I'm shit at regular parking. I'm not a bad driver, but parking is something that I have never been able to do well.
Are you good at parallel parking?
I'm pretty bad at parallel parking, though I'm able to pull it off if I absolutely have to. Got lucky and parallel parked perfectly on my driving test way too many years ago, too. That's about the only time I've done it without any error or need to re-align (though part of that's me just being ultra-finicky).
Still, give me a tight parallel parking spot with cars at both ends right next to my destination and a normal parking spot half a mile away, and I'm parking half a mile away and walking.
Yeah, I can do it without much to-do, although it's been a while since I actually had to. I've never bumped another car which is saying something I guess.
I've never actually parallel parked between two cars before. I did it between some garbage cans one time though. I was aright at it.
I don't find it difficult to parallel park. Once you get the procedure down it's the same every time.
" @jim_dandy said:LOL. That's Burbank for you, seriously. Shitty drivers abound." I once parallel parked so hard I was perpendicular. "
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But seriously, I'm bad at parallel parking. I'm not as terrible as other people I know (and I know some TERRIBLE drivers) but I'm not amazing myself.
Dude I'm awesome at it.
- Line up passenger window with other car's driver window.
- Back up.
- While backing up crank wheel to the right.
- While positioning into the parking spot, turn steering wheel to the left as needed.
- Done!
When you're parked, your front tires should be turned left, so you can just put the vehicle in drive when you are ready to leave. If you have to drive forward at any time during the parallel park, you did it wrong.
I rock at it. Parking just seems like a skill where either you are super good at it or you suck balls at parking and you're one of those jerks that take up two spots. Unless you're in a big ass pickup. Then it's okay. At least that's what people who drive big ass pickups tend to think....
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