PARALLEL STREET PARKING

I havnt been doing that for a LOOOOONG time, and yesterday when i was out buying dinner, i found I cant do it right anymore, it takes more than 2 times for me to park that damn thing!!

I know..i suck...well...

so anyone of you has any tips on how to do that once and right??
especially when u've to park IN BETWEEN two cars and there isnt any parking lines drawn, which means there's only just about enough space left for your car.

 

go over the space..and back in to the stop side ways

 

heres an easy diagram

 

yep....that's how we are suppose to parallel park..
i know..
wut i meant was...a lot ppl cant do it in one time..
is there any hints/ways/ideas that u can do it using the mirros/angles/etc to do it ONCE?

well....still thx for the pic..well drawn!

 

i wanna learn too, parallel park is one of the reasons why i stay out of downtown lol, when u dont get it right it's a b1tch to re-try when theres traffic.

 

i usually get in a spot in one move....i pride my driving on my parallel parking skills =)

here's my tips...i usually use these to fit into spots so small most people are scared to try it.
1. pull up to the spot about a foot away from the car in front of it til you see the back of the car at about the rear of the rear door.
2. back in at full turning angle and back in til it looks like you are going to scrape the bumper on the curb.
3. when the front bumper clears the rear bumper of the front car, reverse in the opposite direction.

you should be very close to the curb and go slow so just in case you to scrape you dont hurt the rims too much. i've pretty much got it down to a science, it just takes practice.

 

Mann this is too easy. I live in the city so it's a everyday thing. It's an easy 1, 2, 3 step process.

1 = You line up with the vehicle that's going to be in front of you side by side.

2 = Back up diagonally, make sure your straight up and lined.

3 = Position yourself and center your Lancer.

If you mess up then I don't know what to tell you. I guess it's a New Jersey thing.

EDIT: I think when you live in the suburbs, you have the tendency of forgetting your parallel parking moves. I guess you get use to the "as soon as you come home just move in behind that car" kinda thing. Ah the city...

 

I am also proud fo my parallel parking skills. I once fit my car with 9" in front and back on a hill! (of course, that was with an automatic, I wouldn't even attempt that with a stick). It seems like parking is what I do best

 

I've parallel parked a manual 3000GT between 2 cars with about 10 inches to spare on the front and back of the bumpers. I was proud of myself when i did it... keep in mind I hardly ever drive Manual cars.

That was @ a dealer during a test drive. The 2 cars I parked between were an Evo 8 and an Eclipse.

 

well...don't juz say how good you are!!
i want tips!!hints!!how u do it!!
PLEASE~~~

somewhat like what Smoktout did...

LE: thx for tip, but that's the general idea for parallel park which most of us already know, i wanna know how u look at the mirrors, cars around u to decide when and how...
thx tho!

 

looks like this post is gonna get me evolved...

 

Isn't there a book called: "Parallel Parking for Dummies?" I was about to suggest it...

Maybe it got the right info your looking for. Read the step by step while your actually parallel parking and see what happens.

 

omg u serious!?
there's really such a book?!?
lol....
u mean ppl actually flip thru 300 pages just to learn how to parallel park!?!?
wow....that's definitely new to me...
seems like i'll be needing it for real..

EDIT: yup...im a dummy...

 

Here I took the Liberty in searching for you. Turns out, out of 2003 For Dummies books, no Parallel Parking for Dummies has showned up.

Heres the complete list of all 2003 For Dummies Titles:

http://search.barnesandnoble.com/boo...TL=for+dummies

Feel free to look through all 2003 books.

This also marks my 1000th post!

 

i once circled around downtown mall for like 45 minutes, waiting for my girl's sister-in-law to get off of work, i would of tried to parallel park but there was a cop and i wasnt sure i could make it... guess ill pick up that book