07-31-2003, 09:38 PM
Not to drag this thread up back from the dead, but I passed my road test, and now am the proud owner of a shiny new provisional license. :D
I thought I might share my tips on parallel parking, (after all, that's what I originally asked about :lol: ) in case anyone's interested.
Pull up next to the car in front of the space. Back up slowly until the back of that car disappears behind the passenger seat's headrest. (Reference #1) Turn the wheel all the way to the right while continuing to back slowly, then turn the wheel all the other way when the car in back's front half way disappears from your rear window. (Reference #2) Then straighten out the wheel until the car is straight.
Using this, I was able to park in roughly three motions, though sometimes if you're hasty the car ends up a bit far from the curb. <_<
(BTW, New Jersey's roadtest is much easier than I expected. It's a closed track, 10 MPH max. :blink: )
I thought I might share my tips on parallel parking, (after all, that's what I originally asked about :lol: ) in case anyone's interested.
Pull up next to the car in front of the space. Back up slowly until the back of that car disappears behind the passenger seat's headrest. (Reference #1) Turn the wheel all the way to the right while continuing to back slowly, then turn the wheel all the other way when the car in back's front half way disappears from your rear window. (Reference #2) Then straighten out the wheel until the car is straight.
Using this, I was able to park in roughly three motions, though sometimes if you're hasty the car ends up a bit far from the curb. <_<
(BTW, New Jersey's roadtest is much easier than I expected. It's a closed track, 10 MPH max. :blink: )