How to Parallel Park with Archer's Blue Car Driving School

This video teaches drivers how to parallel park using Archer's method, which relies on using the right side mirror. By using this method the driver is less dependent on using the vehicle they are parking behind of as vehicles vary in sizes and distances from the curb. Archer's is a family owned driving school in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.

[@meghannsmith7279]

i watched this video 10 minutes before i left the house to take my drivers test bc i didn’t know how to parallel park and i’m here to tell y’all it worked and i passed, 10/10 video

[@shainajenkins7515]

You are the only One to show what it looks like in the passenger side mirror. THANK YOU!!!!!

[@hina1767]

This is such a helpful video. I could never tell if i had reached a 45 degrees angle., but you have explained how to check this now by looking for an equilateral triangle in the side mirror. This moneuver is making more and more sense to me niw Thank you so much for explaining this.😁💗 it is becoming crystal ckear.

[@iqtidarbaig8532]

I have watched many videos on parallel parking, this one is excellent. Thanks

[@cherylschumaker1366]

Great instruction...and easy to understand Thank you

[@mimireuser5383]

I did this perfectly one time... and one time was it lol 😂

[@florabella8565]

THANK YOU SO MUCH!! These reference points are just what I needed.

[@patiencelenga3881]

This made it a lot easier to understand thank you ☺️

[@nageshmachiraju6192]

Very clear and neat presentation. Thank you so much

[@moa431]

This is really the most accurate one thanks man

[@murtuzarangwala7213]

I nailed parallel parking perfectly today in my G2 test because of this video. Thank you !

[@genasoriano559]

Nice👍I like your technique how to do parallel parking. Thank you for sharing. I learned how to see the triangle way.

[@jee4free]

Technically correct explanation is easy to understand and practically easy. Thanks

[@Lay-gyum-dral]

Guys this is the easiest technique...thank you I passed today!

[@gulamansari7630]

This is quite different from other Videos.... Will try this method to get closer to the curb as we park....

[@mln1669]

I love this video, sounds more easy like that!

[@edmontondrivingschool]

Thanks!

[@chsalahuddingujjarkhan1500]

Beautiful teaching

[@irynataylor89]

Thank you a lot! The best video!

[@edencasey8025]

One of the best videos 👍

[@edmontondrivingschool]

Thanks Eden! :)

[@edwarddreckoandrada5411]

Thanks for your video i passed my driving exam today.

[@edmontondrivingschool]

You're welcome!. Congrats on getting your license!

[@IKGAOPUMUILSLAAN]

Hey, I haven't seen the trick about turning the wheel once the triangle disseapears elsewhere and it usually works. The other tricks I see usually leave me too far from the curb but that's probably because I'm driving a smaller car. Do you have a trick by any chance for parking on the left side to be directly next to the curb? Thanks.

[@NiNa-nn3bm]

I remember in drive school it looked hard af but when you drive alone this is so easy lol

[@sujathagumma4462]

Very nice presentation.

[@mamma6900]

Thank you of this best video

[@mohamedsalah6879]

Very helpful. Thank u.

[@a.856]

Thanks for a video very helpful

[@edmontondrivingschool]

Thanks!

[@mamma6900]

Thank you very much for help

[@emmeling.4914]

Well explained. Ty

[@ririanioelfa1713]

Thank's driver👍👍👍

[@siddharthanandi7150]

Superb video.👍👍

[@user-vv6cb9vo7d]

Great triangle explanation

[@VanPham-vw4cu]

Thank you so much

[@krazziejrboi]

Ill try that triangle mirror technique next

[@sunaveferdous3128]

It worked

[@punachaa]

this is perfect tips

[@kateeadie4397]

Best video I've seen

[@edmontondrivingschool]

Thanks!

[@robcortijofg]

Hi from Lima - Peru !!! Thank you for your vids ! I got some trouble 90 degree parking with a kia soul , could you do an explanation about it ?

[@juliem1674]

I did parallel parking great just before the test.....failed it miserably during my driving test😔 i was too wide away from the curb and struggled to correct myself.

[@vulnikkura]

Thank you

[@e6em]

I want to know when it’s a 45 degree angle between cones.?

[@ultimatewarriorfrieza275]

I was about to sub but you only have 3 videos in a span of a year. I could just finish all your vids in one sitting.

