How do I park head in first

[Sony]

The carpark lot in singapore are usually build to their minimum size, thus there's little room left for head in method unless you are able to have wide turning, i.e. able to swing your car almost straight before entering the lot.

 

the "lao jiao" have been feel as the lots in the olden days are bigger and have better clearance.. for the current lots in most new development, it's rather narrow and the risk of damaging both your own and neighbouring cars are higher..

 

 

Thus you will realised that S'pore is one of the few countries that have more cars trying to park butt in while others tend to favour head in

[Robo]

when i was in melbourne.. from far i can spot my car liao.. cuz im the only one parking backside in first...

 

dont like the idea of gg in head first cuz coming out seems to be a chore for me.. unless im gg to buy 4d andspot no people fast park liao run over! and also when there is no car around..

[Drive_carcar]

There are times when parking head in first is the only practical option, and this was one of those that was never taught. So need advice from more experienced bros / sis on how to do this. Please share, how far must I be from cars which are at the side, at which point to turn in etc....

 

Thanks all!

 

I thought head in is easier than reverse in???

 

I dunno what kind of methodology you guys use for paralel, reverse-in or head-in but I just go by gut feel and distance estimation.

 

For me butt in is easier in most situations. But last saturday, I was in the kind of situation where I have to do a multi-point turn in order to be in the position to park butt in. And I was running late for an appointment. That's why I asked.

[Ichibawa]

In Malaysia, the cars are always parked head first. In Sg, its always butt first. Somehow its due to safety reasons why the Malaysians park their car in such a manner. Also notice the car park lots in Malaysia are always slanted? Its to facilitate parking with such fashion. I find it hard to conduct such a maneuver in our very straight parking lot most likely due to my poor skills.

 

Curb height is another thing to note. Cars tend to have lower front higher back. If you have a body kit installed, all the more you need to pay more attention to this.

[Gbsm]

Apart from techniques, one thing important is your front body kit..

If you part esp in open car parks with front the bottom of the body kit will scratch.

My car got affected. Mine one is standard body kit from the manufacturer.

U tried the e-HUB MSCP parking. Its front parking but not perpendicular.. really easy to park..

[Blackyv]

There are times when parking head in first is the only practical option, and this was one of those that was never taught. So need advice from more experienced bros / sis on how to do this. Please share, how far must I be from cars which are at the side, at which point to turn in etc....

 

Thanks all!

 

I thought head in is easier than reverse in???

 

I dunno what kind of methodology you guys use for paralel, reverse-in or head-in but I just go by gut feel and distance estimation.

 

agree....

Good sense of judgment and estimation of your own car front, side and back(can depends on reverse sensor)....

 

a simple test and practice... park straight in toward a wall and practice your judgement/estimation .... i can always park in with gap of around 6-9 inches left btw front bumper and wall (at my MY home..)... only bad day will get lesser or more once awhile.........

[Blackyv]

Reverse is easy, but I realised that parking head is is NOT easy. If only there's some method. But it is not taugh in driving schools, and usually the "lao jiao" does it, by feel.

 

first of all, most cark park design in sg are not meant for straight head-in parking, thus the challenge due to limited turning radius to park straight in.. If u go MY, u will notice their parking lot is slanted and easy for straight in parking...

 

so, dont worry too much if u find it hard to park straight in ... go the backside way lor...

[Sony]

coz m'sia hardly have proper parking lot at those ulu places.. in sg, everywhere is marked with lines.. got to be exact..

[Shinichi21]

There are times when parking head in first is the only practical option, and this was one of those that was never taught. So need advice from more experienced bros / sis on how to do this. Please share, how far must I be from cars which are at the side, at which point to turn in etc....

 

Thanks all!

 

better dont park head in if the parking lot is not those slanted one.

if u want to park head in, can try the new downtown east, their upper lvl car park is all

head in.

 

almost all the carpark in US is head in, the slots are slanted ones. very easy to go in and out.

 

in sg cant coz limited space. =)

[Lightbringer]

It's actually pretty easy to park head in, as long as you're familar with the dimensions of your car and the turning radius, as well as accurately predicting the angle you need to enter the lot head in. The good thing about parking head in is that you gain the confidence to manuveur ur car in tight spots since you've had sufficient experience with visualizing how your car will turning and the dimensions.

 

Prior to this thread, I had no idea that so many male drivers found head-in parking to be such a hassle or chore... I always thought it was only women who were intimidated by head-in parking No offence meant!

[Ultramega]

Very easy. It's exactly the same as turning left or right at a junction. when your mirror is inline with the edge of the lane/parking lot, do a full turn. that's it.

[Chongster]

In Malaysia, the cars are always parked head first. In Sg, its always butt first. Somehow its due to safety reasons why the Malaysians park their car in such a manner. Also notice the car park lots in Malaysia are always slanted? Its to facilitate parking with such fashion. I find it hard to conduct such a maneuver in our very straight parking lot most likely due to my poor skills.

 

Curb height is another thing to note. Cars tend to have lower front higher back. If you have a body kit installed, all the more you need to pay more attention to this.

 

Malaysian park head first because it is harder to steal a front wheel drive vehicle that is parked head in. You cant just tow it away, esp. if the front wheel are turned fully as well after parking.

[Chongster]

agree. not much science involved for me. just the feel lor. isn't that what driving is about?

[Drive_carcar]

To me it's rather hard. Partly because it's a new car and I'm still getting used to the dimensions. Also I'm a newbie driver, that's why I asked.

 

Unfortunately I find it hard to do anything by estimation or by feel. I'm a rather mechnical kind of person, so need some kind of methodology to figure out when is a good timing to do a full lock to turn in.

 

And parking head in is a lao jiao way of doing things, and most of these lao jiao do it by feel.

[Drive_carcar]

That's a very good tip. So at the point before I turn in, I should be at least 1.5 meters from the lot, with the mirror inline with edge of the parking lot? Am I right?

 

I'm going to try that later

[Robin]

head in when u parking vertically or horizontally?

 

for vertical : when the lot is on the left, keep as far right as possible, wen the edge of the lot is at your wing mirror, sar almost full lock and go in. if the lot is on the right, keep extreme left and so on

 

for horizontal: i wont try unless there there's an empty lot in front or at the back. for horizontal i prefer backside-in as its more convenient

[Gabriel]

not true..

coz um...if u noticed..

the cars of yesteryears were smaller and shorter...

and when the time these cars were around...

these mscp were built based on these cars...

so yeah..cant blame the one designing these mscp..

coz they did not noe that yrs later..

cars would get bigger and longer

[Lightbringer]

Bro, don't put it in such an intimidating way. Isn't knowing the dimensions of your car by heart and being about to visualize how your car will be turning mentally together with the correct dimensions a methodology as well?

 

There will never be a "one size fit all" technique for heads in parking because circumstances will always be different - for example, kerb height, space constraints, choice of angles at which you execute the turn available to you, etc.

 

Practice makes perfect and being able to visualize and anticipate the movement of your car is not only useful for heads-in parking, but also for all sorts of driving situations, including those which are potentially dangerous.

 

Good luck practicing ;)

 

FYI when I first started learning how to drive (without an instructor or a driving school, I got my license overseas ) I parked head-in rather than reverse... so it's not really that tough, just a matter of practice and habit.