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Originally Posted by racer
in my day, when you had to back up, you were told to turn around in your seat so you could see out of the back of the car, placing your right arm on the seatback next to you and go. I think nowadays they actually want you to use the mirrors and NOT turn around to see where you are going. Good choice.
Hence the popularity of "self park" programs.
I enjoyed my parallel parking test for my license. Did it in the 914. No problems fitting a 15' car in a 30' spot.. and no issues seeing the curb either - it was about window height 
Drivers ed has left most schools and is left to private businesses. Not sure they have much incentive to teach more than the minimums.. whether it be classroom hours or behind the wheel stuff. |
My brothers both did their driver's test in the family van - an extended 15 passenger heavy duty Ford...The space was about as big as the van, I think one brother did it in two or three, the other about five.
I paid for my own car before my license, so I took my test in my 944. Some worker deep in the back of the DMV while processing the post test paper work yelled out "ALRIGHT, SO WHO GOT TO RIDE IN THE PORSCHE?"
Soon as I had my license I went and insured it in my name, then trekked and paid property tax on it, then trekked and got it registered in my name. A couple hundred miles and a day later, I had my car in my name and my driver's license.