Reverse Parallel park at a kerb between two cars.
ENTER PARKING
- Identifies suitable parking space.
- Signals left.
- Positions vehicle alongside the vehicle in front of the parking space leaving a space of about 1m between the two.
- Searches for hazards in all directions using mirrors and head checks to both sides.
- Selects reverse.
- When safe to move, reverses and steers slowly to the left into the space until vehicle is at a 45 degree angle.
- Once front of your car is clear of the rear of the vehicle in front, turn the steering wheel to the right to bring the
- front of your car towards the kerb.
- Moves vehicle forward until central in the parking space.
- Final position is no more than 300mm from the kerb.
- Places gear shift lever into neutral or ‘Park’ and applies the hand brake.
EXIT PARKING
- Checks if sufficient room ahead of the vehicle to turn out onto the road.
- Checks mirrors and conducts head check over shoulder into blindspots.
- Selects either first or reverse gear (depending on the space available).
- Releases hand brake.
- If necessary, reverses slowly until there is sufficient room ahead of the vehicle to turn out onto the road.
- Signals right for at least three seconds before moving out of the parking space.
- Selects first gear or ‘Drive’ and conducts mirror and head checks again.
- Moves forward and steers out onto the road, avoiding contact with the car ahead.
- Cancels signal and accelerates to road speed.