I have passed my test on Thursday for the first time. I don’t usually make comments but I feel that I have to, to show my appreciation. All this videos helped me a lot. I have overcome my driving anxiety because of Richard. I used to be really scared when I started my lesson to the point that I wanted to stop. Every time I made a mistake on my driving lesson, I just keep watching this videos as it fills my knowledge gap. Thank you very much Richard. I’m very grateful.
Congratulations, I am sure that you will be a safe and responsible driver. Driving: Just because everyone does it does not mean that it's easy. It definitely is not easy, especially with a manual gearbox. I wish that these videos had been around when I took my test back in the 70s.
Some cars do this automatically. If yours doesn't, Google the make, model and production year of your car, followed by "ODB2" and "automatic lowering of wing mirrors while reversing". If you find results that tell you that this is possible, go see a mechanic. Why? Most car makers try to diversify the product line by having options on more expensive models that cheaper models don't have. But: in some cases, those cheaper models actually do come with those options installed to keep the cost of production down, but they're then disabled in your car's computer at the factory because you didn't pay for them. A mechanic with a laptop, and ODB2 cable and the right software can enable those options in your car's computer. Automatic lowering of wing mirrors is a good example of a disabled option: everything needed is usually there (the motor in the wing mirror, detection of putting the car into reverse) because those things are needed for other functions that are present on your trim level (like adjusting your wing mirrors using a button and of course the reversing lights). So it's likely just an option that can be enabled.
i am learning my husband is also giving me tough time as he js perfect but i am not....when i will learn then practise make me perfect but he cannot understand
Hey! Been driving for many years now. I have my own and especially my co-pilots mirror constantly lower than usually recommended. I see like 1/3 sky, 2/3 road. When I bend forward towards my mirror, I can see "deeper" on my side anyway. As I don't care so much about the air traffic, seeing more of the road and less of the sky is fine for me.
I've got my driving licence last year in italy, I still rely on your videos for enriching my knowledge, your content is always helpful in so many ways, thank you for your hard work
That's how one should teach driving. I had only road rides but nothing much about parking reverse parking anything.. just road ! so now I am afraid of hitting curb when turning . He is such a good teacher !
Hi Richard! Thought I would let you know that I passed my test yesterday - long time coming after having three previous tests that resulted in fails (last one I did was during covid restrictions 2020) - very frustrating as I know I could drive but overthinking got the better of me so this is a massive weight lifted off. I used my own car for my test and practice of course with my parents supervising, these videos were amazing to look on, pretty sure that meeting traffic one and other tips allowed me to pass so thank you ! I’ll come back here whenever I need a refresh as you’re a great teacher! Anyone whose feeling like they can’t do it, I get it - try and remove those doubts through breath work/meditation/sleep tapes whatever works (that worked for me) and your confidence will shoot up! Had no anxiety driving on my own yesterday or today:) thanks again Richard:)
It’s nice to know other people feel like this/learned like this and still passed the test. I also have been driving in my own car with the supervision of my parents but this has made me feel like my knowledge has gaps and my mannerisms aren’t to test standard because my parents aren’t instructors but i can’t afford many proper lessons. It feels like I will never pass. My test is in 9 days and my instructor doesn’t think I’m ready but I know I can drive well when I’m not nervous so hopefully 2nd time lucky. These videos are super helpful, can’t believe it’s free
You're a genius, your lessons and tutorials are brilliant for complete newbies as you show with lines and other graphics (but never distracting) exactly what you're talking about with clear and slow explanations which are very easy to understand for brand new drivers. Thank you so much! (I struggled with parking today but hopefully with your videos I will be an expert, eventually!)
This is a brilliant video and i can prove the importance of the side mirrors being lowered when reversing. This is because on my driving lesson last Saturday my instructor got me to do all of the manoeuvres. I had really struggled with this previously and i suddenly realised that this was because i needed to lower my mirrors. Previously, my instructor had been asking me if i could see the bay line out of my left side mirror and i couldn't so i kept getting it wrong. On Saturday after i lowered the mirrors i completed all of my manoevers successfully, therefore showing the importance of lowering the side mirrors. I was one happy chappy!!!
