youneverknow Posted June 30, 2004 Posted June 30, 2004 Well I've been doing it for over 40 years and now someone has finaly come up with the ultimate solution...and here it is... Formula for the Perfect Parallel Park By Discoverychannel.ca Staff, May 7, 2003 Got a slide rule in your glove box? It may be just what you need to finally master the art of parallel parking. Or, if math isn't your strong suit, you might have to rely on old-fashioned judgment and estimation. Whether you know it or not, getting your vehicle between two others and neatly next to the curb involves a complicated set of calculations. And Rebecca Hoyle, Lecturer of Mathematics, at the University of Surrey has laid them all out. Here's the magic formula (with definitions for variables at the bottom of the page): Start with three initial formulas P = r - w/2 G ≥ w + 2r + b F ≤ w + 2r - fg For the perfect park, those formulas must satisfy the following relationship: Max ((r + w/2)2 + f2, (r + w/2)2 + b2) ≤ min (4r2, (r + w/2 + k)2) Definitions: Position (P) = Where to set up for the parallel park Gap (G) = Determines if parking gap is large enough Front of car (F) = Determines where front of car should go r = turning radius of your car w = width of your car b = distance from back of car to point midway between axles fg = gap you want left at the end k = distance from curb where you end up youneverknow Quote
Bunni Posted June 30, 2004 Posted June 30, 2004 Well finally! Someone has laid it all out in terms I can understand! Yeah right! Quote
Frylock Posted June 30, 2004 Posted June 30, 2004 Yes! No more parking in the middle of the street for me! Now someone just needs to come up with a forumla for making perfect doughnuts... Quote
MikeJ Posted June 30, 2004 Posted June 30, 2004 (edited) Proper city 3-point parallel parking: 1) drive up close enough to the front car to break their side mirror off. 2) turn wheel and back up until you hear a loud bang. 3) turn wheel to straighten the car out and pull forward until you hear another loud bang. Turn car off and leave. For the damage on cars without big bumpers.... it's their fault for parking in the city. Edited June 30, 2004 by TCH-MikeJ Quote
Madmanmcp Posted July 1, 2004 Posted July 1, 2004 Thanks. was just teaching my 15 yearold yesterday how to park. Thats exactly what I told him...he said what? and did it mikes way Quote
DarqFlare Posted July 1, 2004 Posted July 1, 2004 Las Vegas' DMV didn't let me do the parallel parking. They took off all 10 points for it because my truck (That I drove at the time) was so big, they didn't allow me to do it. They said it was because I couldn't do it with "just one forward/backward direction change." My truck was so long I had to pull forward, backup a bit turning into the spot, pull forward a little more, and go back & forward again once more. They said it was too much. I still passed, too... Morons. Quote
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