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Aspiring DC Drivers Are Failing Their Driving Test Because They Can't Parallel Park
(Thanks to Peter Metrinko)
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CA requires efficiency at double parking, location of Emergency Flasher required, but parallel parking is only taboo.
*Personal note, I parallel parked a '65 Pontiac Catalina station wagon on my 16th birthday to get my license the day I turned 16. Also maneuvered around an obstacle course to get my motorcycle license later during that 16th birthday celebration.
Posted by: man tom | March 03, 2023 at 08:42 AM
Not to worry Congress will amend the law, (but only for its' members), such that the parking space lines will be painted AFTER the vehicle is parked.
Posted by: cfjk | March 03, 2023 at 09:35 AM
Never mind that. I want to see "properly parking within the lines in a parking lot" added to the test.
Posted by: wanderer2575 | March 03, 2023 at 09:37 AM
They get six chances? In Texas, you only get three. What student drivers here do is parallel park badly on purpose. You fail automatically if you touch a pylon, so they just make a token effort to parallel park. The point deduction for parallel parking badly still leaves you with enough to pass the test as long as everything else is good.
Posted by: Rod | March 03, 2023 at 10:18 AM
No one in Florida can parallel park. And don't even get me started on turn signals.
Posted by: Jeff Meyerson | March 03, 2023 at 10:20 AM
They want you to be able to fit into those spots that have a parking meter and a fire hydrant. Builds revenue for the city.
Posted by: ripleysparrow | March 03, 2023 at 10:48 AM
There was too much snow the year I took driver's ed, so that class never learned to parallel park. I can do it in my SUV is the space is large enough but dread the idea of ever having to take a driving test these many years later. I've only ever had to pass written tests -- my state test was supposed to be given by a county deputy, but he was a pal of Dad's and didn't bother with the driving part. However, I still am not bothered by snow and ice.
Posted by: coscolo | March 03, 2023 at 04:03 PM
House Republicans will introduce a bill to ban parallel parking.
Posted by: Ed. | March 03, 2023 at 07:38 PM
@Man Tom - That's impressive but I did it in Mom's 18-foot-long'59 Merc Wagon without power steering.
Posted by: pogo | March 03, 2023 at 08:15 PM