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When you share a communal car park, or when you're trying to fit into a space in a large car park like at a shopping centre or in the city, things can be pretty tight.…

Everyone knows that the sun can be blinding when it gets in your eyes, whether you’re looking at it directly or just as reflected sunlight. When you’re driving and parking, the sun can be a…

You know what one of my pet peeves is? Having to factor in time for parking whenever I'm driving somewhere. It makes everything take just a little bit longer, and when you're already running behind…

There are dozens of tricks to parallel parking successfully. And like with anything that there are dozens of tricks to - how to stop hiccupping, for instance - none of them are 100% reliable. Roads…

Moving and maneuvering is difficult, and it's no surprise that humans have evolved all sorts of specific mechanisms to help with our movement, navigation, and orientation. We have a finely developed proprioception - the sense…

Even though the solstice is past, we're still well in the middle of winter, and the nights are far longer than the days. That means that it's difficult to gauge distances and judge the environment…

Parking in a large car park in a busy location can be incredibly stressful. And if it's a major shopping centre, where it seems that practically every parking space is already taken, it's an absolute…

The key to a good parallel park is the ability to accurately judge angles and distances. And the key to good judgement is good perception. If you have a heightened awareness of your environment and…

What do you do when you're in a rush and you need to park? Maybe you're late for a show, and you have to get there before the curtain rises, or you've got a hot…

Parallel parking can be tricky, and when it's wet and you're holding up traffic and you're waiting to pick someone up and your vehicle doesn't have the best turning circle, it's easy for tricky to…

With the change of seasons, and the cooler weather, condensation and misty weather is becoming a problem. It's easy to come back to your car or other vehicle and find your windscreens, windows and mirrors…

As summer says goodbye and we start to move into autumn and winter, it's important to think about how poor weather can affect driving and visibility. These past few days have seen heavy rains, low…