If you don’t fully grasp the subtleties of a proper parallel parking maneuver, then you need to watch the CNET video posted below. It shows a step-by-step guide for fitting your vehicle in even the tiniest of suitable gaps.
If you’re new to driving or just not very skilled at it, then you need to know that it’s definitely a finesse maneuver that will always require you to look for fixed points, then try to gauge how far (or close) everything is, how much car you have around you, how tight its turning circle is and probably most importantly when exactly to go from lock to lock.
The video posted here has a list of all the things the driver is required to do, in order, and these are highlighted on screen as Brian Cooley demonstrates the technique in an all-new Mazda 3 hatchback.
By Andrei Nedelea
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