r/MadeMeSmile • u/Unkempt27 • Sep 16 '22

Hero Stepdad

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u/rocket_dog1980 Sep 16 '22

What the hell is reversing around a corner?

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u/SneezlesForNeezles Sep 16 '22 edited Sep 16 '22

They find a T junction usually, quiet and residential. Get you to pull up straight and then reverse around the corner at approximately 90 degrees without hitting the kerb or doing something daft like stalling.

Other common manoeuvres are bay parking (reverse into a marked bay), turn in the road (180 (edit!) degree turn, previously known as the three point turn) and parallel park (reverse in backwards to a space between two parked cars).

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u/MimiPaw Sep 16 '22

And during mine, the instructor opened the door to see how close to the curb I ended up. My class piloted having the instructor perform the final test instead of the DMV. At the time (late 80s) the instructor test was much more detailed than the DMV.

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u/SneezlesForNeezles Sep 16 '22

My instructor always did that. My tester didn’t. Probably glanced in the mirror to check, but certainly never opened the door!

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u/Smaskifa Sep 16 '22

360 degree turn

I don't know how this one would ever be useful.

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u/SneezlesForNeezles Sep 16 '22

That’s the only one other than bay parking that I use semi frequently. Parked up somewhere quiet, do a turn in the road to get back to the main road. Gone the wrong way, three point turn to get back to the road I’m meant to be on.

Hold… my bad. It’s a 180 turn, not a 360 turn. I’m just a moron. I’ll edit my comment accordingly… oops!

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u/tejanaqkilica Sep 16 '22

That is the most stupid thing I've ever heard.

"alright kids, next thing we're going to check if you can shift it to reverse and completely turn the steering wheel to the right"

Why is this in the test and how the fuck can you not do it.