HOW TO OVERCOME THE FEAR OF PARKING A CAR...ADVICE NEEDED

[tankee]

2 steps


1. buy a smaller car

2. Practise Practise Practise

[sleepy]

For a start


1. Always head in. You feel more in control

2. Only attempt to park with 2 vacant lots side by side. More room

3. Forget about parallel parking

4. Don’t be afraid to ask for help - get passerby to park for you if really stuck

5. Stay out of crowded areas. Practice driving around ulu places until you build up road sense

6. Drive slowly 50km/h. You gonna be honked for road hoarding but have to be thick skin for now

[pecalis]

Try parking at HDB carpark in the afternoon when there are not many moving cars - take your time, try many times, go to the next level and start all over again.


When I 1st drive after a few yrs break, I refused to drive with my young children in the car. Build up confidence by driving to familiar places, then move on to Express Way, but not during peak hrs at 1st.

It's been 9 yrs already - I'm the main chauffeur - ferrying kids to sch and hubby to work. Reverse parking no problem but realised I couldn't do parallel parking already Got a church friend who drive the same type of car to help me after trying for so long - got to be thick skin. So now, I'm going to practice my parallel parking

[Little M]

No easy way, just practice practice and more practice.


Just go slow in MSCP. Some places have very tight parking space, so unless there are lots of spaces try to avoid parking head on. Or u will have a hard time coming out.

If your car don't have reverse sensors, go get them fixed in right away. If you feel more comfy, go get front sensors as well.

I can't park parallel, so I would avoid them all together.

Have fun

[verykiasu2010]

please let us know where you practise


we will :siam:

or we will

or we will :rotflmao:

okay, is friday :evil: :evil: :evil:

[mambobb]

I started to pick up driving again a year ago too. Very stressed just like you whenever need to park the car.


This is what I did:

1. Park the car where there are more car park lots.
2. Practise driving in the MSCP in the afternn. From storey 1 to top and from top to bottom.
3. Drive short distance and familiar with the route and driving.
4. Avoid crowded place if possible.
5. Practise and practise.

I know its easy to say than done. I have asked my colleagues before how to park the car too.. haha.. they all told me its very simple :shock:

Now I still dont dare to drive the car to town area :oops:

[yaokel]

lol… i also stop driving for abt 8yrs. Recently start driving again becos need to send kids for enrichment class. For me, i just dun bother other driver. Practise and it make perfect. Get 2 small mirrors (circle) place them at the side mirror. I think is easier that way.

[sleepy]

Little M:

I can't park parallel, so I would avoid them all together.

pecalis:

Reverse parking no problem but realised I couldn't do parallel parking already

Me too! :lol:

[verykiasu2010]

sleepy:

Little M:

I can't park parallel, so I would avoid them all together.

pecalis:

Reverse parking no problem but realised I couldn't do parallel parking already

Me too! :lol:

you all should buy the high end top of the range BMW, Merc, and Lexus that can self park for you, reverse or parallel, no problem. just need to step on the brake

[sleepy]

The good thing about being lady drivers is other male drivers had such low expectation of us.


Even if you take your own sweet time to reverse park until nice nice straight straight, no gentlemen would horn at lady drivers, afterall that is expected from 'dumb' lady drivers mah. They usually just resigned to fate & wait loh :rotflmao: