Parking is the weak spot for many novice drivers and the maneuver they fear the most on a road test. But there are methods that make life much easier for us and this time we tell you how to park online easily and simply.
All drivers have had to face the driving test and have feared having to park in line.
In fact, it is not uncommon that, despite many years of experience that we have, on some occasion we are forced to restart the parking maneuver to be able to put the car in the hole correctly.
“It is essential to know how to choose the space in which to park well”
Well, although most of us do it by simple intuition, the truth is that there is a method to online parking made easy. It is even very likely that our driving school teacher taught it to us, but over time we have forgotten it.
How to park your car online
As you know, parking the car in line means doing it in such a way that its longitudinal axis is parallel to the sidewalk or road.
To perform this maneuver correctly, it is important control the speed of the car with the clutch and throttle, so that we can start or modify the turn at the right time. And, above all, detect the right moment to turn.
Of course, it is also important to know choose well the space in which to park, because if it is too small we will not be able to complete the parking maneuver. Once chosen, a good way to do it is the following:
- signal the maneuver with the indicator so that vehicles behind you change lanes or leave enough space behind to allow you to maneuver freely.
- Align the rear axle of your vehicle with the bumper of the vehicle parked in front of the hole.
- Turn the wheel and back up until the mirror on the opposite side points to the middle of the engine hood of the vehicle parked behind. Another valid reference is that the mirror closest to the parked cars is at the height of the bumper of the car in front.
- Turn the steering wheel to the opposite side and keep going back. Later, he maneuvers what is necessary to leave the car centered in the gap.
Fine for parking incorrectly
What you should never do is settle for parking your vehicle in any way. Not only because you can hinder other road users, but because you risk receiving a fine.
For this we give you three examples. The first of them is park on a pedestrian crossing. Sometimes we see a gap that seems sufficient just in front of or behind a zebra crossing and we put the car. Then we realize that the vehicle partially invades it, but we do not rectify it because there is enough space to pass.
Well, you should know that in that case the infraction is considered a serious offense and is penalized with 200 euros without withdrawal of points from the driving license.
Another possible case is where we leave the inner wheels on the sidewalk for having miscalculated or for simple negligence. Then, the fine can be considered minor or serious and, therefore, will entail an economic sanction of 80 or 200 euros, depending on what the traffic agent considers.
Finally, there may be another case that occurs very often: parking too close to other vehicles. This is also punishable if the agent considers that it prevents the driver and/or the occupants of the vehicle from accessing it. In this case, as in the previous one, the fine can be between 80 and 200 euros.
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