If you watch other people drive you will notice them raising their body and head up so they can see more in the mirror too when doing these manourvers. Some cars mostly only expensive germans ones automatically lower the offside wing mirror when you put it in reverse.
Hands down best car instructor out there, thank you for your patient and informative approach every time, you've helped me a lot polish my driving and observation skills.
Yesterday I was panicking and browsing through TH-cam for any usefull tips for my driving test. I had the test this morning, and wouldn't have passed without this video. I had no idea how to reverse and park between the lines, but I remembered your mirror tips and it went great! So thank you, and I will keep returning to these videos to learn more ❤
I think u have saved me , i use to confuse reversing a car by using all the mirrors at once. U have taught me to focus on one at time and look in front abit . Am for sure going to try ur method and see. Love me . U a great teacher
i have to give Credit were its due. I have been following you for the 2 years now and decided to subscribe. i passed my driver's license on the first go and im using these tips on my everyday life. much appreciated from South Africa
Hey Richard. I used your mirror lowering tip yesterday and managed to park in reverse in a super narrow spot at a hotel's parking lot. Did that like a pro I'm not :) Thanks for these helpful videos! 🙏
Those videos are very helpful as a rehearsal even after you get your own car. Dear learners - I am in my thirties and bought my first car few months ago. I haven't been driving since my license exam. No matter how much you learn, ride as passenger and observe - you got to learn everything by yourself again. My friends got their cars just after they've grabbed their license and I feel like I failed at school for 10 or more years. It's especially stressful when it's your parents car and you have to park among other cars. I remember that even on my exam it was forbidden to use mirrors when making reverse 90 degree turn. This reminds me learning mathematical formulas by heart when they were designed to be there in the book so you don't need to memorize them. Anyway I see under youtube videos comments such "If you can't overtake the tractor or other car you should have your license taken away!" which is madness, because I didn't learn to overtake in my driving school not even once! Other drivers quickly forget they did not know how to drive and they're also very cocky - often too much and they kill or got killed because they are too confident. The helpful solution in parking and also changing lanes are blind spot glue-on mirrors that you can buy for small amount of cash. I love them. They give that bit of confidence. Big mirror magnifies so you can see further if there's no one rushing with high speed, then quick check with blind spot mirror and you can be sure there's no one around. And as with everything - it takes time and patience. Time and patience. It should be written down everywhere. All in all it's you - the driver - responsible with what you do with your car, not the guy who's honking and shouting around. You need to learn the roads, nuances, that this lane is ending, on this street are potholes, so go slower. The stress will go away eventually but you need to travel many miles before it will happen. And like in airplanes - every landing in one piece is good landing. If after parking your car you're alive, car is in one piece, and no one is killed - nothing else matters really. Happy driving. Cheers!
By the general tone of this comment, I feel I need to let you know that yes, practice and being accurate and careful about everything is important when learning, but you need to let it get you to a point where you do it naturally, i.e. you still do proper checks etc, but let go of that "careful careful careful" anxiety attitude. You are right that overconfident drivers are dangerous, but so are underconfident and nervous drivers. I would rather get in a car as a passenger with an overconfident driver, than an underconfident one.. because the confidence is what will get you out of a bad situation rather than panicking and be completely void of important _action._
Forbidden to use mirrors while doing a 90 degree reverse turn? When was this? I'd reckon this isn't safe: you can't see what's happening behind you if you don't look in the mirrors. And not just to prevent damage to your car, but also to upcoming traffic of course. Then again - not too long ago, a passenger side wing mirror was not required by law and usually an optional extra when you bought a car.
The best video and advice i ever seen for for manoeuvres, i am an experienced driver , i am teaching my wife, this video definitely will make the things easy for me to explain it her and it cleared my conception too
Conquer driving really is a legend and very very highly skilled driving instructor, he’s also educating license holders as well as other driver instructors and more importantly learner drivers. Keep going mate and thank you so much for your continues educational about driving safely ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
I bought my 1st car last month and been practicing driving..this guy is an angel! I think even after i get my license i will still be watching his vids
You are an effective teacher sir. Thank you so much for your videos. It is surprising how much I was able to learn from your videos even after driving for years.
