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Bay parking, just don’t get it
I asked this question the other day; basically I don’t get when to turn on a bay park, so that you end up in between your intended line? I can bay park no problem, just not into a bay (the whole point of the bay park) what do most people do? I’ve had a look at the other threads but I’m still not getting it. My friend said to do full lock when you get three lines before your bay? Is this correct? I asked end up sort of on the while lines, lol, rather than in them.
ANY help would be great
Thanks
ANY help would be great
Thanks
anyone?
Which way is your instructor telling you to do it? Mine had a line marked onto the middle of his window (the left window, obviously) and I had to line that up with the line which was three lines away from the space in which I wanted to go into.
Practise your bay parking! Honestly, I failed my first test with two minors and one major. After he asked me to bay park, I was so nervous I started to do it and then thought I was going out of the lines when I was checking them in my mirrors. Instead of doing the normal thing and driving straight ahead (a minor, but it doesn't matter as long as you only do it once) and then backing into the space straight, I decided to do a curve and start all over again. Lol, unsurprisingly I couldn't do it! so I failed. I spent lessons then perfecting my bay parking lol.
Keep checking your mirrors like mad, and as soon as you hit the third line, you do honestly need to put the wheel on full lock as quickly as you can. After you keep looking around, and you seem to be going into the space, then you can start straightening up. If you practice it loads, then it comes naturally.
Practise your bay parking! Honestly, I failed my first test with two minors and one major. After he asked me to bay park, I was so nervous I started to do it and then thought I was going out of the lines when I was checking them in my mirrors. Instead of doing the normal thing and driving straight ahead (a minor, but it doesn't matter as long as you only do it once) and then backing into the space straight, I decided to do a curve and start all over again. Lol, unsurprisingly I couldn't do it! so I failed. I spent lessons then perfecting my bay parking lol.
Keep checking your mirrors like mad, and as soon as you hit the third line, you do honestly need to put the wheel on full lock as quickly as you can. After you keep looking around, and you seem to be going into the space, then you can start straightening up. If you practice it loads, then it comes naturally.
Ludo
Which way is your instructor telling you to do it? .
my instructor just says to me, 'look where you want to go, and you'll go there' not very helpful
I can't change as I have a test coming up soon, I want to take it in his car.Ludo
as soon as you hit the third line, you do honestly need to put the wheel on full lock as quickly as you can.
does this third line rule apply when the front wheel of your car gets to the 3rd line, or elsewhere on the car? (as you can see, I'm so use-less at this, I have no idea)
looking at the threads on this everyone seems to bay park a different way...i'm crap at manoeuvers but i can bay park...this is how i do it;
1. make sure the car is about a metre away from the edges of the bays
2. reverse back until your back tyre is in-line with the last line before the lines of the bay your're going into (your tyre is roughly underneath your backseat)
3. turn your steering wheel (quickly) as far as it will go
4. keep reversing until your car is straight within the back
5. turn your steering wheel back to straight
6. keep reversing until your fully in the bay
...don't know if it's any help; good luck
(by the way this was answering the original question)
1. make sure the car is about a metre away from the edges of the bays
2. reverse back until your back tyre is in-line with the last line before the lines of the bay your're going into (your tyre is roughly underneath your backseat)
3. turn your steering wheel (quickly) as far as it will go
4. keep reversing until your car is straight within the back
5. turn your steering wheel back to straight
6. keep reversing until your fully in the bay
...don't know if it's any help; good luck
(by the way this was answering the original question)
Go to a big supermarket car park at a non-busy time (like Sunday evening, when the supermarket's closed) and practise until you can get it right several times in a row. If you end up too close to the left-hand side of the bay, turn later/straighten up sooner, if you're too close to the right, turn sooner. I always start turning the wheel much earlier than I think I need to - firstly because I don't have power steering, and secondly because I can always take it off full lock when I realise I turned much too early, but I can't very well turn it more if I started too late. Ask someone who's passed their test (and, obviously, who can bay park) to go with you, sometimes seeing how they do it will help you realise where you're going wrong.
And I can't park forwards into a bay either. I wouldn't worry about it. I've also completely forgotten how to parallel park, especially when there's anyone watching me. My road is full of two-car bays, so I hardly ever need to parallel park.
And I can't park forwards into a bay either. I wouldn't worry about it. I've also completely forgotten how to parallel park, especially when there's anyone watching me. My road is full of two-car bays, so I hardly ever need to parallel park.
Ok, pretty much a summary of what's come before-
Dunno what people were talking about in terms of being a metre away from the lines, give yourself as much room as possible away from them in order to correct any errors you might make.
