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Title: how to parallel park!
Post by: Andy B on 02 May 2013, 09:01:03
Maybe best to have the sound off if at work .....  ;)  ;)  ;)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=tf4TIWECZ30

Title: Re: how to parallel park!
Post by: YZ250 on 02 May 2013, 09:20:43
Oh dear.  ::) ::) ;D

Hand / eye coordination not good there is it?  ;D ;D Very polite of the guy that helped her to walk off graciously without making a fuss wasn't it.  ;D ;D
Title: Re: how to parallel park!
Post by: cem_devecioglu on 02 May 2013, 09:43:40
first question : who the idiot give her license ?
 
second question : if she's not aware of left direction how the hell she drives in traffic ?
 
third question : why the owner of black car driver didnt help ?  ???
 
I have been witnessing these kind of bad woman drivers in job everyday and most of the time I go down and park them.. but must admit never seen such a bad example  :(
 
from the comments someone thinks thats spoof ;D
 
Title: Re: how to parallel park!
Post by: 05omegav6 on 02 May 2013, 11:42:32
first question : who the idiot give her license ?  The CIA. Obviously
 
second question : if she's not aware of left direction how the hell she drives in traffic ? Assumption based on toffee

third question : why the owner of black car driver didnt help ?  ??? ¿Que?
 
I have been witnessing these kind of bad woman drivers in job everyday and most of the time I go down and park them.. but must admit never seen such a bad example  :(  FFS  >:( It's the 21st century and women are legally allowed the freedom to do everything that men can do, including vote, drive, hold bank accounts, own property and hold positions of authority. Get over it.
 
from the comments someone thinks thats spoof ;D

This was discussed on Jeremy Vine on Tuesday, and the same types of comments were made then. If I ever meet that self abusing London taxi driver that was interviewed as an excuse for a professional driver, then he might need a straw to eat >:( I did text in as much, but because texting is considered 'so last week', all the comments came from shwitter and faceplant >:(

Maybe she only passed her test on Monday.

Maybe she has never parallel parked on the right hand side before.

Maybe she has had a licence for forty years, but her husband always drove. But he passed away last month and that was the first day that she has been out in the car by herself.

Is it just me, or are people losing their minds because the internet has removed the capability of rational and independent thought :-\

She was determined to park that car in that space, and persevered until she did. Fair play to her for that :y
Title: Re: how to parallel park!
Post by: symes on 02 May 2013, 12:46:16
At least she did park it-might have taken ages-but she stuck to it and succeeded  :y :y :y
Title: Re: how to parallel park!
Post by: Andy B on 02 May 2013, 12:51:50
.....
She was determined to park that car in that space, and persevered until she did. Fair play to her for that :y

..... and I've seen abandoned cars better parked than when she'd eventually had had enough  ;)  ;)  ;)
Title: Re: how to parallel park!
Post by: cem_devecioglu on 02 May 2013, 13:29:18
first question : who the idiot give her license ?  The CIA. Obviously  bollix
 
second question : if she's not aware of left direction how the hell she drives in traffic ? Assumption based on toffee
 
no assumption , obvously she forgot the left direction during maneuvers

third question : why the owner of black car driver didnt help ?  ??? ¿Que? 
 
I have been witnessing these kind of bad woman drivers in job everyday and most of the time I go down and park them.. but must admit never seen such a bad example  :(  FFS  >:( It's the 21st century and women are legally allowed the freedom to do everything that men can do, including vote, drive, hold bank accounts, own property and hold positions of authority. Get over it. 
 
who said I cant accept it.. did you know how much I spend for my wife to get license just to bring her papers from abroad >:(
 
from the comments someone thinks thats spoof ;D

This was discussed on Jeremy Vine on Tuesday, and the same types of comments were made then. If I ever meet that self abusing London taxi driver that was interviewed as an excuse for a professional driver, then he might need a straw to eat >:( I did text in as much, but because texting is considered 'so last week', all the comments came from shwitter and faceplant >:(

Maybe she only passed her test on Monday.
 
back to basics again.. who approved that test

Maybe she has never parallel parked on the right hand side before.

she must be aware that one day she has to.. and should have worked on it

Maybe she has had a licence for forty years, but her husband always drove. But he passed away last month and that was the first day that she has been out in the car by herself.
 
then why not ask help from people instead of hitting others cars

Is it just me, or are people losing their minds because the internet has removed the capability of rational and independent thought :-\

rational ??? ? she made the same manuver for an hour and didnt think to turn the steering to the other side just for one time..

