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Dimensions and Distance: Understanding the typical dimensions of parallel parking spaces and maintaining a proper distance from other cars is crucial. Most spaces will be about 20 feet long. Parallel Parking Tips for Driver's Test: If you're preparing for a driving test, practice parallel parking as it's often included in the test. Remember to ...
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- Find a parking space a little bit longer than your car. Look for a space that gives you enough room to back into. Once you get better at parallel parking, you may be able to park in tighter spaces, but you may want to start with spaces that have 6 feet (2 meters) of extra space.
- Pull up next to the car in front. Drive as close to the front car as possible to begin parking. Brake gently, then turn on your right turn signal to indicate that you’re going to park.
- Back up while turning your steering wheel to the right. Shift into reverse, then turn your wheel as you start backing up. Make sure the street behind you is clear of traffic.
- Straighten the wheel once you’re most of the way in. Turn your wheel once your rear tire is 18 in (46 cm) from the curb. Turn the steering wheel back towards the road once the rear of your vehicle is mostly in the space, and still slowly moving backwards.
- Find a large enough parking spot. The first thing you need to do is find a large enough parking spot. The gap should be at least 1.5 times the length of your car for you to have enough room to safely perform the maneuver.
- Place your car parallel to the car in front. Align your right passenger side mirror with the driver’s side mirror of the car that you intend to park behind.
- Turn the wheel fully to the right and begin to reverse. The next step is to turn the steering wheel fully to the right and slowly begin backing up.
- Turn your wheels straight and reverse further. Once you can see the full front of the car in your left side mirror, you need to reverse straight to move closer to the curb.
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Mar 19, 2019 · Look over your right shoulder into the spot and begin reversing very slowly. When your vehicle is about a third of the way past the one next to it, begin turning the wheel smoothly all the way to ...
