milky419
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Practice, prefereably with non brakable objects to represent other cars - cardboard boxes and traffic cones.
I found it helped to visualise the car from outside but some people think i'm crazy. |
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billyndave
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have a friend sit next to you in the car and slap you round the head each time you fail, that way you'll really want to get it right :) |
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Inquirer
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what milky said and also go to a driving school |
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Westwood
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For starters I would invest in some of those special mirrors that attach to the wing mirrors of your car. They are about the size of 2 fifty pence pieces and they give you a perfect view of the bottom edge of the car and the pavement. I had those on my car when I learnt to drive and they are fantastic. Also I was taught to pull alongside the car that I was parking behind until the rear of my car was level with the rear of their car. Then slowly reverse back turning the wheel slowly as you go to start to move in to the space. When you get back far enough so the your wing mirror is level with the rear of their car, continue to reverse but start to slowly turn the wheel the other way so that you level the car up against the pavement. Ensure that you are always checking behind you and to both side to make sure that you don't hit anything and that the path is clear. I hope this helps. |
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Ice-cream
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go to this site: www.driverseddirect.com/game/
it is a game where you practice on parking |
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item
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keep practising with people guiding you. |
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tkitten1982
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Practice with someone that has lived in the BIG city all their life. I promise it helps. That - or you get laughed at like I did. lol. |
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pf1965_m
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It's all in the angles. When you get the back of the front seat lined up with the back bumper of the car in front of where you are aiming to park, crank the wheel all the way. Back up until you're at a 45 degree angle, then crank the wheel the other way. Sounds too simple, but it works everytime. |
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Nutmeg
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I have to agree with the person who said to learn from someone who learned to drive in a big city. Also, be very familiar with your vehicle to know the size and how you can swing into the spot or not. |
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Whitey0791
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I would do it the way my dad taught me.
To learn parallel parking, he went and borrowed a 1972 Eldorado from my uncle and took me to a high school parking lot and made me parallel park it between two trash cans repeatedly until I could do it with just a rear-view mirror and left side mirror alone.
Now, with that said, if you ever want to learn the best way to drive a stick shift, have someone take you in a stick shift car half way up the biggest hill you can find, and with a car behind you, have them let you take the drivers seat and tell you how to get that car up the hill without frying the clutch or hitting the car behind you. Works like a charm and you will go easier on clutches than if you learned on flat road.
Have a nice day :) |
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kkkakester
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do what ice cream said |
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kells
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AT a shopping center. |
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Dark_Hair&Blue_Eyed Momma
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Practice using cones. Also another trick is pull up to the beside the car and don't start turning when you are backing up until your driver's side mirror is parrell with the other car. That is how I do it. |
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ron51
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Drive as close to the car in front of the space as you dare (2 inches from the wing mirror is good. Now stop when you gudge your rear wheels to be level with the back bumper of the car in front of your space. Turn the sterring wheel full towards the parked car while slowly reversing. when the car is about halfway towards the curb, start turning the sterring the oposite way while watching for your front corner to miss the parked cars back corner. Stop when the car is parrallel with the curb. |
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