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Is there a minimum size for a car parking space?

Ibrahim Onerli
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Ibrahim Onerli is a Driving Instructor and the Manager of Revolution Driving School in New York City. His mission is to make the world a better place by teaching safe driving. Ibrahim trains and manages a team of over eight driving instructors. He specializes in teaching defensive driving and stick shift driving.

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A spot has to physically have enough room to fit your car obviously, but you do need some extra space left over to adequately make adjustments without banging into the adjacent cars. It really just depends on what you're comfortable maneuvering around.

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Is parallel parking difficult?

Ibrahim Onerli
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Ibrahim Onerli is a Driving Instructor and the Manager of Revolution Driving School in New York City. His mission is to make the world a better place by teaching safe driving. Ibrahim trains and manages a team of over eight driving instructors. He specializes in teaching defensive driving and stick shift driving.

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Look, it can be super intimidating when you're just starting out, but it gets a lot easier once you get some practice. If you live in a city and you have to do this with any kind of regularity, it will eventually become second nature.

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I always get the angle wrong when I'm turning the wheel. When do I start turning in the other direction when I'm reversing?

Ibrahim Onerli
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Ibrahim Onerli is a Driving Instructor and the Manager of Revolution Driving School in New York City. His mission is to make the world a better place by teaching safe driving. Ibrahim trains and manages a team of over eight driving instructors. He specializes in teaching defensive driving and stick shift driving.

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Step one is pulling up so that the back of your trunk meets the middle of the car in front of you. If you don't do that, it can cause all kinds of whacky problems with the next move. Then, as you're reversing, you turn out to a roughly 45-degree angle. You can sort of picture a triangle between the curb, the side of your vehicle, and the trunk of the car in front of you.

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How do I back out safely in a narrow garage space?

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Look behind you for any cars or pedestrians. Put your car in reverse, step on the accelerator slowly, and go straight back until you have enough room to turn.

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