Hello I'm Chris.
In a previous video we had a look at parallel parking and the 1-2-1 method.
This time it's going to be a bit more difficult by parallel parking uphill without rolling
forward.
I'll show you what to do with your feet and where you should be looking.
Before you start the manoeuvre, have a look where the kerb disappears into the back window.
This is where the kerb should be when you finish the parking as well.
Make sure that you're confident parallel parking on a flat road before trying It uphill.
I'm facing downhill and the hill alone will make me move.
So I won't need to set the gas or find the biting point.
I'll still need to be in first gear and as soon as I move my right foot will be ready
for the brake.
I've checked all around and my blind spot.
I don't need to signal as there's no one around.
I'll now drive alongside this car, keeping reasonably close to it in case another road
user wants to get past me and I'll get my left hand door mirror lined up with the front
of the other vehicle.
I'll then stop, go straight into reverse gear and handbrake one.
Going into reverse gear get's my white reverse lights on which tells people behind what I'm
doing.
The handbrake is really useful here as now I can get my gas and find my biting point.
I know once I've got the biting point because the back of the car will raise up and this
is really important as I don't want to roll forward.
Make sure that you check all around before you start reversing.
Make sure there's no pedestrians, cyclists or other road users.
The main place that you're going to be looking when reversing will be the back window.
I'm going to stop before turning, so it'll be brake, clutch and then handbrake on.
The front of the car is going to swing out at this point.
So I'm going to check all around the car, make sure that it's safe and my blind spot.
I'm now going to get the gas and the biting point.
As soon as it's safe, really feel that biting point, the backs raised up.
I'll now give it one turn to the left.
Using my clutch control to go slowly uphill.
I can now see that the kerb is in the left hand door mirror and it's underneath the door
handle.
At this point I'm going to give it two quick turns to the right.
Now there is no perfect method, so try not to get too hung up on it but try and use your
judgement.
I'm now in.
I feel like it's straight.
I'll now straighten the wheels, one whole turn to the left.
But I can now see in the left hand door mirror that I'm a bit wide.
So I'll go a bit left to get the back in, steer right to get the front in and then get
past the driveway and brake clutch.
Handbrake on and secure the car.
I can see out of the back window that the kerb is disappearing into the car just like
it was at the start.
I must have parked OK.
Let's have a look at that again but without the pausing.
Using a method is all well and good in your instructors car but when it comes to driving
your own car that method might not work.
Try and use your own judgement as much as you can.
It will pay off in the long run.
So if you feel like it's getting too close to the kerb then steer more to the right.
If there's too much space between you and the kerb then steer left.
But be careful, make sure that you're looking around all the time.
Stopping if anyone get's near you.
Getting the biting point here is essential to stop you rolling forward.
Once you feel like you have the back in close to the kerb then steer right to get the front
in.
Keeping an all round check.
Using subtle movements with the clutch.
Don't want to roll forward.
Don't lower the clutch too much.
But you don't want to raise the clutch too much either or it will make you go too fast.
Here's a final tip.
If you're parking and facing downhill then you could leave your steering turned to the
left and leave it reverse gear with the handbrake on to stop it rolling forward.
Well that's the end of our video on parallel parking going uphill.
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