Learning to Drive : How to Parallel Park

[mojoboat1]

You weren't close enough to the curb. You could fail your test for this. 6 to 12 inches from the curb.

[cocody18]

@Vfcpatsnation the car he was in was a VW?

[OgaMat0sKkala]

i bet u know how to park ur car....show us how u really do it now :D

[TheAquagoddess]

I did this today at drivers Ed

[ittsschelseeaax3]

yuppp i'm going to fail my road test for the second time tomorrow!

[Twiagra]

lol taking my driving test tommrow;)

[thawthug]

Pretty legit man, smooth, imma nail it my first go, thanks!

[rayallen1shooter]

I had to do that in a truck, not fun :/ but I passed first try! :)

[meineaimee]

I am a first timer driver and I just wanna say is thank you for sharing this video it helps me a lot, Thank you again.

[SoloDallas3]

taking my road test today wanna perfect my parallel park everything else im fine at



[Rutgerschiefs]

@SoloDallas3 same but mynes friday

[DMB44182]

got my license this morning. thanks man, I was freaking out last night and watched this lol

[katiecramer255]

My test is tomorrow morning... :/

[aSASa45454]

@katiecramer255 well, how did it go? :)

[cavs64rox]

Ughhhhhh I have my drivers test tomorrow and I'm freaking out.. I get to park a Toyota Sequoia.

[Rory1415]

@cavs64rox did you get it?

[cavs64rox]

@Rory1415 Suprisingly, yeah :D My horn barely worked though.. haha. Close call :p

[WiIIsy]

VW GTI FTW!

[9Skateboard7]

get a smart car no problem!

[truplaya14712]

yanks only know how to drive an automatic?

[eshikawa]

Thanks ;)

[Lenochka1107]

and what about showing how to park between two cars???? In this situation, when there are no cars behind the spot, it's not necessary to backup into it, you can park there just driving up, when approach...

[TD4f22]

I WAS SITTING WITH AN OLD ASCONA!!!!

[wwetaker619]

@tompinckney i drive like this

[Programming2011]

I HAVE THE SAME GLASSES :D

[prami2]

nice and verry helpful videos.

i love it!

[TheRoops39]

I passed my test Yesterday..Just Do well and Pray to God for His help not only before the test also during the test He surely helps...Best of Luck to everyone.!!!

[QuartersDimesify]

@NRGxPHlL

if you keep both hands on the wheel, tell me how can you constantly look behind you and your blind spots while steering?

[LegenDerry101]

@tompinckney You´re allowed to drive with one hand when you are parking. You´re supposed to have the other hand behind the passager seet and look out the rear-window.

[hmi1750]

1. Drive up parallel to the car you wish to park behind (ideally have 1.5 car lengths behind).

2. Check all clear and reverse until the rear corner of the car (you are parking behind) can be seen through the rear side window of your car (look over your shoulder, not just relying on mirrors to ensure blind spots are clear!)

3. when your rear window view lines up with rear corner of the car, make 1 steering turn towards the direction of the space (right in the case of this video).

[hmi1750]

@hmi1750

4. Reverse slowly until your wing mirror (in this case right side) lines up with rear corner of car ahead.

5. keep reversing slowly (never steer without motion) and turn full lock (to left for this video).

6. The car will swing into the space.

7. start to undo the lock once the car is in space and it should be within 1ft of the kerb.

If the space is tighter and less room to reverse to straighten out, then take a sharper angle into the kerb and will need to shuffle back and forth.

[riflleman]

@tompinckney It's not about how to pass the test, it's about how to parallel park after you pass a test :)



[dkosto1989]

yeah now park my Mercedes Benz S class :D

[ihavemonkeysinmybutt]

@immak4u you dont need a car behind you for it to be called parallel parking.

[abelbelay]

thnx it's helpfull 

[junejune65]

@ambraaaa You turn all the way

[nevmx]

@tompinckney You are allowed to do that when you're backing up, where I live.

[kumar62818]

nice dude.

