Reversing into the garage with narrow parking space? Use the rearview mirror to measure the distance, even the narrowest parking space can be in place

"That day in the shopping mall parking lot, I watched a red car squeeze into the crack between two SUVs. The rearview mirror almost slid across the lights next to it, and the whole process was smooth." Master Chen, who had just gotten off work, was shocked when he talked about this, "The parking space was so narrow that it was difficult to even open the door. He parked three wheels, and there was only a mineral water bottle left at the rear of the car and the wall."

Does this story remind you of your experience of tightening the steering wheel and sweating coldly? Don’t worry, today I will take you to unveil the clearance code for parking in narrow parking spaces. Last week, I witnessed the novice driver, Sister Zhang, in the old community, using the remote mirror distance measurement method, and parked the car steadily into the parking space between the two osmanthus trees that was only 15 cm wider than the body. The whole process was as accurate as measuring with a ruler.

Step 1: Find the "golden angle"

"That day in the shopping mall parking lot, I watched a red car squeeze into the crack between two SUVs. The rearview mirror almost slid across the lights next to it, and the whole process was smooth." Master Chen, who had just gotten off work, was shocked when he talked about this, "The parking space was so narrow that it was difficult to even open the door. He parked three wheels, and there was only a mineral water bottle left at the rear of the car and the wall."

Does this story remind you of your experience of tightening the steering wheel and sweating coldly? Don’t worry, today I will take you to unveil the clearance code for parking in narrow parking spaces. Last week, I witnessed the novice driver, Sister Zhang, in the old community, using the remote mirror distance measurement method, and parked the car steadily into the parking space between the two osmanthus trees that was only 15 cm wider than the body. The whole process was as accurate as measuring with a ruler.

Step 1: Find the "golden angle"

Many novices are used to being straight and reversing, but the front of the car is always wandering outside the parking space. Try to tilt the front of the car outward by 30 degrees, just like setting the fulcrum before drawing an arc in a compass. When operating in detail, make the front of the right side of the car as close as possible to the side of the car. When the parking space line can be seen in the rearview mirror on the left, the steering wheel will be reversing to the left, and the rear of the car will slide into the parking space gracefully like a ballet jump. Last week, I personally tested it in the building materials market and used this trick to park in a parking space that was only 18 cm wider than the car, and even the patrol security guards came to watch.

Step 2: Hidden password in the rearview mirror

The driving school coach's words "Seven points look at the mirror and three points look at the direction" are the golden rules in a narrow parking space. Remember the mantra: "The left mirror stares at the gap in the front wheel, and the right mirror chases the trajectory of the rear wheel." When the front wheel in the left mirror is only one palm-wide from the side car, immediately return to the positive direction; when the right mirror sees that the rear wheel is about to press the line, the reverse direction is half a circle. It's like playing Tetris, and you can adjust it in time to fit the string. Last month, I helped my neighbor move the car and found that he always stared at the reversing image and did not dare to move. After changing to a rearview mirror to observe, he parked into a parking space with a distance of only 2 meters between trees in 30 seconds.

Step 3: Play the width and narrow trick of the steering wheel

Don’t panic when encountering extremely narrow parking spaces, try the trick of “width and narrowness”. For example, if you deliberately turn the warehouse in the right direction by 15 degrees, the rear of the car will be sucked into the parking space like a magnet. Specifically, it is divided into three steps: the first step is decisive and the second step is as gentle as fishing to collect the line, and the third step is fine-tuning and turning half a circle on the left and right. Remember, "You must be decisive when you move in the direction, and you must be patient when you return." Last weekend, I taught novices to use this method, and the children in the co-pilot counted "Dad only turned three times this wheel."

Step 4: Technology assistance will not lose face

Brother Li, who drives a new energy vehicle, has a famous saying: "The panoramic image is my third eye." He leaned against the 360-degree image and parked into the parking space 5 cm away from the front of the car. When he got off the car, his jaw almost fell off. But remember to "look at the mirror first and then the screen", just like watching recipes and tasting salty food. Last week, I tried to park with the imaging system. When the rain blurred the rearview mirror, the red line alarm flashed on the screen was like a bodyguard.

Step 5: The last line of defense before opening the door

Don’t rush to turn off the engine when the car is parked. First, look at the distance between the door and the obstacle in the left mirror. I once stopped in the alley, and the door just opened and rubbed against the bicycle basket by the wall. Now we have developed the "three checking habits": one is to check the left and right rearview mirrors, two is to look at the panoramic image, and three is to turn your head before opening the car door to confirm the blind spot. This action helped me avoid three door opening accidents last year, and once I almost bumped into the delivery guy who suddenly rushed out.

After mastering these skills, the narrowest parking space will become a stage to show your driving skills. Last Saturday in the supermarket parking lot, I looked at the gradually shrinking parking space line in the rearview mirror and felt the slight vibration from the steering wheel. When it was hooked into P gear with a "click", the instrument panel showed that the right side was only 8 cm away from the car next to it - this number that once made my scalp numb has now become a measure of measurement technology. Remember, every veteran driver comes from a novice with scratched wheels. Take this guide to the parking lot to "check in". You will find that there is the real fun of driving hidden in the narrow parking space.