She was determined to park that car in that space, and persevered until she did. Fair play to her for that :y

and you ask me why threads turn to arguments ::)
Title: Re: how to parallel park!
Post by: symes on 02 May 2013, 13:31:29
oh so true cem :y :y
Title: Re: how to parallel park!
Post by: 05omegav6 on 02 May 2013, 14:15:12
Right, more or less in order ::)

Unless you take your test in a van, all the reversing manoeuvres are done to the left.

She can obviously drive to some degree, otherwise she would never have got off the drive.

People don't always think 'I must learn that because one day it might be useful...' For example, I have never learnt how to wire up a satellite because I don't envisage ever having the need to.

As for asking for help, people are often embarrassed to the point of stubborness.

I never said her behaviour was rational, merely observing that not one person has, either on the video or since, commented that there are many valid reasons for this situation. Simply repeating that 'it's a female driver, and therefore can't drive/park/fix things' is mindless crap spouted from people incapable of independent and rational thought.
Title: Re: how to parallel park!
Post by: cem_devecioglu on 02 May 2013, 14:37:43
Right, more or less in order ::)

Unless you take your test in a van, all the reversing manoeuvres are done to the left.
 
watch the video carefully ,  she definitely forget the left steering maneuver when reversing ::)

She can obviously drive to some degree, otherwise she would never have got off the drive.
 

People don't always think 'I must learn that because one day it might be useful...' For example, I have never learnt how to wire up a satellite because I don't envisage ever having the need to.
 
satellite subject completely irrelevant :P   unless you live on a mountain , you have to learn parking.. thats the #1 priority in city..

As for asking for help, people are often embarrassed to the point of stubborness.
 
civilized people would prefer asking for help other than damaging other cars.. and also civilized people must offer help contrary to the behaviour of black car owner..

I never said her behaviour was rational, merely observing that not one person has, either on the video or since, commented that there are many valid reasons for this situation. Simply repeating that 'it's a female driver, and therefore can't drive/park/fix things' is mindless crap spouted from people incapable of independent and rational thought.
 
its a known fact that high percentage of female drivers have parking ability problems..  so you cant blame them..
 

Title: Re: how to parallel park!
Post by: 05omegav6 on 02 May 2013, 14:44:39
Men can be just as stupid behind the wheel ::)

Driving an artic tother day, a man tried to overtake me coming off a roundabout. Suffice to say he ended up on the central reservation.

Would you be so quick to criticise if it was your mother/sister/daughter/gran/wife :-\ somehow I doubt it ::)
Title: Re: how to parallel park!
Post by: symes on 02 May 2013, 14:47:52
Well i know I did'nt criticize anyone-so I am innocent-makes a change eh :y
Title: Re: how to parallel park!
Post by: cem_devecioglu on 02 May 2013, 14:49:59
Men can be just as stupid behind the wheel ::)

Driving an artic tother day, a man tried to overtake me coming off a roundabout. Suffice to say he ended up on the central reservation.

Would you be so quick to criticise if it was your mother/sister/daughter/gran/wife :-\ somehow I doubt it ::)

dont doubt it.. truth is truth.. if they couldnt drive, I would told them directly which I did many times..  ;D
 
driving errors is another subject that most of us make.. but inability to drive can never be cured.. :-\
Title: Re: how to parallel park!
Post by: 05omegav6 on 02 May 2013, 14:59:09
Well i know I did'nt criticize anyone-so I am innocent-makes a change eh :y
Put your spoon away you ;D
Title: Re: how to parallel park!
Post by: symes on 02 May 2013, 15:03:08
Well i know I did'nt criticize anyone-so I am innocent-makes a change eh :y
Put your spoon away you ;D
  ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: how to parallel park!
Post by: dbug on 02 May 2013, 16:53:01
10 out of 10 for perseverance  :y
Title: Re: how to parallel park!
Post by: jerry on 02 May 2013, 21:50:38
That amused me ;D Seen quite a few of these-many of them a hell of a lot worse than this one! At least she got there in the end. At the risk of sounding sexist ( ::)), all the ones Ive seen have featured women drivers too. Im not denying that there are a lot of poor male drivers out there but maybe the whole "spacial awareness" thing is borne out by such examples? TBH, SWMBO will always avoid parallel parking if she can and our daughter similarly avoids it. Maybe not enough time given to it when learning? I clearly remember that my daughter was once struggling to parallel park outside our house and she really didnt know where to look to judge the turn. I stood on the pavement , told her where to look out of the rear side window and to aim for where I was standing and she parked it perfectly. Maybe it'd be good if all cars were kitted out with that hands-free automatic parking device I saw on Top Gear a while back?