Not sure how I ended up here as I passed my test a decade ago haha, but I must say it is nice to hear an instructor talk about this technique as I have never heard it mentioned before and it was not the way I was taught. I found the way I was taught very difficult to understand, and as soon as I started driving after my test I figured out how to do it this way on my own. Part of me felt like I was doing it wrong since I have never seen it be instructed this way, so it is reassuring to know it is a valid way of driving! Thanks
For the driving test you can use whatever method you wish, as long as you have good control and good observations. Many instructors teach the 3 line method. The problem with this method is it doesn't teach you how to guide a car backwards.
Yup this is exactly the kind of tutorial I was thinking of. Even when you posted the reverse parking video I mentioned that you can reverse park using your mirrors and is faster, easier and safer. I was thinking to post a video about it but seriously, I am no instructor, I have no equipment to film, I can't explain as good as you do it. So I am super happy you posted. This is exactly how I reverse park all the time and how my driving instructor taught me :)
I had loads of problems parking with my car. So I bought the little circular mirrors you can stick onto your wing mirrors. I use them to see the ground beside my car and that helps loads when pulling up to the side of the road, reversing along the curb and even parking in car parks. I recommend anyone to get them as they are inexpensive and are useful to have if you don't have reversing camera or mirrors that fold down when you reverse. Saves you having to manually adjust your mirrors for any maneuvers.
Been driving on my own for a year and a half and I'm still uncomfortable driving backwards. I've been reversing into the driveway to get some more practice, but I still keep oversteering in each direction in an attempt to correct my position. This has been a big help.
Take it from a retired over-the-road driver, the more you do it the easier it will become. I was medically retired in 2018 and I still look in the mirrors when turning. Drove my first truck, or anything, on active duty in 1975 and have driven a truck of some sort in 3 different countries. Keep practicing your backing and don't forget to also work on your parallel parking.
Passed my exam on Friday, and I thought I'd share... After failing the sticks twice and taking a 3-month long break, I went back and did it. 🤗🤗🤗 I'm so happy. I wasn't nervous but focused on applying what I've learned from the instructor in my country and your THOROUGH TH-cam videos Richard. 🙌🙌
I passed my driving test yesterday with two minors. These videos were very helpful, particularly the advice for using the mirrors to reverse and judging the positioning of the car. Thanks for the excellent videos! My advice: keep focused and alert, don’t overthink things and be confidently cautious but not overly hesitant.
Thank you for your helpful videos! Passed my test yesterday with only 1 minor. Your videos were such a great help for some additional study outside of practicing with instructor/family. Took my car out for my first solo drive today, and reverse bay parked in a busy Lidl car park!
Excellent video and you don't know how much I appreciate hearing a driving instructor push the use of mirrors. I learned to drive on a pickup (Canadian) and the mirrors had to be used as the canopy blocked any view out the back window. One suggestion I have. You can buy vehicles with multi mirror settings for different drivers but one I would like to see is once you put it into reverse the mirrors automatically adjust downwards to where you want them for backing. You can do this with the multi-driver settings as long as not needed for other drivers. Just found your videos and you are an excellent instructor and know how to elucidate in a way that is easily understood.
Thank you. The car is using adjusts the mirrors automatically depending on the key thats being used and self dips the left mirror for reverse. It's a nice feature but most cars don't have this.
I have been confused about reversing to the bay that's not near me.. I can only do the 90 degree reverse for the test but this video is so helpful for real driving after passing the test. Thank you so much for making this tutorial!
Prepping for my test and this vid has helped me on tips and tricks with the mirrors a ton. I was always confused how to properly use/judge angles within the mirrors, but this video has helped a bunch. Now to take this and use it. Thank you so much!
Just passed my road test yesterday for the first time. Thank God! I’ve been watching a lot of TH-cam videos and learned everything on my own without anyone helping me how to do it in actual. Watching videos helped me a lot. Thanks to these people for their efforts on making learning videos like this. This save us new drivers every time we hop in the car and maneuver the car safely.
A huge thank you for this video! Today I passed my driving exam in Portugal and this video really helped me with reverse bay parking. Truy appreciate the time and effort you put into creating this content.
