If you have the choice to park forward anywhere you like avoid parking on the near side of the
car. Pick the bay on the far side with multiple empty bays available. It's okay to partially cut
the line because there's no car there. You will definitely not lose points for crossing the line.
If you choose to take the bay on the near side you will have to hook out providing that no
one's overtaking you or coming from the opposite direction. The problem is that most inexperienced
drivers mismanage their timing. This is the actual driving lesson footage. He got out a
bit wider this time but still very much the same result because he mismanaged his turning angle.
Don't be tempted to take the first available spot at any cost because you can potentially
lose critical points as the assessor will judge your choice as well. In this scenario, we started
turning slightly earlier. It's okay to cut into the highlighted bay. As you can see we're pretty
close to that car at the moment but over time you develop an accurate sense of distance from objects
even if you can't see them from the inside of your vehicle. Even if there was a small car parked in
that space we would have had a reasonable and safe distance from it. Practice as much as possible,
never over accelerate in a situation like this if you have limited options for parking forward.
For most people reverse parking in this particular situation would be
the preferred solution the left-hand side forward parking is always more difficult
because of the restricted approach angle. You will not lose points as long as you
don't travel too far to park after receiving the instruction. At this point, as you see
we are turning right a little to bring our front end closer to the right side to align centrally.
Why struggle, when you have so many empty bays, go for the easier option where possible. Choose
a right hand side if you have available bays because the approach angle is considerably wider.
This option is much easier to execute with minimal adjustments even if we are parking on the near
side. This is even easier if you opt to park on the left if there's more than one empty bay
on the far side of the parked car it doesn't matter if you cut into the highlighted bay
because there's no one there. Once again you're not going to lose points for cutting the line.
Even in a quiet car park learners make a poor choice sometimes and lose significant points in
the driving test. Avoid parking just before the kerb on the left if you have plenty of options.
If you have to do it you have to adjust your speed and path on approach otherwise correct
it before you hit the kerb. Reverse back a bit watch any traffic and give way if necessary.
99 per cent of time in Western Australia the assessor will not
give a specific direction. They generally ask candidates to park wherever suitable.
Right-hand side forward parking is always easier where the left side
traffic rules apply, such as Australia and the UK.
It's very simple to make a judgment where it's easier, so you don't have to be very experienced.
Imagine that you're riding a bike. You can choose to park in any of the available bays in the
middle here but we're parking next to the car to demonstrate the difference between left and right.
As shown in a few examples here in this video this is the most challenging option when it comes
to forward parking. You will have to synchronize turning and your movement to execute it correctly.
You shouldn't assume that this section of the driving assessment is the easiest because a
significant number of candidates fail, and some of them even in the last minutes of the assessment.
At the end of your driving test pick the most accessible spot as
soon as the assessor asks you to park. Your choice in the last moments of your test can
determine if you pass or fail. Steve at Driving School WA. Thanks for watching!
Feel free to ask any questions in the comments below. Bye for now!