[@rneea.6601]

why is this so hard on the test

[@wudgee]

Recommended distance from car in front?

[@edmontondrivingschool]

Hi Wudgee. The recommended distance can vary depending on the vehicle you're driving. You want to be able to leave the parking spot preferably without having to back up. For a regular size car I like to be about 1.5m (4-5') away. This way if someone is parked really close to me I will not be boxed in.

[@chsalahuddingujjarkhan1500]

Nice

[@NathanAlderGigaBITNate]

You guys in America have sooo much room

[@prakashchander9263]

Hi, Should I keep clutch pressed while reversing downhill from parking?

[@edmontondrivingschool]

Well it depends on your car and how steep the hill is. For my manual transmission one, I use the clutch and accelerator to back up off downhill park on a steep hill.

[@prakashchander9263]

@@edmontondrivingschool why would you use acceleration when car itself rolling downward?

[@edmontondrivingschool]

@@prakashchander9263 Sorry, I must've misunderstood your question. I thought you meant getting off the curb on a downhill park where you have to back off the curb. Are you attempting a parallel park on a hill and is the nose of the car facing up or downwards? In a manual transmission if on a hill , I usually put in neutral, let gravity do the work and ride the brake vs the clutch.

[@epson8813]

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[@yougotbamboozled6977]

Its very good, but the problem is when im on the test i have to lover my right mirror as low as possible in order to see where the curb is so i dont really see the triangle. Is there an alternative? I know its dumb but if i dont do that i fail my test

[@edmontondrivingschool]

Please check out our video on Pre-Drive Basic Habits. It explains how to adjust the mirrors. kzbin.info/www/bejne/rqbEkIarmtKEe7M

[@dawnr.4614]

❤❤

[@smhkevoo7619]

W vid

[@daroros7961]

How do I know if i go at 35 45 50 or 1.5º?

[@edmontondrivingschool]

Hi Daro. It depends on the shape of the triangle. If it looks like a pizza slice, then your'e in the 30 degrees ballpark and require to go a little more before straighten out the wheels. The big take-away is to try to always have a similar triangle as it will affect how far you have to back up straight. Once you have a consistent angle, keep it! If you are too far away from the curb when parking try and go a little further back on your next attempt. If you consistently hit the curb, then don't go as far back. Hope this helps! Dom

[@MissHitAllTheTime]

@@edmontondrivingschool when you pull up and line up with the car how many times you turn the steering wheel before backing up??? i was told 360 degrees and also have some that say 1 1/2 turns to the right....

[@edmontondrivingschool]

@@MissHitAllTheTime We teach our students to turn the wheel all the way. This will give you the tightest turn radius you can get from your car and will keep things predictable.

[@MissHitAllTheTime]

@@edmontondrivingschool when you say all the way are you referring to when you first pull up to the car next to it or are you referring to the last step after when you have backup straight???

[@edmontondrivingschool]

@@MissHitAllTheTime 1:26 and 2:21 in the video. The sequence is all the way right, straight, all the way left, straight.

[@Sahil-ph1bp]

SO MUCH BETTER THAN ALL THE OTHER SHITTY TUTORIALS

[@edmontondrivingschool]

Thanks for the kind words!

[@MM-vs4dw]

50 centimeters is too much far from the curb One foot or 30 .5centimeters is a good distance from the curb

[@edmontondrivingschool]

Hi MM and thanks for your comment. In this jurisdiction ( Alberta, Canada) vehicles must be parked within 50 cm (0-50) from the curb. If you're not sure of what distances are required where you live, please check with your government's transportation branch.

[@MM-vs4dw]

Archer's Blue Car Driving School I live in USA I think one foot 30.5 centimeters like the width of Gutter of rain beside the curb is good

[@MarkoDelvi]

A bit vague with description

[@UncleBaroeka]

Like

[@ledishijak9551]

50 centimetres is nearly half mettere innit? End of the video 🙄

[@edmontondrivingschool]

Hi Ledi. Yes 50cm is half a metre. In this jurisdiction vehicles must within 50cm from the curb to be considered legally parked.

[@xusiaxod6255]

45 degree angle. Sorry, never carry a protractor in the car.

[@jongomongobongogongo]

Thank you