Line up a point of reference (I use the door handle on the left hand side) in line with the third line before the space.
As soon as you hit that line, very quickly turn full lock to the left. You can do this manoeuvre pretty slowly, as long as you keep checking for cars.
Keep going with full lock until
i) the back of the car is straight in the bay
ii) you can see in your side mirror you are about a foot from the line (you'll get used to the judgement of this with practice!)
Once you have reached this point, straighten up.
You can make adjustments while backing up, so try to find a space without other cars around if possible.
Oh, and remember to look around (particularly out of the back window) and not rely on your mirrors too much, because you'll be marked down for effectively not looking where you're going (even though you can't see much out of the back)
Hope some of this huge post helps!
good luck!
Dunno what people were talking about in terms of being a metre away from the lines, give yourself as much room as possible away from them in order to correct any errors you might make.
Line up a point of reference (I use the door handle on the left hand side) in line with the third line before the space.
As soon as you hit that line, very quickly turn full lock to the left. You can do this manoeuvre pretty slowly, as long as you keep checking for cars.
Keep going with full lock until
i) the back of the car is straight in the bay
ii) you can see in your side mirror you are about a foot from the line (you'll get used to the judgement of this with practice!)
Once you have reached this point, straighten up.
You can make adjustments while backing up, so try to find a space without other cars around if possible.
Oh, and remember to look around (particularly out of the back window) and not rely on your mirrors too much, because you'll be marked down for effectively not looking where you're going (even though you can't see much out of the back)
Hope some of this huge post helps!
good luck!messica
Ok, pretty much a summary of what's come before-
Dunno what people were talking about in terms of being a metre away from the lines, give yourself as much room as possible away from them in order to correct any errors you might make.
Line up a point of reference (I use the door handle on the left hand side) in line with the third line before the space.
As soon as you hit that line, very quickly turn full lock to the left. You can do this manoeuvre pretty slowly, as long as you keep checking for cars.
Keep going with full lock until
i) the back of the car is straight in the bay
ii) you can see in your side mirror you are about a foot from the line (you'll get used to the judgement of this with practice!)
Once you have reached this point, straighten up.
You can make adjustments while backing up, so try to find a space without other cars around if possible.
Oh, and remember to look around (particularly out of the back window) and not rely on your mirrors too much, because you'll be marked down for effectively not looking where you're going (even though you can't see much out of the back)
Hope some of this huge post helps! good luck!
Dunno what people were talking about in terms of being a metre away from the lines, give yourself as much room as possible away from them in order to correct any errors you might make.
Line up a point of reference (I use the door handle on the left hand side) in line with the third line before the space.
As soon as you hit that line, very quickly turn full lock to the left. You can do this manoeuvre pretty slowly, as long as you keep checking for cars.
Keep going with full lock until
i) the back of the car is straight in the bay
ii) you can see in your side mirror you are about a foot from the line (you'll get used to the judgement of this with practice!)
Once you have reached this point, straighten up.
You can make adjustments while backing up, so try to find a space without other cars around if possible.
Oh, and remember to look around (particularly out of the back window) and not rely on your mirrors too much, because you'll be marked down for effectively not looking where you're going (even though you can't see much out of the back)
Hope some of this huge post helps!
good luck!Thanks! That's great.
what do you do when/if you were asked to park in the second or 1st bay, what point of reference would you use then?
I never used any sort of lining up things when I was learning to drive, they may help you to pass the test, but in the real world they can be meaningless and not help at all.
I didn't have to bay park for my test, so my instructor never taught me. Parking is probably the biggest shock you get after your test, after a week or two you will be so confident that you can litterally do it with your eyes closed.
It's all about confidence, something which you don't have that much of before you pass. For instance, today I had to reverse half a mile down a road with parked cars 6 inches either side of me, they don't teach you that, but your confidence in controlling the car will make it a doddle.
My advice is to practice and practice hard! This may sound odd, but it's easier to reverse into a bay if there is a car parked in the adjacent spaces.
Best of luck!
I didn't have to bay park for my test, so my instructor never taught me. Parking is probably the biggest shock you get after your test, after a week or two you will be so confident that you can litterally do it with your eyes closed.
It's all about confidence, something which you don't have that much of before you pass. For instance, today I had to reverse half a mile down a road with parked cars 6 inches either side of me, they don't teach you that, but your confidence in controlling the car will make it a doddle.
My advice is to practice and practice hard! This may sound odd, but it's easier to reverse into a bay if there is a car parked in the adjacent spaces.
Best of luck!
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