How to park in reverse perfectly
One of the greatest challenge for most drivers is how to park in the ever limited space that they often find in many parking places especially on the city streets.
By John Kamya
One of the greatest challenge for most drivers is how to park in the ever limited space that they often find in many parking places especially on the city streets.
The remedy is often reverse parking.
Reverse parking is often made difficult by the ever impatient drivers who keep on following others so closely that they deny you a chance to reverse into parking spaces.
One thing to remember is that while manoeurring to reverse park, you could be a hazard to other road users. To park well you can follow some of the following steps.
Make a quick judgment that your vehicle can fit in the space available, the gap in which you can reverse park should be at least one-and-half times the length of your own vehicle. stop your vehicle reasonably close to, and parallel with, the already parked vehicle ahead of the gap.
To manoeuvre into the gap, apply the handbrake, if necessary, show your brake lights by pressing the foot-brake. Select reverse gear to show the reversing lights. This warns other road users of your intentions. Bring the clutch up to biting point and, if it’s still safe, release the handbrake if you applied it, and ease the clutch peddle up just enough to start to move.
Hold the clutch peddle just above the biting point. Reverse slowly using slight left lock, but watch the corner of the parked vehicle.
Try lining up the rear offside (right-hand side of your vehicle) with the near-side headlamp of the vehicle behind the space you’re entering.
Then straighten up by taking off the left lock.
keep a careful eye on the position of your vehicle to avoid the danger of “clipping†the vehicle in front.
When you’re sure the front of your vehicle is clear of the parked vehicle, sufficient slight lock to gradually bring your vehicle parallel with ands reasonably close to, the near-side kerb. Straighten up by taking the slight lock off, and adjust the position of your vehicle as necessary.
One of the greatest challenge for most drivers is how to park in the ever limited space that they often find in many parking places especially on the city streets.
The remedy is often reverse parking.
Reverse parking is often made difficult by the ever impatient drivers who keep on following others so closely that they deny you a chance to reverse into parking spaces.
One thing to remember is that while manoeurring to reverse park, you could be a hazard to other road users. To park well you can follow some of the following steps.
Make a quick judgment that your vehicle can fit in the space available, the gap in which you can reverse park should be at least one-and-half times the length of your own vehicle. stop your vehicle reasonably close to, and parallel with, the already parked vehicle ahead of the gap.
To manoeuvre into the gap, apply the handbrake, if necessary, show your brake lights by pressing the foot-brake. Select reverse gear to show the reversing lights. This warns other road users of your intentions. Bring the clutch up to biting point and, if it’s still safe, release the handbrake if you applied it, and ease the clutch peddle up just enough to start to move.
Hold the clutch peddle just above the biting point. Reverse slowly using slight left lock, but watch the corner of the parked vehicle.
Try lining up the rear offside (right-hand side of your vehicle) with the near-side headlamp of the vehicle behind the space you’re entering.
Then straighten up by taking off the left lock.
keep a careful eye on the position of your vehicle to avoid the danger of “clipping†the vehicle in front.
When you’re sure the front of your vehicle is clear of the parked vehicle, sufficient slight lock to gradually bring your vehicle parallel with ands reasonably close to, the near-side kerb. Straighten up by taking the slight lock off, and adjust the position of your vehicle as necessary.