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How to Park a car? Tips and Tricks

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As casual as it sounds, parking a car is a very tricky business, especially in crowdy places and when you have to park in a congested parking area. Our article today is about how to park a car safely and how to handle tricky parking.

How to park a car safely?

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No matter how good a driver you are, parking your vehicle safely shows how responsibly you drive. Your parking skills are as important as your driving skills and parking your vehicle accurately will save you a lot of trouble.

In overcrowded places, it’s important to park your car safely and not just for you but also for other vehicles in the parking. Good parking can save you

  • Fines and other legal complications
  • Any chances of an accident
  • Trouble to take the car out of the jam-packed place
  • Inconvenience to other car owners

To park a car safely you need to be very patient. Also, you can’t park your car perfectly in one or two sessions. So relax, with practice and time, you will learn to park your car flawlessly. Here are some tips on How to park a car in a parking lot.

Learn to control your speed

The most important thing while parking a car is to have control of your speed. This helps you glide your car smoothly in parking. If you can’t control your speed, there are going to be a lot of jerks while parking. Also, lower your speed while parking your vehicle.

Focus is the key

While parking a car, you need to be aware of the surroundings. The more alert you are, the more effectively you will park your car. Look out for other people, cars, or animals in the way. If you are on a busy street, sometimes stray dogs and cats can be troublesome.

Always keeps a safe distance from other vehicles. Sometimes when one car is being parked, and another is coming out, a safe distance will save a bump.

Mirror mirror in the car, who is the expert driver of all

Safe parking needs the expertise to handle both rear and side view mirrors. Look into both of them to make sure what is behind you or what is coming in the way. The back view is very important for a driver while parking a car. If you have cameras installed, it’s a plus.

Be patient

Expert parking needs patience and practice. With consistent practice, you can learn to park anywhere.

Non parking zones

  • Never park your car in a no-parking zone or your car can be towed.
  • Don’t park your car right in front of crowdy places like malls, hotels and restaurants.
  • Parking your car near road barriers, garbage bins, or too close to other cars can cause scratches and bumps.
  • Avoid parking in dark areas.
  • Always wait for your turn in an overly crowded parking.

What are the types of parking and how do you do them?

Types of parking are parallel parking, angle parking, perpendicular parking, between two cars, and reverse parking. Here is how we do them all.

How to park a car parallel

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Parallel parking is when you park your car parallel to the road. Its tough and parallel parking your car demands expertise. This is not a job for amateurs as parallel parking is the hardest way to park a car. Always slow down while parallel parking your car and never park too close to the car in front or back of you.

To smoothly transition between cars is a key to expert parallel parking. Taking the car out is as tricky as parking your car in parallel parking. You need control over speed, reverse gear, and mirrors. Keep cool while parallel parking and you will get it right.

Angular parking and how to do it

Angular parking is the easiest parking of all. All the cars in the parking lot are usually facing one direction and it’s easy to slide down between them. As the cars are in a tilted position so you don’t need to handle the pressure of straightening your car.

How to park a car perpendicular

Perpendicular parking is very common. When you park a car in parking lots, in front of clubs or malls, you usually do perpendicular parking. The trick to safely parking in perpendicular parking is to keep your tires straight as all cars are parked at a 90° angle.

There is reverse perpendicular parking too where you park your car backward so you can take it. out safely and go. The secret to reverse perpendicular parking is having control over a reverse gear. If you can reverse your car flawlessly, you can do reverse perpendicular parking.

Some places like Club 16 has a car parking that allows you to park your vehicle safely no matter how crowdy the place is!

Parking between two cars.

Irrespective of what type of parking you are doing, parking between two vehicles is risky. If you don’t know how to park between two cars you are going to get your door scratched and bumper bumped. Always carefully park between two cars and keep a distance so that the other car owner can open the door or take out his vehicle easily.

How to park your car to avoid catalytic converter theft

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Catalytic converters contain precious metals like rhodium, platinum, and palladium and that is why are sold as precious scrap. Many car models after 1974 contain the catalytic converter. To avoid catalytic converter theft

  • Never park your automobile alone, in a dark and open garage.
  • Try parking between other vehicles and places that are not alone
  • Park the car in front of a wall or fence. This will decrease the space for thieves making it difficult to take out the catalytic converter.
  • Weld the bolts to make it more difficult for thieves to open the catalytic converter.
  • Never park your vehicle half on the pavement. This makes the catalytic converter removal easier.
  • Lock the catalytic converter in the cage clamp.
  • Try installing a sensor and alarm for security purposes.

In short, with practice and patience, anyone can learn how to park a car. No matter what type of parking, if you will do it carefully, you will do it safely.

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