Parking and Backing into a Stall and Skills on Hills (1959)

foreign [Music] foreign [Music] [Applause] [Music] or do you know what skills on hills are important let's think for a moment about these things because actually these are two important skills in driving the car why do we need to know how to back into a stall in fact what is a stall and what is backing into a stall we need to know how to back into a stall because we're going to need to use this skill in our driving career we'll need to use it for instance in backing into a garage someday and you may find that it's necessary for you to back into your garage at home because it's easier to leave remember it's better to pull in the traffic forward than the back end traffic So to avoid backing into traffic you may need to back into your garage or you may be in a parking lot perhaps out in a shopping area and need to back into a stall not only that but backing into a stall develops good skills of judging the position of fenders so backing into a stall is a good practice skill a good practice lesson how do you do it first drive past the stall your rear bumper should be six to eight feet past the stall before you stop signal in fact signal well in advance then ease back slowly turning the wheels sharply to the right as the car goes into the stall and you must judge again both that rear right and rear left fender straighten the wheel let the car move slowly back until the rear wheels rest gently against the curb I want to show you how this looks when the maneuver is actually being accomplished remember the car first goes past the stall signal is made well in advance check your positioning on the stall and stop the car now place the car in Reverse of course back slowly and turn the wheel rapidly and you notice the hand over hand method of turning the wheel keep checking both rear fenders as you enter the stall straighten the wheels let the car go back slowly until the rear wheels rest against the curb leaving the stall although a simple maneuver is still always a dangerous maneuver because it means you must come out into the stream of crap so first check that traffic when clear pull straight out until the right side of your automobile will clear all obstacles now you do this pull out maneuver at least the beginning of it with the wheel straight then turn hard to the right when you're sure you can clear on the right side now we'll get into the car and see how this maneuver looks in practice check traffic both directions move straight ahead without turning then when you're sure the right side will clear make a sharp turn to the right and continue in the traffic Street let's consider now the skills on Hills these are important skills many people have the mistaken idea that since they live in a rather flat area they do not need to be concerned about driving on hills and having skills and maneuvering the car on hill this is a mistaken idea because in today's mobile population people move all over the country drive all over the country as a result you may very well be driving on Hills even though you do not live in the immediate area of Hill in practicing on hills of course we must first learn to stop on an upgrade this is again a rather simple maneuver yet an important one first as always signal your intention to stop then stop smoothly near the right curb and Remember the force of gravity is helping stop the car therefore not nearly as much pressure as needed on the brake pedal to make this kind of a stop now let's think about starting an upgrade what skills are important in starting an upgrade well we must be able to make a smooth start and we must be able to make that start without rolling backward into the car behind at the same time without abusing our automobile proper use of the car in other words on a mild upgrade this is not a great problem it simply means that when traffic is cleared and it's time to move we make a very sudden move with our right foot from the brake to the accelerator and press smoothly on the accelerator let's go into traffic in the car and watch the practice of this maneuver traffic is cleared the foot moves very rapidly to the accelerator presses gently on the accelerator a check of traffic with the signal and if you have shifted to the low position you shift of course back to drive but how about the Steep upgrade this is presents the problem for most drivers especially when they're just learning to drive well of course when we have stopped on the Steep upgrade we have to think a little more about the skill of starting smoothly here so we apply the handbrake rather than using the foot brake and shift to the low range definitely here check traffic push gently on the accelerator this is with the parking brake on we have applied the handbrake as we feel the engine begin to strain against that handbrake release the handbrake that means the car will then move forward and not roll back and as we gain momentum of course move the selector to drive I want you to see again how this maneuver looks in the automobile check traffic signal the stop apply the handbrake move the right foot over to the accelerator as the car begins to move release the handbrake of course again check your traffic and move into the flow of traffic shifting to the drive position as you gain momentum there's another method for starting on a steep upgrade for the automobile with the automatic transmission this method is by using both feet rather than the handbrake that is the left foot on the foot brake the right foot on the accelerator the procedure is very much the same from there press on the accelerator until the car begins to strain to move forward then release the pressure with your left foot thus releasing the brake and the car will move forward now we know how to maneuver the car wind of course need to go out and practice these skills but there are other skills that you must know on the hill skills of parking the car this is really more knowledge than skill but it is very very important many many drivers every year fail to park correctly and very often Park illegally and the car gets away on the hill driverless and causes an accident here's our small car that we can use again to demonstrate proper methods for parking on a hill first the upgrade of course signal and stop near the curb then move the car slowly forward and turn the wheel sharply away from the curb that is to the left under normal circumstances stop the car and the right front wheel here should be about one foot from the curb release the brake lightly so that the car rolls slowly backward until the right front wheel touches the curb thus holding the car then of course stop the engine now let's see how this looks in the practice maneuver be sure to Signal well in advance move the car to the right side near the Curve pull slowly forward and turn the wheel sharply to the left then allow the car to roll back until the tire touches the Curve and don't forget this is in addition to using the parking brake and the parking gear Now parking downhill bring our small model car here to the downhill grade what precautions do we need to take in parking downhill well of course again in practicing and in practice signal and stop near the curb roll slowly forward and turn the wheel sharply to the right until the right front wheel touches the Curve thus holding the car on the hill then go through the procedure for stopping the engine now let's take a look at a film of this practice maneuver as always signal well in advance move the car to the right side near the curb and come to a complete stop then allow the car to roll slowly forward and turn the wheels sharply to the right until the right front tire touchs the curb and use this maneuver when there is not a curve for parking either uphill or downhill after you have turned the wheels into the curb of course stop the engine this is just as much as much a part of driving as actually maneuvering the automobile and safety is equally an important factor here now you will automatically build safety into your skills if you will follow these safeguards on Hills remember three things keep the car from Rolling away after you have left it first by turning the wheels into the curb the proper direction the car will be held by the wheels actually resting against the curb second using the parking brake putting on the parking brake firmly and the third skill using the gears to hold the car and that would mean either the parking gear or in some cars reverse gear if you practice these three skills and use them you will not need to worry about your car rolling away and causing one of these driverless accidents how do you acquire these skills well actually you acquire them by developing developing them into habits so that you automatically do these things whenever you park on a hill and you develop Habits by practicing even though this is not a difficult skill in terms of maneuvering the car go out and practice so that it becomes a habit and you will then be a safe driver on Hill foreign [Music] thank you [Music] [Applause] [Music] this is National educational television