Some maneuvers behind the wheel require some skill to get out of the situation. Parking the car in a small space is a challenge that we have all had to face at some point. The lack of places to leave the car on public roads is such a frequent problem that we do not usually miss the slightest opportunity that presents itself to park our car, even if it is in a tiny place and we have to place it with a shoehorn.
But it is not necessary to resort to extreme situations to emphasize the difficulties that many motorists have when they have to park the car, especially when the maneuver requires reversing. A fairly common situation occurs when there is a curb that acts as a stop and it is difficult to calculate how far away it is.
In cases like this, it is common for the wheels of the car to end up hitting the curb or, in the worst case, for the vehicle itself to hit a nearby wall with the risk of the body suffering a dent or scratch. .
Fortunately, we can follow some tricks that are easy to apply to prevent this situation from catching us off guard. From TikTok, the users Lianggeshuoche and Dongcheshijie make a series of recommendations for us to put into practice.
Calculating the distance between the curb and the wheels of the car is not always easy. When we drive a car with a long nose it is even more complicated since it is likely that it gives us the impression that the space is much less than it really is.
One method of stopping the car near the curb without actually touching it is to refer to the lower edge of the exterior mirror. When the base of the mirror coincides with the base of the curb, it is time to step on the brake, the author of the video tells us. If we follow his advice, we will stop the vehicle at a distance of about 30 centimeters from the stop.
However, when carrying out the reverse maneuver it is necessary to change the references. In this case we will have to look at the front door handle of the car. When we see in the rear-view mirror that the lever coincides with the longitudinal line marked by the curb, it will be the opportune moment to stop the vehicle. In this case we will also manage to leave the car about 30 centimeters from the stop.
When we have the curb in front of us and we are going to make a turn to the right or to the left, it is best to leave a distance of about three meters before starting the manoeuvre. To calculate this distance, we must match the edge of the nose of the car with the perpendicular line that marks the curb, as explained by the tiktoker in the recording.
More compromised is the situation when at the moment of making the turn we find a car in our perpendicular. However, there is also a method to know when to start turning the steering wheel. It is marked by an imaginary longitudinal line that we have to make the front of our car coincide with the diameter of the wheel of the other vehicle. When this happens we can start the turn safely without fear of causing any hit to the vehicle that is parked.
One last piece of advice. If we have to go through a narrow place and we want to make sure before the car goes through there, what we have to do is draw an imaginary line between the edge of the steering wheel and the end of the obstacle that we have to overcome. If we advance in a straight line, we will get out of the situation with flying colors, as we can see in one of the videos published in this information.
