Maryland removed parallel parking from driving test

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May 25, 2015 | 04:28 PM

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SoaringSC

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Good god, that's unsettling! I personally think I suck at parallel parking but I can still get by if I need to, because I know and understand the basics.

May 25, 2015 | 04:36 PM

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NickTee

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I'd just show up in a S550 and hit the parking assist button. Done.

May 26, 2015 | 04:54 PM

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mmarshall

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Quote:

Originally Posted by NickTee

I'd just show up in a S550 and hit the parking assist button. Done.

That's like trying to get your pilot's license on autopilot. When the parking test WAS required, you had to do it yourself. No electronics.

May 26, 2015 | 07:56 PM

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NickTee

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Quote:

Originally Posted by mmarshall

That's like trying to get your pilot's license on autopilot. When the parking test WAS required, you had to do it yourself. No electronics.

A pilot's license has slightly more involved.

May 26, 2015 | 08:02 PM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by NickTee

A pilot's license has slightly more involved.

Parallel-parking, if done manually and correctly, is not as easy as it looks. The sheer number of curb-scraped alloy wheels and wheel covers attests to that.