Parking Problem...HELP!!

last SG · 2005-02-16T21:58:13+00:00

sounds like i want to fly before i can even learn to walk! so scary, like the 3-point-turn. i think best to avoid such parking lot and master the normal park...

free4ever SG

Some cars side mirror fold down automatically when you engage reverse to a certain angle so that you can see the road and the rear wheels. Come at a cost though.Only know BMW 330 has it.
Dun know can mod normal car mirrors or not

ChicagoBlues SG

Originally posted by Newdriver:
now u are the only one who can really explain well. thks. [b]my problem is i tend to steer in the opposite direction each time i tried to reverse into the lot! i heard it's a common problem for new drivers? initially i tried aligning it perpendicular to the slot but made a mess of it when reversing. tried yr method and it works. guess i need to practise more on the steering part. funny though, driving on the road is no problem at all. it's tis damn parking that is bothersome.[/b]

Hi There,

The solution to this problem is to place your your hand on the passenger seat & turn back your head in order to look straight into the rear of your car . Align your point of focus directly behind the rear view mirror . If you keep looking at this direction & make sure you don't look left or right - you will be able to "tell" if you are reversing too much left of right .

The trick here is to trust this mtd totally . Many new drivers felt insecure with focusing their view just at one point which is the centre of the Car Boot.

Hope you understand what I am saying . Use the 45 Deg. with this mtd shd be fine. One more tip , always park close to the car in the lot ( the one you used an alignment ) I usually choose to park into the right empty lot to a car on my left ( I am right handed ) this mtd is suitable for right handed.

kenkaw SG

Hope you're joking about the last bit, otherwise you deserve to be shot ...

Newdriver SG

i can't even control the steering wheel steadily with 2 hands so how to use one hand to steer the wheel? someone taught me to only look left and right mirrors as there's the sensor to guide you into the lot. i'm now using the 45 Deg mtd and its working alright though i still need guidance. i guess the trick is to reverse and park slowly in order to obtain the feel of the car moving, whether its straight or slanted. By parking close to a car in the lot, i always have the fear that i'm hitting it as my sense of focus and feel is not really there yet but i think with more practices i shud be able to do it w/o help. anyway, thanks for your tips. hope one day i can steer the wheel with one hand like a pro!! Razz

[email protected] SG

it comes with practice. altho now that i haven't driven for so long, i probably can't park anymore.

Newdriver SG

are u sure u hvn't driven for so long? i always see yr name in the forum talking about cars. but is it true that if u dun drive for a long time, yr sense of parking is off?

zichuan SG

Got license, surviving in singapore with a car is deadly.

mili SG

anyone want to know my tip.....hehe - works for me la.

(1) pray hard
(2) engage reverse gear
(3) and GO!

Newdriver SG

not really lah. just get a small car with low fuel consumption and avoid parking in expensive areas.

[email protected] SG

sadly, talking about cars do not equate to driving cars. I last drove back in sept, and it's been a long torturous 5 months. Actually, I don't know if that holds true, when im back in sg and i need to park a car, i will let u know if that's true.

Newdriver SG

aiyo, u better keep your tip lah. so dangerous! GO....go where? into the wall? or other pple's cars?? Mr. Green

Newdriver SG

i thot experienced drivers with years of driving have no problem even w/o driving for a long time? do let me know ur parking standard. thks.

AhTze SG

1) Take your time and do it slowly
2) Check your left and right mirrors and ensure that u can see a gap between your car & neigbouring cars.
3) If there r no neighbouring cars, u can use the stick on side convax mirrors to see the parking line or simply open the door slightly or window

That's all
24 yrs parking experience
Old enough to need a http://www.allviewmirror.com/ (blind corners while driving)

[email protected] SG

i may have been racing on circuits for 3 years now, but i've only gone to take my TP last june, so my triangle cannot even take down yet. i didn't have problems parking because right from the start i drove both cars we have, which r pretty big, and hence kinda forcing me to learn quick. but after an absence of driving for such a long time, i would be lying to u if i said i am confident i can park like i did when i just passed.

my parking standard would be to have no problems backing or parallel parking a merc E class into a slot in one try. was able to do that back then, like i said, until i come back this june and try, i won't know if i can still do that.

storywolf SG

Newdriver if you got 1 hr to spare , I will personally teach you how to park your car !

Newdriver SG

u are a driving instructor har? no thanks. i paid $45 to one joker instructor for 1 hour and he did nothing but showed me the various gadgets in his vios and just drove round and round ang mo kio area....then 1 hour up and he said next lesson then teach parking.

Newdriver SG

thks for the tips brother. i did check to see a gap betwn cars. last nite was practising parking in my home basement carpark. took a long long time adjusting the car perfectly into the slot. still hv problem steering the damn wheel but managed to get it right in the end. problem is how to take your time when u are actually parking outside? sure kenna horned and horned by others. so paiseh.

[email protected] SG

find valet parking.

ronnie_2600 SG

it's always better to be slower than actually cause an accident.

other pple may grumble that your parking so lau yah and so slow. but at least u didn't scratch any cars in the process. thats the most important.

also.. one more forgotten etiquette that everyone seems to forget after a while...

after you park the car, don't open the damn door with all your force so that it will not leave dents in other's car!!!

kopiosatu SG

i normally follow a standard procedure when parking a car.

if i'm reversing and slotting in to my left, i'll use the corner of the parked car and my rear corner window as a pivot point. That's why intially when I reversed to my left I need the left rear passenger to sit back.

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