[hec94gom]

nice car by the way

[5692873]

Yes this video was very good

[EnjoyFirefighting]

I learned it a bit different but it seems to work also like this :)

[SilentEcho8]

@ViSionZzReFLeX yeah you have to signal, do a 360 degree check when you go in reverse, and turn and look behind you while reversing.

[Ronnie4091]

Good video, I learned a little something. 

[XXsavieXX]

can't you just pull up if there's only one car? I mean this is a good method for parking between two cars, but what if there's just one?

[Rahilcrazy4]

nice car

[MissLilWopChop]

i want that car !!

[MrRevalonTactics]

I cant parallel park for crap! ugh!!

[GanjaVids]

he's tier 1

[tomatoe58]

y is this guy in a GTI?

[92benno92]

Nice car.

[HesseJamez]

@92benno92

Seems not only german driving schools use rabbit (VW Golf).

[SuperSpitt81]

Another good thing to remember is to leave your right signal on. It's a good way to communicate to any drivers behind you that you're trying to parallel park. Some people see your reverse lights, and they still don't understand what you're doing, but leaving your signal on could help. It's just a suggestion.

[nikki1939]

@Seithos45 actually, when I was taught to drive/turn with a driving school, they would yell at me unless i did hand over hand, so yeah, it is recommended

[Seithos45]

@CRAZYXBLACKXMAN Because its a parallel parking learning video moron.... If he just pulled behind it that wouldnt be a parallel park...

[Skate4life12396]

@medwaymole Why arent you aloud to cross your arms what is the big deal about it?

[xbox3s4]

@Skate4life12396 i guess its because in case you had a accident the air bag wouldent go off propely because your arms would be crossed where has if you arms did not cross each other it would go off

[pimpskatar]

Where I live, the drivers are way better and more skilful, for our drivers licence (all has to be in a manual car) test we have to parallel park with-in 5 seconds on a main busy road and your lucky if you don't have to do it on a steep hill

[iJavin1030]

@TheEternalExodus i live in new york city and i have never seen a stick shift in my life. ive seen it on tv and in pics, but have never actually seen one in person

[Rapol12]

Next time do it in between cars, tight space, and a sedan plz.

[halflife103]

@Dubb1000 Yeah most people around here take the test in an automatic. just to make it that much easier. especially since we have CRAZY hills.

[Dubb1000]

@halflife103 If you pass your test driver in an Automatic in The US, does that mean that your eligible to driver Manual cars aswell, or is it only an automatic type licence......?

[halflife103]

@Dubb1000 yeah tehres no restrictions on what drive you vehicle is.

[Dubb1000]

@halflife103 :-0

[rock3tcat]

@TheEternalExodus

Yes. :D

[Gustavsgirl1]

I don't even know how to drive and I could do this better! All I've done is driven a car forwards when I was sixteen... I don't have my license though. x.x

[speacialperson12345]

@ph03n1xcanada let me rephrase that, no one can shift in .10 of a second, but my shifts, well i cannot say that i am above average, but im not really slow, and i dnt try to be fast all the time un less i want to get up to speed when getting on the turnpike/highway. you know what i mean? just saying everyone has their preferences, and mine would be the 6speed manual, i just love the feel of driving a stick, oh and this may be wierd to you, im American and i love manual? rare isnt it? haha lol.

[Ulfar22]

@AtlantaSportsFan How'd it go?

[AtlantaSportsFan]

@Ulfar22 I failed but not because of the parking. Appearantley I rolled 4 of the 5 stop signs. I definitely stopped completely at each stop sign. I like to know what rolling a stop sign means.

[Ulfar22]

@AtlantaSportsFan I've heard that you should wait for at least 3 'Mississippis' at each stop sign on a test, maybe you didn't wait long enough? I don't know, but the best of luck to you, mate.

[CJEzekiel116]

@smileyyyjessiee

Get as close to the other car as you can. Get your wheels lined up with the other car's. Hammer your wheel all the way to the right and begin to back up. Once your car is in a 45 degree angle, straighten out your wheel and back up more until your front wheels clear the other car's rear bumper. Hammer the wheel all the way to the left and back up into your spot. The closer you are from the get-go, the better. Especially when parking in a tight spot.

