driving.

Give it just a couple of weeks and you should be driving just fine.  :)

Answer 5

keep a sufficient left-side clearance and honk your horn to alert pedestrians. if you are unsure of left-side clearance, slow down and even stop if required.

Answer 6

Yes, stop driving.  PLEASE.

Answer 7

Practice.