How to Parallel Park

In big cities or at mega shopping malls, you often come into situation where you have to show your driving skills to park the car in limited available space. Parallel parking is much complex and complicated that can be a challenge for amateur drivers. Here we discuss some of the techniques to learn how to parallel park.

Items

• Car
• Skills
• Focus

Instructions

• Locate a place where you think you can park a car quite easily. The place must be longer than your car.

• While approaching the parking spot, have a good look on your driver-side mirror and the rear-view mirror to avoid bumping any close by vehicle behind.

• Always give signal, keep your speed slow and eventually stop. If you have any vehicle behind give a gesture so that they will get to know and move forward.

• Keep a line with the car parked in front of the spot. Stop your car parallel to that car, wheel to wheel and bumper to bumper, everything should be aligned. Keep a reasonable distance from that car, neither be too close, nor too far. One or two feet distance is enough.

• Shift the gear into reverse.

• Make sure that the road on the back is clear before moving backward. Make the right use of the rear mirror.

• It is recommended to keep a good idea of the gap between you and the other vehicle.

• Turn your steering to the full right and gradually remove your foot from the brake and press the accelerator down.

• While moving back, keep an eye on your surroundings. Be careful and make certain that you are far enough from the rear of the front car while moving back.

• Adjust the passenger-side mirror to have a clear idea about the position of the curb. If you are unable to see the curb in mirror, this might mean that you are too close to the curb.

• If the rear tire touches the curb, this means that you are far back, move your car forward a few feet forward and try to move back again.

• Once the rear of the car is back enough, turn the steering wheel to the left gradually while moving back. Your job at this stage will be half done and you have to come right behind the front car to complete the move.

• Move back slowly and make sure that you don’t hit the front of the car parked behind you.

• Once your back enough shift the gear to drive and turn your steering to the right. Move forward into the direction of curb.

• Adjust the car into the center of the spot. If you think you are not in the center, make some forward or backward movements to adjust your position in the middle of the parking spot. Finally, you are parallel parked.

Parallel parking is not an easy task. It needs a lot of skills and focus. You have to be focused and alert about the surroundings. This article certainly helps you to Parallel Park your car.