06-23-2003, 12:48 PM
Hi,
However, it *was* totally impractical. From the second link:
Pick a gap that is a minimum of 150% the length of your car.
Right. That eliminates all parking spaces within fifty miles of wherever you're trying to go, making the whole point of parking rather moot.
Going back to the original question: practice is indeed the key. A couple of people gave instructions that involved fully turning the wheel -- take those with a grain (or bag) of salt. If you are driving a vehicle with a short turning radius (many pickup trucks and some SUVs), following those instructions is almost guaranteed to crunch the rear fenders of both.
--Pete
However, it *was* totally impractical. From the second link:
Pick a gap that is a minimum of 150% the length of your car.
Right. That eliminates all parking spaces within fifty miles of wherever you're trying to go, making the whole point of parking rather moot.
Going back to the original question: practice is indeed the key. A couple of people gave instructions that involved fully turning the wheel -- take those with a grain (or bag) of salt. If you are driving a vehicle with a short turning radius (many pickup trucks and some SUVs), following those instructions is almost guaranteed to crunch the rear fenders of both.
--Pete
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