How to park in reverse

Modern electronics is developing at such a rapid pace that soon cars on intelligence will be on par with the owner. But this is in the future. And for the present it is necessary for the motorist to think with his head and act with his hands. And then many, especially beginners, drivers have difficulties - how to park in reverse, so as not to catch next-standing cars.

Parking always causes certain difficulties, especially in megacities. It's not so easy to find a free place, and even more difficult to "cram" your car into a limited space. Rarely when immediately, by simple movement of the steering wheel, it is possible to put the car in a "straight" turn. Most often you have to call in the vacant place in reverse. And this maneuver in many causes a shiver in the knees. Let's try to understand the algorithm of such parking step by step.

About how to park in reverse, they said in the driving school. However, a limited amount of time to master this maneuver hardly allowed to master it in perfection. At the majority of inexperienced motorists parking in reverse turns to the setting of the car diagonally, with the rear wheels burying themselves in the curb. This is at best. And at worst - parked cars are beset by a number. To get rid of such problems, you should remember a simple algorithm of actions.

How to learn to park in reverse - step by step instruction:

1. Assessment of the traffic situation. Before you put the car, you need to find a place. To do this, you need to move slowly in the far right row, carefully examining parked cars. It should be moving slowly, periodically looking across the street. In this case, you do not have to brake dramatically if there is free space in your field of vision . When finding a free space, you should evaluate the ratio of its dimensions to the dimensions of the car. In other words, try on whether your car will fit there. It should be borne in mind that the length of free space should be longer than your car's length by 40-50 cm.

2. Correct stop before parking. The place is found, it remains to put the car there. To do this, stop in front of the car in front and turn on the turn signal. You have to stop your transport about a meter from the car ahead. If the parking space is only released, then before you park in reverse, give the other driver the option to leave freely. Do not block the passage for him. As soon as he leaves the parking lot, advance your car to maneuver so that the rear bumper of your vehicle is in line with the rear bumper of the "neighbor" in front.

3. Maneuvering. So, you put the car in the starting position. Now, without moving from the place, unscrew the steering wheel in the direction of the curb. Not to the point of rejection! Enough will be half a turn. Then turn on the rear speed and start gently and smoothly to lay back the car, adjusting the steering wheel to the trajectory. In doing so, you should closely follow the mirrors behind the passage of your car with respect to standing cars, so as not to hook the bumper behind the standing "neighbor". When the middle of the front wing of your vehicle is leveled with the rear bumper in front of the car, you should unscrew the steering wheel in the opposite direction from the curb. Until the stop! The movement is not interrupted. Everything, the car smoothly rises on an empty seat.

How to learn to park - general tips:

1. Correctly park the car in reverse from the first time is unlikely to work. Therefore, before doing this maneuver on city streets, it is recommended to practice on some wasteland, using "cardboard boxes" as "neighboring" cars.
2. If parking is carried out on a slope, then for safety reasons it is recommended to turn the wheels to the curb on the descent and towards the road - on the ascent. This will protect the car from spontaneous movement under the slope.
3. Having worked the techniques of how to park in reverse, take your time when making maneuvers in the city. Do not make sudden starts and stops. Remember, you are in a city stream, and your actions are a hindrance to other participants in the movement. Therefore, all maneuvers must be carried out quickly, and at the same time smoothly.