[AtlantaSportsFan]

@CJEzekiel116 When you are lined up perfectly with the other car, you turn the wheel all the way to the right and than back up or back up while turning to the right?

[rxvexe]

@AtlantaSportsFan The more your wheels are turned right, the sharper the turn, it doesn't really matter, so as long as you don't do it too sharp or you will hit the car on your side

[mlps93]

its 1-2 feet

[n00baday]

Nice car :)

[Hirotoro4692]

@volcom798 Perhaps but I think advice should (esepcially for important things like driving) be given as professionally as possible... Can't be giving people 'half good' advice can we???

[pyNYdude]

nice beard..

[seanoma211]

Haha, well that valid i guess. When i got my license the other day they wouldn't let me smile in the picture because "you are not going to be smiling when the police pull you over." I thought it was pretty funny.

[tankshot009]

they didnt let you smile? wtf XDDD im gonna smile!!!! "son do you know how fast you were going?" No officer my spedometer doesnt go that high.

[djthegrateone]

if something happens while u cross your arms u will have no control over the car what so ever thats why u must never do it

[lukewalln]

im going to be taking driving lessons soon and i was wondering how far i should turn the wheel whe turning and how i know whaen to turn it

[gascoigneE2]

what is this car called?

[04smallmj]

VW Golf

[despotism444]

you don't really have to use this one in the US

[InnocentEyesz]

Thanks thats help me alot!!!

[victshot]

@PhearRyzin Same here. You have to look through the rear-view mirror. Think he was wrong on that part.

[jaylo47]

nice looking neighbourhood lol

[tinagetchel]

Anyone can do this.

[wtf000000000000]

nice GTI btw

[Drzdominicano]

i've been driving with an NJ permit for about 3 months now and my instructor told me when im parking that the center piller of my car should be aligned with the back of a parked car and i want to know which is better and faster my instructors way or your way of aligning the back wheel to the back of the other car....thnx

[NiTr091]

so when all 4 of your wheels are clear of the car in front you turn the wheel the other way?

[ivorton23]

hey i'm going for my driving test in a few days. the drivers license book says that you have to have one hand on the wheel and one on the passenger seat head rest when backing up or parallel parking. so how do I turn the wheel without palming it? cause don't they fail you if you palm the steering wheel?

[solarw]

haha you dont even know what i am talking so its not lame advice. when your back wheel touch the side walk the car is making an almost 75º ancle with the side walk and then when you turn the wheel and continue backwards the wheel is stop touching the side walk any more and is only some cm away from it.

try it 1st blame it after thanks

if you try it and cant do ask for any part you dont understand

[TrinityAlex]

oooh... 75 degree angle.. i was thinking something about 45 ... 75 is a pretty steep angle .... hmm... i'll remember to try it :) - in a few days (though, from the angle, it seems that you will do some road blocking - heh) ... you should do a video.. it sounds a bit complicated ....

[donjuanwagner]

wow what would we do without you!

[ancientkiki]

i mean like its hard to determine how far back you should go before completing the parking im not good with using the mirrors

[northernsouthpaw117]

Thanks for posting this. I take my road test tomorrow and I suck at parallel parking. That is all I am worried about. Anyway, this video helped a lot and hopefully I'll pass.

[shagohod666]

did u pass? i got mine tommarow to and i wanna know if this is a good visual to go on. thanx

[northernsouthpaw117]

Well, actually, a bunch of stuff happened at the test site involving the car I brought. My mom's car battery died at the site, so we had to get a jump. Since we had to get a jump, they wouldn't let me take the test. I did practice parallel parking since I watched the video and it did help. Good luck, I'm sure you'll pass! =] Let me know how you do. I'm taking it October 7th

[shemeka4]

I take mines tomorrow I am so nervous, but mostly I am scared about the parallel park.

[brennanww]

gotta love living in Ontario :P

[D3R3K736823]

i take mine november 6.. im not scared just confident lol.. cant waitt..

[BradySD1]

how'd you do?

[FREAK9364]

My B-day is today. Im 16, but i still need practice.

[pinnky]

2 more months for me. and im scared!

[acefadi6969]

did you pass

[BimmMasterJ]

Jus practice practice practice. 1 hour a day for the next two days.

