UP HILL PARKING
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With good judgement, stop car straight and close to curb.
Condition 1. No gap seen in right mirror
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Gear to "R", full left turn, checks, drift back to softly settles wheels with curb
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Gear to “P” and park brake
Condition 2. Gap seen in right mirror
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Gear to "R", right turn, checks, drift car back till curb not visible in right mirror
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Tires straight, drift back 2 meter (about 2 seconds)
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Complete left turn, checks, drift back to softly settles wheels with curb
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Gear to “P” and park brake
Driving Out
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Gear to “D”, release park brake
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Left check, left signal
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When safe, move to drive lane
DOWN HILL PARKING
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With good judgement, stop car straight and close to curb.
Condition 1. No gap seen in right mirror
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Gear to "D", full right turn, checks, drift forward to softly settles wheels with curb
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Gear to “P” and park brake
Condition 2. Gap seen in right mirror
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Gear to "R", right turn, checks, drift car back till curb not visible in right mirror
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Tires straight, drift back 2 meter (about 2 seconds)
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Gear to "D", complete right turn, checks, drift forward to softly settles wheels with curb
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Gear to “P” and park brake
Driving Out
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Gear to “R”, release park brake
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Carefully reverse car about 1 feet & stop
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Straighten the tires, Gear to “D”
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Left check, left signal
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When safe, move to drive lane
MOVING CAR CLOSER TO CURB​
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Gear to "R", right turn, checks, drift car back till curb not visible in right mirror
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Tires straight, drift back 2 meter (about 2 seconds)
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Left turn, drift back until car straight
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Straighten tires
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PARALLEL PARKING
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Approach Slow, Straight with Right Signal - position your car parallel to the parked vehicle, about 1 meter apart
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Stop - when back corner of parked vehicle positions just after your rear passenger window
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Gear to “R”, One turn right
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Find 45 degree point - quite far on your line of sight passing along body of left mirror (no tilting of your head/body)
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Checks before start and while reversing till 45 degree - give way to passing and on-coming vehicles on your left
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Reverse till 45 degree point - seen straight in front of you from middle of the steering (no tilting your head/body)
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One turn left
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Checks, Reverse till rear left back edge of parked vehicle seen from right bottom corner of your windshield (no lifting your head)
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Complete left turn
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Rear check, Reverse till your car is straight
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Straighten tires
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If car close to curb then gear to “P” and park brake
Correction if Car away from curb
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Steer complete right
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Left check, drift car back till curb not visible in right mirror
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Straighten tires
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Drift back 2 meter (about 2 seconds)
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Left turn, drift back until car straight
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Straighten tires, gear to "P" and park brakes
Correction if Car touches the curb
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Turn full right
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Creep forward
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Turn full left
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Creep back until car straight , then straighten tires
Driving Out
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If you feel close to front vehicle, then little reverse before driving out, else
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Gear to “D”, release park brake, turn full left
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Left check, left signal
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When safe, move to drive lane
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PERPENDICULAR PARKING IN PARKING LOT
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Keep car as far away as possible from the parking spot before turning into it
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Only brake work, no gas paddle, move car as slow as possible
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When side mirror about to cross 1st vehicle, complete turn towards parking spot while moving into it
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When about half move in, start steering opposite to move towards far edge of 2nd vehicle
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Then complete opposite turn and move ahead till car straight
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Straighten the tires and close up to front edge if required
Correction If car not in center or not straight
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With straight tires, carefully crawl back till as much possible
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Now you can easily see what fixing is required.
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Fix it while driving forward