Cars & Transportation Tips for reverse parking?

[Ahern2Boof]

Hey guys, just wondering if any of you have any tips for parallel parking? I'm on my red p's, been on them since February this year, and have probably only reverse parked 10 times since then. Much prefer trying to find a side-street and pulling into a double-spaced park.

I accidentally backed into a parked car while trying to reverse park one day a few months ago (I used to be really confident with it up to this point) but since then i've lost all confidence and never try to do it. It was only a tap by the way, didn't leave a scratch on my car or hers.

What I was taught to do by my driving instructor was to stop with the passenger side door in line with the back door of the car in front of the space you're trying to park in. Then, turn the wheel two full circles before turning it the opposite way to pull your front in. I have found it works sometimes but other times, I have found myself slightly on the curb or even halfway between the car park and the driving lane. Thanks

 

[quin_stick]

I haven't reverse parked or reverse parallel parked since my log book test, been off my P's for over 6 months now.

 

[BALKAN]

Had my licence for 3 and a half years now and still have no idea how to reverse parallel park. I usually just wedge my way in forwards and then reverse back and forth until I'm reasonably parallel and off the road.

Unnecessary skill. It's all about how loud you can play techno music.

 

[little graham]

Get yourself witches hats, go to an empty car park,line them up as if they were a parked car, listen to your instructor, keep doing it until you know he's right or wrong.

Practice makes perfect.

 

[Maddo11]

Line up next to the front car so there's about a meter space, with your front seats at their back seats. Pick an object on the curb 45' to your right, reverse and turn until you're facing that object. Once you're in line straighten your wheels and continue backing up roughly a meter. This brings you close to the gutter. Then full lock the opposite way to swing the front in.

Once I was taught this method I've never had to look like a fool going forward and back repeatedly trying to straighten up.

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[quin_stick]

Had my licence for 3 and a half years now and still have no idea how to reverse parallel park. I usually just wedge my way in forwards and then reverse back and forth until I'm reasonably parallel and off the road.

Unnecessary skill. It's all about how loud you can play techno music.

I just keep driving around until I find a big enough space to go in all the way forwards, or until I find a normal car park. Agree, unnecessary skill.

 

[kfc1]

Just don't be a shit kent

 

[DREAM TEAM BUFF]

Reverse slow

 

[Ahern2Boof]

I just keep driving around until I find a big enough space to go in all the way forwards, or until I find a normal car park. Agree, unnecessary skill.

It is necessary when there's one park between two vehicles right outside the supermarket and a two-spaced park is nowhere to be found.

 

[BotsMaster]

Don't ask Stratton_Gun

 

[rocker_oz33]

 

[Stratton_Gun]

I'l have you know I have revered park a couple have times with 0 crashes

 

[kfc1]

a couple have times

 

[MisterMarcus]

Move to a house in the inner city with no off-street parking.

I'm not really joking, I couldn't parallel park to save my life until I moved into a house with no off-street parking, and full of cars all the time. It was either learn to parallel park pretty damn quick, or walk like 1km from your car to your house each day!

Once you're put in a position where you're forced to do something all the time, you just learn to do it.

 

[Dan Moody]

Just go and buy one of those girl cars on TV that park themselves

 

[Catfish Alley]

I'm surprised so many find it difficult. I can't really think of any formulas or tips for it. You should know the feel and dimensions of your car. I guess you should try and go in at around a 60 degree angle. Swing the wheel and straighten as soon as the front corner of your car is clear and the back wheels are near the gutter.

 

[Simon_Nesbit]

Use...your....mirrors. Every car now has electric mirrors - adjust them for driving, then to reverse park, change the angle of the passenger mirror so you can see your tire and the kerb.

The key thing to think about is the space around the vehicle, the direction of the wheels and where that will take the car.

What you want is to get your back wheels equal with the back of the car beside. Go as close as you feel comfortable. Put the wheel on full left lock, and reverse back until you are at 45 degrees to the space. Stop, Straighten the wheel, and then reverse back until your nose is equal with the car in front. Stop, full right lock until your vehicle is straight. Straighten wheel and park in middle of bay.

The reason people seem to have so many issues is that they try and do it to fast, and don't go to full lock - trying to reverse an S, instead of a Z. The worst are those that make lots of minor corrections - because they didn't have it right to begin with and require greater space within which to work.

The school drop-off sees me surrounding by hulking luxury 4wds, (including two Porsche 4wds!), so I'm definitely wary about getting 'too' close. Almost universally they are parked poorly (wide/angle/overline) too. At work, I have to reverse out of a 45 degree space, out and around 5-6 cars parked on different angles. Learning to drive a forklift (rear wheel steer) probably helped too.

 

[The Passenger]

Once you're put in a position where you're forced to do something all the time, you just learn to do it.

Not long after I first got my p's i was driving to some function and i was driving around for a while, and there was only a handful of single spots around, and being only a couple of weeks into my p's i wasn't crazy confident on my parking - like most new p platers (or at least those willing to admit to a lack of confidence). it was pissing down rain and after a while i thought **** it i'm gonna have to have a crack cause i don't wanna walk forever to get back here.

just as i was getting ready to take the plunge on what would have been my most difficult park to date about 3 cars came up the road behind me waiting for me to park just to add a bit of pressure.... i pulled off the reverse park with absolute panache and in one movement. felt pretty good about myself. i have no idea why, but for some reason that's always stuck in my mind.

 

[grimlock]

Pull up to the car in front of the spot, get as close and more importantly parallel to that car and line up so that your car is in the same position lengthwise. Start reversing until the back edge of your left side passenger window intersects with the end of their car. Turn steering wheel full left until lock, keep reversing until the middle of your back windscreen (most cars usually have their 3rd reverse light in this position) intersects with the curb then full steering wheel lock to the right then keep reversing. How much is dependent on how tight the space is, how long is your car - you'll pick this up from experience.

I've managed to squeeze into many a tight spot with this method.

 

[Gough]

I don't even have a drivers license and I can reverse park.

 

[Quivorir]

Pro reverse Parker here.

One big tip is to use the reflections of shop windows if parking out the front of a store.

 

[Coolangatta]

It goes something like this:

 

[radiojake]

If you can't reverse parrallel park, you suck at driving -

get off the road

 

[Doss]

You haven't made it as a driver until you can reverse parallel park in a manual car without power steering.*

*not my car. But did it in a friend's ancient Mitsubishi Pajero once. I peaked that day.

 

[Messenger]

Just go and buy one of those girl cars on TV that park themselves

Just got my self a new car this week and it does the park assist thing.

Don't think I could bring myself to use it. Just do it the old fashioned way.