As someone who is dyslexic you explained this soooo much better than those who tried to teach me. The concept of being backwards and everything being reversed always confused me! But the steer the wheel toward where you want to go!!!! I get it now! It def clicks and the visuals help as well thank you so much for this! ❤ it makes so much sense
Hi C D, I gat a sudden burst of joy every time I find one of your videos!, this one starts with giving me cause for a wry grin, when you speak of reversing backwards it sounds as if you could try to reverse forwards in which case the mirrors would not help!. On a more sensible theme I have two vehicles which have quite different mirrors, each one I can usually manage the parallel reverse parking without much trouble but if I then switch to the other one the way the optics of the mirrors differs gives me all sorts of trouble. Part of the problem is that the car's mirrors when set for normal driving do not show so much of the near-field ground because they are narrower. There is also some slight difference in the magnification giving a distorted depth perception. The odd thing about this is that this only happens if I swap from the van to the car or car to the van to begin with, by the time I have returned from any significant journey my brain has made the required adjustments!. There is another element in the equation and that relates to spatial awareness, every vehicle that I drive I have to learn where its margins are, I have often said that the only way I know for sure is to actually rub up against fixed obstacles so =that I get the feeling, in just the same way that your fingertip 'knows' where your nose is!. The van that I use does not have any rear view mirrors at all because it has no rear door widows, the only way I can 'know' what is behind me is if I have just driven over it!, this is why I always reverse park and never try to reverse out into any possible path, when trying the three point turn I have to select a suitable junction, pull over, stop, reverse as quickly as possible, by which I mean initiate the the turn rapidly, no dithering, so that the is no opportunity for anyone to enter the space I need before I get there, exactly the same applies when parking in any blocked driveway, always be ready for a clear exit. Cheers, Richard.
Back many years ago, my driving tutor didn’t use the “mirror” technique and I didn’t know about this. After watching your videos, I started using your “mirror” technique in parking, and now I am confident whenever I park (except in multi storeys car park which I need to practice more😂). Many thanks for all these videos, you are a great teacher!
I like this car tutorial and i feel finding a new way to drive the car, i will know parking more from your channel, may Lord Jesus bless you my brother and keep teaching 🙏😊👍
Had to come back to your channel to thank you for your help, had a mix of instructors one good two absolutely awful but your channel helped me get my knowledge and confidence up behind the wheel. Passed my test first time!
I find that is' best to know where your rear wheels are, as they are the pivot point. Reversing into a bay, or parallel parking. It's not difficult to know, you get a feel for it pretty quick, or you can look at the back of the car, and it should be just behind the rear seats. That's what I've been taught, and it works a treat, even parallel parking. When parallel parking : - Get parallel car you are trying to park behind, say, and close, say a foot or two. - reverse straight until your rear wheels are past the other car's bumper, say by two feet, a yard to be generous (depends on the distance between your front wheel and the front of your car, but leave room). - Turn steering wheel and reverse so your car is at 30-45 degrees towards the curb. - Reverse straight, until your rear wheel is close to the curb (say a foot to again be generous). - Rotate wheel in the other direction, to straighten the car into the bay, and keep reversing. - If you left enough room up front (two feet, a yard), you should just slide into the space, a foot off the curb (whatever you decided to choose).
I discovered this trick of lowering the mirrors on my own as I learned my driving in 1963 before door mirrors were invented. A few years ago I helped a lady friend get into a tight spot in a hotel car park using this same method. Cars are much easier to drive today than they were back then.
Your videos have been so helpful from the time I started my driving lessons two weeks back. I keep getting better. This too has been very informative 👌
Been watching your videos past few weeks,100% helped with just watching ,had my test today past 1st time ,I watch yours and a few other channels ,all super helpful
Even though I live in Denmark, these videos are really helping me getting more confident and comfortablei with my driving, perfect explained and fantastic performed, so thanks you, even though this mainly applies to the UK rules. The basics are nearly the same, just in the opposite side of the road.
Good instruction. It's good to be patient and take your time, despite the pressure that other drivers may instill upon you. And you will experience impatient drivers, particularly in big cities.
This is where i left of my last lesson. and my instructor said, u gota learn to parallel park good, cuz u live here, how else u guna park outside ya house :) (this was super helpful TY) :)
Thanks Belinda, I hope it helps. The key to parallel parking is no more than 45 degrees angle and come back with the wheels straight at that angle to insert yourself into the space. Too much angle and you'll probably get stuck.
