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Reverse Parallel Parking: How to fix being too far away

February 27, 2017

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Learning to Drive: Lesson One, Getting Started

February 20, 2017

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Learning to Drive: Reverse Parking Properly

February 06, 2017

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Reverse Parallel Parking: How to fix being too far away

This is a follow up to my guide on how to reverse parallel park properly ( which you can read here ). Before you start you should read over that guide. There are two main mistakes when parking, ending either too far out or too close. The easiest to fix is too far out, yet this is the one people struggle with the most. So in this post I outline what to do if you're too far out. How to recognise it If you have road between the car and the gutter, then it's too far out. For the test (and in general) you need to be within half a meter of the kerb. The gutter is about half a meter wide. So you must be one gutter from the kerb, preferably inside the gutter. Even if you're just on the gutter line itself, as long as there is no road between the car and the gutter. What NOT to do The most common mistake The most common issue people have when too far out is they don't know what to do. The vast majority of people will drive forward towards the kerb and othe...

Reverse Parallel Parking: How to fix being too close

This is a follow up to my guide on how to reverse parallel park properly ( which you can read here ). Before you start you should read over that guide. Being too close to the kerb is the most common, and feared, mistake students can make while reverse parallel parking. I've had parents/guardians refuse to teach their kid reverse parking because they don't want to hit the kerb. However, you should be able to prevent hitting the kerb by glancing at the passenger wing-mirror as you reverse. If you do hit the kerb, this is fine as it shouldn't damage the car and on the test just loses one point each time. The issue is most students who hit the kerb then panic , and go forward and back, repeatedly hitting the kerb and going over the six maneuver limit. Follow this guide if you hit the kerb (or go close to it) and you will fix it up nicely. How to recognise it This is very easy to recognise. When the car is either about to hit the kerb, or has hit the kerb, then...

Learning to Drive: Reverse Parking Properly

When I start a lesson I always ask what the parents/guardians want from the lessons, and then I ask the student what they also want. Over half the time everyone says they want to learn reverse parallel parking. It is the thing everyone worries about, yet if done right it's actually easier than a three point turn. Follow this guide and you will easily be able to reverse parallel park correctly every time. Tips and Tricks Some basic tips and tricks before you start will make parking so easy. First, you aren't parking next to a car . By this I mean think of the car next to you as a box, nothing else. Almost everyone thinks of it as a car, so they line up with the back tyre, or the back window. This can be an issue, and people have failed because of it. What if the testing officer gives you a large ute with no back window? Or a tiny car with no boot? Think of the other car as a box and you can park next to anything, it doesn't even have to be a car. You could park ...

Learning to Drive: How NOT to steer

Steering is a vital part of learning to drive, and many people rush it or use bad techniques. In this post I briefly look at the two most common bad techniques, why they're bad and what causes them. Bad Habits Over time we all develop bad habits and techniques when driving. But avoid passing these along to learners. Many instructing learners don't see the issue with teaching bad steering, they use these techniques all the time without any issues, so it must be fine. Learners are not as experienced , they are just beginning and not as skilled or use to driving. Everything is harder for them to start with, and easier to get wrong. I've seen several learners struggling to use the incorrect techniques they were taught. Steering should be easy after just a few hour s of driving at most, not a struggle. Starting properly is also important, why learn the incorrect foundations? We don't learn to read and write incorrectly at school, we learn to spell properly and co...

Steering Correctly: Pull-push

This follows on from lesson one, about getting started and comfortable with the car ( which you can read it here ). So, once the student is comfortable with the car, knows the very basics, it's time to move on to steering. Steering is the most important, and in some ways most difficult and time consuming part of driving. And it's a stage a lot of parents/guardians skip, they take it for granted and never teach proper turning. In this post I explain the importance of turning, as well as the techniques and proper steering. You can read my post about bad steering techniques here . I explain the incorrect techniques, why they're bad, and how to avoid them. Steering Good steering is the foundation to all good driving, and will make the difference later between a great driver and an average driver. It's also important to develop good steering for emergencies later in life. First thing, learning to steer is the same skill sets as learning to walk. It takes time and...

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