“Parallel parking” are the two words every learner driver dreads to hear. This slow, slight and precise manoeuvre has been revealed as the nation’s trickiest driving manoeuvre, according to a poll of 2,000 UK motorists. When searching for a parking spot, drivers seem happy to drive almost a hundred metres further than necessary to find an easier place, if the first space looks a bit tight for a parallel park. Reversing into a parking bay and reversing around a corner followed as the next most difficult manoeuvres to navigate. David Carter for Accident Advice Helpline, which commissioned the research via OnePoll.com, said: “Parallel parking has been a thorn in drivers’ sides since the invention of the motor car. We’ve all felt the pressure of getting... continue
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