Driving Academy

Visual Parking Guides & Driver Tutorials

Step-by-step visual breakdowns, reference points, and examiner tips for beginner drivers.

Taking the test outside the US? The marking and the manoeuvre names differ — see the UK guides or the Australian guides.

1. Parallel Parking Guide →

Complete 4-step diagram guide with reference points & steering locks.

2. Reverse Bay Parking →

90 degree reverse parking using the 3-bay line reference method.

3. Side Mirror Setup →

Eliminate blind spots and see curb lines clearly while reversing.

4. Angled Parking (45/60°) →

Easy drive-in angled parking slot entry techniques.

5. Hill Parking Rules →

Uphill vs downhill wheel direction rules with or without curb.

6. Top 7 Road Test Mistakes →

Point deductions vs. automatic failures on a DMV road test, and how to recover.

7. Forward Bay Parking →

Pulling forward into perpendicular parking bays smoothly.

8. 3-Point Turn (K-Turn) →

Turning around on a street too narrow for a U-turn, in three stages.

9. Judging Car Dimensions →

Develop spatial awareness and estimate bumper overhangs.

10. Parking Corrections →

How to fix being too far from the curb or bad angles.