@@ConquerDriving for sum odd flukey reason i can just do the bay exercise, no issues.but the parallel one I end up too far from the curb, then it gets complicated trying to fix that. my instructor says, u did, but i make it hard for ur self :( im hoping to put ur advice into practice next time :) thanx :)
Fun trick my instructor in Denmark told me when parallel parking was to turn the wheel 1 full revolution, then reverse back until you were at 45*, then just straighten out the wheel and reverse back to park. That really gets through the hard part of it, it gives you a comfortable distance to the object in front and you have a clear view and guide using the kerb. Parallel parking ended up being one of the easiest maneuvers.
I am glad you added the bit on the end as up until then i thought you had forgotten to say that you need to keep track of what the front of the car is doing. It annoys me that people back in to 90 degree car parks (yes it is compulsory in some places) as I think it holds up traffic more than backing out does. The other thing I find interesting is that when i learned to drive (1972) the car I learned in didn't have any external mirrors which was not uncommon in those days. When I got my licence we had a drivers side one put on (for towing) but never bothered with a passenger side one.
This is definitely helpful. I will look at this video again when I get my vehicle because it's been awhile since i've gotten behind a wheel after passing my test.
This video was so enlightening and way more helpful than any other examples of reversing have ever been. This was really informative! Seeing the rearview mirrors in real-time, and understanding directions as this way/that way (instead of left or right), really makes this process a whole lot clearer. Thank you so much! I'm taking the driving test in the US, but regardless, this was still helpful, and even moreso helpful than videos I've seen made for driving in the US (lol).
Great video! More advanced techniques, after you conquer these, is to do your wheel adjustments whilst the car is ever so slightly still moving - this way you'll lower unnecessary damage/stress on your tires and help them last a bit longer. If you ever drive a car without power steering you'd see how much easier it's to steer while the tires are rolling. While the power steering eliminates this inconvenience for you, the car is still govern by the laws of physics. In addition, steering while standing still also puts a bigger load on your steering pump and the power steering components in general.
My driving instructor says we are doing reversing next lesson (6th hour I believe) so decided to watch this in advance, didn't think it would be that helpful but like all your others was so, and to a fantastic degree!
Richard, I passed my test on 1st June 1967. Good hints on adjusting the mirrors. My problem is not so much reverse parking, I do remember reverse driving to be a nightmare as the old driving test required reverse turning a corner and then into a parking place! My problem is that cars are much bigger, I am a small male 5ft 7in so I cannot see over the bonnet to find my parking lines.
Wow, that's a long time driving! It doesn't matter what size you are, you can't see the road that's close to the front of a typical car, usually there is about a car length of space out of view. This video may be of interest: th-cam.com/video/NhdQp-Hmds4/w-d-xo.html
This is why alot of cars like mine now have a parking function where you can preset the nearside mirror to a desired position when going into reverse. Though people need to understand the differences when doing a maneuver like this in a longer car as the rear protrudes more. Also parking in an empty car park is one thing which we all learn in but people seem to panic when parking between 2 cars as is daily life
I have passed my test on Thursday for the first time. I don’t usually make comments but I feel that I have to, to show my appreciation. All this videos helped me a lot. I have overcome my driving anxiety because of Richard. I used to be really scared when I started my lesson to the point that I wanted to stop. Every time I made a mistake on my driving lesson, I just keep watching this videos as it fills my knowledge gap. Thank you very much Richard. I’m very grateful.
That's so great to hear. Congratulations on passing and good luck on the road.
Congratulations, I am sure that you will be a safe and responsible driver. Driving: Just because everyone does it does not mean that it's easy. It definitely is not easy, especially with a manual gearbox. I wish that these videos had been around when I took my test back in the 70s.
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Me too , I always do something wrong on my lesson . It’s not easy . I want to pass test . Due to my job. So frustrating.
Which country bro
"Lower the mirrors"....THANK YOU! My husband needs to see this video as he gives me a hard time for adjusting the mirrors for reversing!!!
Some cars do this automatically. If yours doesn't, Google the make, model and production year of your car, followed by "ODB2" and "automatic lowering of wing mirrors while reversing". If you find results that tell you that this is possible, go see a mechanic.
