How to Parallel Park in 1914
Posted Sep 22, 2020, 4:20 PM UTC
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Wait, so we havent learned it in 100 years?
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88 years, this car is definitely from the 1930's and the patent was filled in 1932.
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Yeah, 1914 sounds weird
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Really wtf, that was the year of WW1. Inventors invented weapons, not comfy convenient shit then.
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It seems like we reached a peak in driving knowledge at some point and then started back down the other side. Today’s young drivers don’t seem to have learned even the basics (USA).
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I think there is a limit to what people learn without trying much and that is easlily reached.
And the better cars get the worse the drivers get
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Very true. As cars improved, they allowed drivers to get sloppier and more careless with their driving. Back in the 60’s and early 70’s, most of these newer drivers would have slid off into a ditch by now. ;)
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"Posted from a device with more processing power than the computers used to put the man on the moon"
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Not 1914, probably 1930s.
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You're correct. It's weird how often this sub gets the decade completely wrong.
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How to Parallel Park in 2020
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How to Parallel Park in 1980 1998
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That’s from Blues Brothers 2k right? That cab at the end is not 1980...
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Did I mix them up? Damn, it has been a while :)
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How to park when you're on a mission from God.
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1998*
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lol no mention of a check to the opposite side of the road as you turn in towards the parking spot? thats when your front end whips out across the median - i mean, the video even has her car shown way out on the other side of the road
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When your back wheels are in line with the parked car: crank the wheel. When your front wheels are in line with the rear wheels of the parked car: crank it back.
Ta-da, you can parallel park.
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Is that an issue for people? Swinging into oncoming traffic?
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Yep. Happens all the time. People concentrate hard on reversing and ding the side of an oncoming vehicle because they don't realise that their back wheel becomes a pivot in this maneuver
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So you're lesser an uninformed moron, but more an uninformed shill.
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at least it was actually manufactured unlike driving a car with your brain
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We've gone backwards not forwards.
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Sideways.
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Always twirling
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Was that guy holding a cell phone?
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I'm curious if they had power steering at this point. Parallel parking without power steering can really suck. Not difficult but you may get your arms day done.
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No, but vehicles that are designed to not have power steering are easier to drive than vehicles that have power steering that is broken.
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Definitely! Had a late 80's Crown vic/LTD? that needed a new power steering pump. Nearest pump I could find was like 60 miles away (very rural area) and that was all I had to make it. Stayed on country roads picked it up drove home and replaced it. 120 miles made for very sore arms and and a slightly puckerd butt.
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Haha I've driven a grand marquis with no power steering. It is a workout.
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Why?
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We evolved though just backwards!
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Montréal drivers think they have this feature but instead park like potatoes
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Is that damaging the front tires?
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Can't believe this was more than a 100 years ago.
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The title is wrong, the patent for this was filled in 1932 and that is definitely a 1930's car. But 88 years ago is still impressive!;
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r/TeslaMotors where you at?
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Makes it seem like we haven't progressed as far with technology as once thought. Lol
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Why is this still not a thing!?! Genius!!
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Brings a whole different meaning to Donut!!
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I want one
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Drivers from Massachusetts need that shit!!! Worst parallel Parker’s I have ever seen.
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Can imagine this being helpful off road
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Why is this not a thing anymore!!!??
Mechanical complexity, weight, extra costs, loss of storage space, loss of interior space... just to name a few.
I have a feeling a niche market would still choose this over that
I bet they'd love it in Europe
You learn to park in very tight spots anyway.
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Like driving stick.
Who tf downvoted this? I’m not mad I just want to know why?
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The real reason is because people would not use it responsibly. Also, many modern cars have a self-park feature. In a way, it is a thing.
If you can shell out the cash to afford a 2015+ high end model car. For the rest of us driving 2010 Toyota Corollas we could've benefited from this feature.
You'd never see this coming the way you'd see wheels turnt
Light, signals?
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