XPost: alt.home.repair, alt.law-enforcement   
   From: michael.trew@att.net   
      
   On 8/2/2023 9:38 AM, Ed P wrote:   
   > On 8/2/2023 7:45 AM, badgolferman wrote:   
   >   
   >> We also had to parallel park between two cones to pass the test. These   
   >> days parallel parking is not required, at least in Virginia.   
      
   In Ohio, they place out 5 cones, and you start with the front bumper at   
   the first cone.  Four of the cones are arranged in a rectangle, and the   
   fifth one is ahead of them in the center.  When you pull into the   
   traffic cone rectangle, the instructor advises you to pull to the left   
   or right, then you stop with your rear bumper at the front cone, and   
   back through to the beginning.  I guess this simulates parallel parking.   
      
   >> When we   
   >> arrived at the testing station after the road test, the test instructor   
   >> told me to pull over rather than park between the cones. He said   
   >> there's no way he could parallel park that monster and he didn't want   
   >> to fail me for that!   
   >   
   > When I first started driving (1961) I lived in Philadelphia. You had to   
   > be able to parallel park or you'd just drive around forever. I could get   
   > into some rather tight spots others would pass up.   
      
   Same applies to Pittsburgh.  I still do it fairly regularly.   
      
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