Parking, It Can Be Annoyingly Complicated
If you’re looking for a competitively priced, top quality
used car, that drives and more importantly in this case, parks, like a dream,
Canvey Carriage Company has your back. A Canvey, Essex-based used vehicle
broker, we’re sure to have the right car for you when you walk onto our lot.
A LOT of people moan about parking when they’re looking to
buy the right used car. Once you’ve found the right vehicle for you, you need
to know how to park it. Parking can be annoyingly complicated whatever the
circumstances; however it’s never more annoying than when you have to park
right up to be curb.
Canvey Carriage
Company’s Guide to Parking Next to a Curb
In the heavily urbanised world in which we live, parking
next to a curb is something you really can’t avoid, even if it’s just to pop
into the local supermarket for five minutes. However, the precise nature if the
task can make it tricky to pull off, so when you’re attempting to park next to
a curb, make sure you are…
Checking Your
Mirrors: Curb
parking is precise, so before you do anything, check your mirrors to see how
much space you have to work with. Keep on checking them as you park, to make
sure you’ve not bashed yours, or someone else’s car.
Signalling: You need to signal whenever
you drive into a curb parking spot, so that other drivers know what you are
doing, and know to go around you. Safety first!
Slowing the Car
Down: Don’t
drive into a curb parking space at breakneck speeds; you could break your neck.
Try covering (placing your foot on the pedals but not pressing) the brake and
the clutch, so you can ease the car into place.
Using Reference
Points: Work
out how much space you have to work with, and use the curb itself, any lines on
the road, and any other cars around you as reference points. This lets you know
how much space you have, and gives you a benchmark to know whether you are
parking right. I.e. if you are in line with the cars in front and behind you,
and on the same lines on the road as they are, then you know you’ve probably
got it right!
Use these tips, and you’ll be parking perfectly next to your
local curb in no time. Well, as long as you practise, practise, practise!
