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Worthing Driving School instruction on Parallel Park Manoeuvre / Reverse Parking

 Parallel Park  Explained by able1st worthing driving schools instructor

 

The following procedure can be used for most cars but the references given herein are for your able1st  Worthing driving instructors car. These references might need to be altered if using another worthing driving school car.
Before starting the Driving Lesson manoeuvre, you will be parked at the side of the road before the parked vehicle that you will use to reverse in behind. After moving off safely to drive towards the start position, look in your rear view mirror. If there is a vehicle behind you then indicate left but continue into position making sure to stop at the 1st reference. You should be approx 2 ‘foot’ out from the parked car.
Steering: - every time you are going to steer, keep your worthing driving schools car moving very slowly but your steering very brisk. When you have completed the steering, and only if you have enough space, move your worthing driving lesson car a little brisker but slow down as you reach the next reference point for steering.
 

 

abl Observations: - Look from right shoulder blind spot, right mirror, the road in front, then out the back window. If it is safe, then start reversing, while still looking out the back window. Note: You must not continue if other road users are going to be passing you. If they wait then you must continue.
Immediately when the car starts to move, steer one revolution to the left. (Shown in the next diagram).

 

Observations: - Once you have completed steering one revolution to the left look around (as above). If it is safe, then continue reversing to the 2nd reference (Shown in the next diagram), while mainly looking out the back window but checking now and then for the next reference.
Note: You must not continue if other road users are going to be passing you. If they wait then you must continue.
Note: In very busy streets you might have to look several times all round until you reach the next reference.

 

On reaching the 2nd reference, steer one revolution to the right, your wheels will now be straight but the car is coming in towards the kerb.
Observations: - You should now mainly look out the back window but look every now and then in the left door mirror for the 3rd reference. (Shown in the next diagram).
Note: You now do not need to wait while other road users pass on your right side, because the front of your car is now not moving out into the traffic.

 

As you reverse towards the kerb you should see, in your left door mirror, the kerb visually traveling down your car door handle. When the bottom of the kerb reaches the bottom of your car door handle, steer full lock to the right.
Observations: - You should still mainly look out the back window but every now and then look forward to a) make sure that the front of your car is not going to hit the other car (this could happen if your steering is insufficient or the references incorrect), and, b) gauge when your car is coming in to be parallel with the kerb. (Refer the next diagram).

 

As your car almost reaches parallel with the kerb, steer left to straighten up your car wheels (this will be approx one half turn and one full turn). By the time you have straightened your steering your car should be positioned as shown in the next diagram.

 

Your car should now be parallel with the kerb. Note: The car does not have to be parallel with the kerb but both the left wheels should be less than one ‘foot’ from the kerb. Your car should also be within two car lengths of the vehicle in front, your car being one of the lengths i.e. one car length maximum (preferably less) between your front bumper and the nearest bumper of the vehicle you have reversed in behind.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Start position when the other car is the opposite way round from yours.

 

Once you are in the start position, reverse in as per the instructions above.Reverse Park) Explained

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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