Parallel Parking

[blind_elk]

I was under the impression that to get a licence (at least in Vic), you had to be able to parallel park. Why then did some dufus (on Ps) ask me to park his car today while I was working out front of a police station!?

[xALmoN]

because he was afraid he would hit a cop car?

[R31Nismoid]

It's only a 1 in 3 chance they will ask you to parallel

[Count Grantleyish]

^^^ Yeah, from stories I've been told, it doesn't occur in every test.

On my P's test I was told to do it.

[Do-Luck]

I had to pull into a 45 deg angle park. Go Werribee VicRoads!

[Miguelone]

Yeah I went for my license twice, first time I wazs asked to do a 3 point turn, second time I was asked to parallel park. Luck of the draw I guess.

[Downforce]

I was under the impression that to get a licence (at least in Vic), you had to be able to parallel park. Why then did some dufus (on Ps) ask me to park his car today while I was working out front of a police station!?

LOL - because he thought you were the Valet parking attendant?

[PENGUYEN]

Valet parking at a police station. Hahahahahhahaha.

[KURAUN]

I had to pull into a 45 deg angle park. Go Werribee VicRoads!

haha me to at seymour lol

[KamikazeNinja34]

Angle park ftw in ballarat I still dunno how to parallell park very well

[ARTZ]

I was under the impression that to get a licence (at least in Vic), you had to be able to parallel park. Why then did some dufus (on Ps) ask me to park his car today while I was working out front of a police station!?

So did you park it??

[Mohsen]

Parallel parking is PISS EASY.

[SABBAi]

When I went for mine I had to do a 3 point turn. Nice and easy.

[xALmoN]

lol..

[ssxRicho]

3 point turn here.

[ARTZ]

i dont remember i was stoned when i got mine.

What i do remember though is failing twice

1. Not coming to a "complete" stop at a stop sign = instant fail would of passed otherwise

2. Sitting at red traffic light apparently a green arrow was up for what must of been a microsecond cause i didnt see it and again instant fail..

the stupid thing is despite me driving for over 5 years without a licence and without incident they saw me as unfit to drive... Fuggin rules ay! Cant live with em cant live without em

[xALmoN]

Lol, the test is too easy here.

[KezR33]

Everyone freaks about the parallel park but my instructor told me they have to give you a huge amount of room to perform it. Makes it quite easy. I actually found my 3 point turn more difficult because the tester made me do it in the narrowest alley he could find.

[kaitoukid]

iirc from when i did mine and what my instructor told me back then; they would like you to reverse parallel; but if they can't find a good spot they tell you to 3 point turn.

but for the reverse parallel; you've only got to park behind one car; and you get 7metres or so that you can reverse behind it, LOL.

and four gear changes. so you can reverse, forward, reverse, and forward again if you need to i think. so no dramas .

[Miguelone]

You get 2 minutes as well. If you can't make it in that time with 7 metres and 4 forwards/reverses you really shouldn't be driving.