Driving Lessons – Parallel Park
Usually the second manoeuvre to be covered in your driving lessons will be the Parallel Park. The thought of having to do this is usually a daunting one for most, but there will be a set and robotic way your instructor will teach this one, with clear reference points, that will make it much easier.
Most instructors will have their own way to teach and complete the parallel park, but this is how we do it in Surrey, and how I feel is the best and easiest way to learn it.
The Parallel Park is where you would usually pull up next to another parked car, and reverse into a space behind it. This will normally be into a space between two vehicles. In the test however, you would not be expected to get into a small gap between two vehicles – mainly due to the owners of those cars probably not being too thrilled! You will complete this manoeuvre around just one car that you will be expected to park behind, and although not into a small space, you are expected to complete it using an amount of space which would be the equivalent to two average sized car lengths.
Initially you will be asked to pull over on the left-hand side, with the target parked car in-front of you, and asked to complete a Parallel Park. Firstly, you need to bring the left side wing mirror all the way down so it points to the kerb, as far as it will go. There are two reasons for this, firstly you can now see the kerb clearly which will enable you to stop before you touch it if you get too close, and the second reason will become clear in a moment..
Now you need to pull up beside the target car, be about a metre away from it, and stop when your shoulders are level with the far end of the car, so your car will be slightly overlapping the target car, (it depends which way the target car is parked to which end you will be opposite). Straight away you need to get into reverse so any approaching vehicle will know what you are about to do and will either go past, or give you plenty of room. Complete all your observations and reverse back slowly, looking out the rear window to ensure you are not reversing towards an oncoming vehicle. You need to stop when your shoulders are now level with the other end of the target car. This is your turning point.
Now turn the wheel once to the left, so it has gone round once fully, and looks straight again. Complete all observations, and start reversing slowly once more. As you are reversing you need to be looking out the rear window, as well as into the left wing mirror. Now what we are looking for here is a triangle to appear (I promise you will see it!), being formed by the side of the car, the bottom of the wing mirror, and the kerb. Once the triangle has been formed with the door handle you need to stop again. This is your reference point, and as long as you always stop here before the next part, you will always finish in the same position. Now whist you are stationary, turn the steering wheel twice to the right (two full revolutions), complete all your observations, and continue reversing. This will now swing you into the space behind the target car. The last thing to do is notice when your car is parked straight and stop there, turn the wheel once to the left again, to straighten the wheels up, and reverse back again, only if you need too, to finish in a position where you can see the wheels or the car in front. This will give you enough space to pull out again. And then you’re done!
It might take a couple of attempts to get the reference point right. If you finish too far away from the kerb then you need to form a smaller triangle, and if you are too close you need to form a larger one. Once you finish in a perfect position, remember the reference point you used and use that every time.
In the test, they do not expect you to get in perfectly in one go – although of course it is nice if you do! You are allowed to move backward and forward a couple of times to get closer or further away from the kerb if you need too. Before you pull away again, remember to bring the mirror back up.
JV
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