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Here in California, you used to have to parallel park in order to get your drivers license and it was the most feared part of the test. Not any more. Don't know when the testing changed but all my kids (in their 30s now) never had to parallel park in order to get their licenses and to this day, they have a difficult time doing it. It is probably the same in other states as well and likely accounts for what we are seeing.

It's also probably the motivation for auto companies to produce the "automatic parking" feature they are hyping on their commercials. They have millions of drivers who have no practice or skill in parallel parking.