[sinfulparade]

First off, at standstill, the tyres are cool. The coefficient of friction is lower. Think of a fast-moving car. Even in a straight line the tyres wear out faster than if you were to sit still all day turning back and forth on the spot.

Why would you refer only to the BMW as a 3 series? It must be a 316i then. Besides, M6 is the way to go if you want to run stock class. Prices start at $85500.

If you know proper parallel parking, then upload a video of the correct method.

Simple physics.

[3halvesproductions]

In this situation, you'd just pull up behind the car.

[alexandercanneyt]

try this out :p

drive up to the car and stop when the car his taillight gets in the position of the right corner of the rear right passengerwindow then turn your steering wheel 360° to the right and gently drive backwards until the taillight of the other car passes your doorlock and then simply and gently turn your steering wheel to the other side and youre in the easy way!

[denden25]

look at 0:19 in the right rear view mirror. His blinker is flashing..

[popmusiclover91]

i did perfect on everything in my test except failed on the parallel:( so i didn't pass.

[summerlandmisfit]

Sadly, no I didn't pass, but surprisingly I did pretty well on my parallel parking.

[alitheplayas]

that sucks. Just keep trying and know that eventually you will get it!...good luck on your next attempt dont give up

[summerlandmisfit]

Thanks. I will pass next time I made stupid mistakes that can be avoided. Like forgetting to signal in a traffic circle, my uphill park, I didn't hit the curb, but know I know for next time, and I wont forget, so those wont be added next time.

[danirhcp69]

THATS MY CAR!!!!

[Psychopathe24]

With automatic it's easy, and you park then 30cm "end road"

[XHorus8649X]

Today is my first driving test. Practice this for 2 ½ hours last night, but I am only about 75% on it. I been nervous sick all day. I just really hope that I can pass this. I have bad judgement when I am half way back to start turning =/. Thanks for video though.

[summerlandmisfit]

i have my test tomorrow. and I just really scared, I might be full of fail.

[bboyphyskid]

dude thats how i am i kinda got it just not 100% there yet and im taking my drivers test today so yea...

[whyusweatinmeG]

cathedral city !!!!!!!!!

[umbrocio]

Can you turn hazard lights on? or you don't have to or you shouldn't unless of an emergency?

[BrtshAmerican6]

haha Im afriad the same thing will happen to me. Flawless the first time, after that ive never tried it.

[TranquWill]

i understand that theyre pretty up tight about using a lot of caution. check your mirrors a lot too.... thats something people never told me.... till i failed

[mastero08]

got mines 2morrow!!!

[bajaman165]

woot takin mine thursday hope i pass!!!!!:D:D:D

[antrionettiee]

thankd sor the viv

[everyoneloveskayla]

expert driver.

[drunkchickenTV]

i am still practicing this.

[pash2931]

also yr crossing arms when turning the steering wheel yr suppose to do "push pull" action so u dont cross arms in uk anyways way stricter 2 pass

[priapus56]

Well, he is probably in America and they have more space than us.

[drealeeproductions]

OR

you could just pull in behind the first car.

:P

[1balex]

might have been better if u were in btwn two cars tho b/c most people would just pull up behind the last car

[gemandhermione]

No because in the test there is no car behind you. Your just practicing the manouveure not being able to squeeze into a gap

[1balex]

yea, but they have cones as "cars" at least mine did

[dfavonius]

isnt the gap left between car and the curb a bit too much???

[thedifferentguy]

Yup. It should be 6-12 inches or you could be fined. ( I think )

[sofapop]

how many times do u turn ur steering wheel or the right

[SexyChula115]

once

[dirrenbb]

expert village yall have everything

[BoxingzBestTRAV]

wow u can learn anything on the net lol nice video

[shorty92294]

wow that guy looks like a teacher at my school. scary!!!

[xJMACORONIX]

y0 nice car

[snowguy54]

thanks, i am gonna pass driver's ed in a few months with flying colors!

[renethel]

Hey, this helped! I dislike parallel parking, though! lol!

[ProSiNNeR]

You may dislike parallel parking but it is the easiest one..