{"id":5137,"date":"2013-10-10T11:24:19","date_gmt":"2013-10-10T15:24:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.myparkingsign.com\/blog\/?p=5137"},"modified":"2026-02-11T04:10:27","modified_gmt":"2026-02-11T09:10:27","slug":"woman-struggles-parallel-parking-30-minutes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myparkingsign.com/blog\/woman-struggles-parallel-parking-30-minutes\/","title":{"rendered":"Woman struggles with parallel parking for 30 minutes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Parallel parking is hard. Just ask the woman who was captured in a YouTube video while taking more than 30 minutes to parallel park her car. The woman behind the wheel caught the attention of a group of students in Belfast, Northern Ireland when she tried to parallel park her car in a space big enough for a people carrier. Students used their cell phones to take the video that has gone viral.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/tf4TIWECZ30\" height=\"315\" width=\"420\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The video shows the woman hitting the cars in front and back of the spot where she tries to park her own car. (Source:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/uk-northern-ireland-22334530\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">bbc.co.uk<\/a>) The clip has been viewed more than four million times and is titled \u2018World\u2019s Worst Attempt at Parallel Parking, Enjoy!\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Parallel parking is not easy. It remains \u201cone of the more difficult and potentially stressful driving situations, with 31 percent of U.S. drivers actively avoiding parallel parking whenever possible\u201d according to a recent study conducted by Harris Interactive on behalf of Ford Motors. The survey results state that 21 percent of men and 43 percent of women rate their parallel parking skills as just \u2018fair\u2019 or \u2018bad\u2019 and try to avoid the procedure whenever possible. (Source:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.fromtheroad.ford.com\/us\/en\/home\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">media.ford.com<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>Ford, in collaboration with Schaeffler, is working on a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/leisure\/2013\/04\/29\/ford-in-wheel-electric-motors-could-lead-to-sideways-parking\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">prototype<\/a>\u00a0that will have independent electric motors within each drive wheel (as opposed to a common drivetrain found in cars) to allow the cars to move sideways by rotating the tires up to 90 degrees. Such cars will eliminate the need for parallel parking altogether.<\/p>\n<p>But as the eWheelDrive Fiesta prototype\u00a0is still in its nascent stage, drivers will have to manage with the available self-parking options that companies like Ford (Active Park Assist) or\u00a0Volkswagen (Park Assist) have in their existing vehicles.<\/p>\n<p>At least that would save drivers from the embarrassment and damage caused during parallel parking attempts. Of course, drivers don\u2019t want to raise claims frequently for damage that involves parking lot collisions or bumper scratches during sideways parking. A survey found that 30 percent of drivers thought tapping another car\u2019s bumper while parallel parking was OK. However, scratches from such encounters could cost $400 or more. \u201cRepair costs for these minor incidents are a major factor in overall collision coverage insurance costs\u201d according to the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety. (Source:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/sparebumper.com\/index.php?act=viewProd&amp;productId=30\" rel=\"nofollow\">sparebumper.com<\/a>)<\/p>\n<div class=\"related-products\">\n<h3>Like this topic? Check out our related products:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<div class=\"wraptocenter\"><a href=\"\/parking-signs\/parallel-parking-only-sign\/sku-k-4108\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/images.myparkingsign.com\/img\/sm\/K\/Parallel-Parking-Only-Sign-K-4108.gif\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>Parking Lot Rules Signs<\/li>\n<li>\n<div class=\"wraptocenter\"><a href=\"\/signs\/parallel-to-curb-parking-only-sign\/sku-k-8554\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/images.myparkingsign.com\/img\/sm\/K\/Curb-Parking-Only-Sign-K-8554.gif\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>Parking Lot Rules Signs<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Parallel parking is hard. Just ask the woman who was captured in a YouTube video while taking more than 30 minutes to parallel park her car. 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