Parallel parking. pls answer, im in dire need...?

Question

so... one full turn to the right, back up till i get the 45 degrees, stop, then one full turn to the left to straigthen the wheel, back up till my cars front is passed the other cars rear, then one full turn again to the left to make my car parallel to the curb? will this be ok?

Answer 1

Use your turn signal to indicate the direction of the parking spot.

If the space is not yet vacant but the car in it is about to leave, wait behind the spot.

When the space is vacant, pull ahead of it until you have pulled up beside the car parked in front of the space. Your rear bumper should be even with that car's rear bumper with about 2 feet of road between you.

Put the car in reverse. Begin to back up slowly; as soon as the car starts moving, turn the wheel as far as it will go toward the curb.

Back slowly into the space.

When the back of your car's front door is even with the rear bumper of the car beside you, begin turning the wheel away from the curb.

Continue turning the wheel away from the curb and backing slowly into the space.

Straighten out the wheel, then pull forward or back in the space as needed to center yourself between the cars in front of and behind you. Your car should be 6 to 8 inches from the curb when you are parked.

Answer 2

you either know or you don't.

Answer 3

This may sound overwhelming at first, but if you print if off you'll have it for future reference and it will eventually make sense [grin]

Parallel parking 101:

1. Check your rear view mirror, lightly tap your brake lights a few times and signal right to let the vehicle behind you know you are  going to parallel park. Do this before you reach your starting position.

2. Line your vehicle up about 3 ft away from the other vehicle you wish to park behind, lining up your rear bumpers.

3. Find a 45 degree reference point across the street. Find this by pointing out across the street from the mid section of your driver's side mirror on a 45 degree angle.

4.Do a 360 degree check around your vehicle as you shift to Reverse gear.

5.Begin to move back about 1/2 second, WHILE COVERING YOUR BRAKE, and then steer fully and quickly to the right (about 1-1/2 turns) AS YOU MOVE, looking mostly to the rear, and checking occasionally that the front of your vehicle is pointing at that 45 degree angle.

6.Once you are at that 45 degree angle, continue moving back slowly, covering your brake, as you straighten your steering.(about 1-1/2 turns of the wheel to the left).

7.Back in straight until the passenger side of your front bumper is in line with the driver's side of the rear bumper of the vehicle ahead of you.

(check to see how far the other vehicle is from the curb, and also how wide it is compared to your vehicle, in order to adjust how much you back in straight)

Also, if you adjust your pass. side mirror so that you can just see the rear corner of your vehicle in the bottom left side of that mirror, you can then use this position of your mirror to assist you when parallel parking. When you can just see the curb edge in that right mirror, is when you can turn left again. Only use quick glances in that mirror, looking mostly to the rear and glancing to the front from time to time also.

8. Continue to back in slowly, covering your brake, looking to the rear,as you move and steer all the way left (1-1/2 turns of the wheel) until you see in that pass. side mirror that you are parallel to the curb. If you back in too far, your front wheels could hit the curb. If they just touch the curb gently (moving very slowly at this point), you can then fix it by continuing to  move back slowly  and steering about 1-1/2 turns right again to straighten the wheels.

Your vehicle will then continue to move back due to your wheels now being straightened.

9.Make sure that you can see the bottom of the rear tires of the vehicle ahead of you so that you and they are able to exit their parking space.

10. Practice until you are comfortable and feel confident.

If your rear wheels hit the curb as you back in, take note of how far you backed in before turning left, and back in less the next time you try.

I know there is a lot of information here, but it's a complicated technique to explain. You can print it to use it for future reference. It's the method I use to teach, and uses points of reference on vehicles as well as that 45 degree reference point.

If you have a few empty milk jugs around, you can fill them with water so they won't tip over, and insert sticks where a car would be. Use the curb in an empty parking lot.

You'll need 5 jugs for this.

First park your vehicle along the curb.

Place one jug at both ends of your rear bumper.

Pace off the length of your vehicle and then pace off another half that distance.

Mark this spot with another jug and place another jug there to represent both sides of that spot. Now you should have a rectangular shape with the jugs. This is your parking space.(you need approimately 1-1/2 carlengths to park)

From the front jug, pace off another carlength (the length of your own vehicle for example ), and place the 5th jug in that spot.

Now you have a phantom vehicle ahead of your "space"

the first jug represents the front of the phantom vehicle which would be parked ahead of your space.

This method, along with your Instructor's method may give you a couple of different ideas.

The Driving Examiner will be looking for smooth control and backing skills, so practice this manoeuver to perfect it.

Luck is when preparation meets opportunity, so I wish you GOOD LUCK !!!

Answer 4

yea but you dont need to go to 45 more like 20-30