Why? Most car makers try to diversify the product line by having options on more expensive models that cheaper models don't have. But: in some cases, those cheaper models actually do come with those options installed to keep the cost of production down, but they're then disabled in your car's computer at the factory because you didn't pay for them.
A mechanic with a laptop, and ODB2 cable and the right software can enable those options in your car's computer.
Automatic lowering of wing mirrors is a good example of a disabled option: everything needed is usually there (the motor in the wing mirror, detection of putting the car into reverse) because those things are needed for other functions that are present on your trim level (like adjusting your wing mirrors using a button and of course the reversing lights). So it's likely just an option that can be enabled.
i am learning my husband is also giving me tough time as he js perfect but i am not....when i will learn then practise make me perfect but he cannot understand
Hey! Been driving for many years now. I have my own and especially my co-pilots mirror constantly lower than usually recommended. I see like 1/3 sky, 2/3 road. When I bend forward towards my mirror, I can see "deeper" on my side anyway. As I don't care so much about the air traffic, seeing more of the road and less of the sky is fine for me.
Not gonna lie, that steering in the direction of the mirrors is such a huge help, thank you. (steering the back and not the front)
I've got my driving licence last year in italy, I still rely on your videos for enriching my knowledge, your content is always helpful in so many ways, thank you for your hard work
That's how one should teach driving. I had only road rides but nothing much about parking reverse parking anything.. just road ! so now I am afraid of hitting curb when turning . He is such a good teacher !
Hi Richard! Thought I would let you know that I passed my test yesterday - long time coming after having three previous tests that resulted in fails (last one I did was during covid restrictions 2020) - very frustrating as I know I could drive but overthinking got the better of me so this is a massive weight lifted off. I used my own car for my test and practice of course with my parents supervising, these videos were amazing to look on, pretty sure that meeting traffic one and other tips allowed me to pass so thank you ! I’ll come back here whenever I need a refresh as you’re a great teacher! Anyone whose feeling like they can’t do it, I get it - try and remove those doubts through breath work/meditation/sleep tapes whatever works (that worked for me) and your confidence will shoot up! Had no anxiety driving on my own yesterday or today:) thanks again Richard:)
That's so nice to hear, congratulations on passing and good luck on the road!
I am very anxious too . Especially parallel parking
Congratulations 🎉
It’s nice to know other people feel like this/learned like this and still passed the test. I also have been driving in my own car with the supervision of my parents but this has made me feel like my knowledge has gaps and my mannerisms aren’t to test standard because my parents aren’t instructors but i can’t afford many proper lessons. It feels like I will never pass. My test is in 9 days and my instructor doesn’t think I’m ready but I know I can drive well when I’m not nervous so hopefully 2nd time lucky. These videos are super helpful, can’t believe it’s free
@@maiajasmine3266 good luck !!
I passed my test yesterday with 0 faults. It was my first attempt. These videos have helped me so much. Thank you!!!
That's great to hear, congratulations on passing!
You're a genius, your lessons and tutorials are brilliant for complete newbies as you show with lines and other graphics (but never distracting) exactly what you're talking about with clear and slow explanations which are very easy to understand for brand new drivers. Thank you so much! (I struggled with parking today but hopefully with your videos I will be an expert, eventually!)
Been passed almost 3 years. I still come and refresh with videos like this. You helped a lot while learning.
I'm happy to hear that, thank you for watching.
This is a brilliant video and i can prove the importance of the side mirrors being lowered when reversing. This is because on my driving lesson last Saturday my instructor got me to do all of the manoeuvres. I had really struggled with this previously and i suddenly realised that this was because i needed to lower my mirrors. Previously, my instructor had been asking me if i could see the bay line out of my left side mirror and i couldn't so i kept getting it wrong. On Saturday after i lowered the mirrors i completed all of my manoevers successfully, therefore showing the importance of lowering the side mirrors. I was one happy chappy!!!
One happy chappy lol
If you watch other people drive you will notice them raising their body and head up so they can see more in the mirror too when doing these manourvers. Some cars mostly only expensive germans ones automatically lower the offside wing mirror when you put it in reverse.
The best parking/ reversing video, I ve watched so many times!
Hands down best car instructor out there, thank you for your patient and informative approach every time, you've helped me a lot polish my driving and observation skills.
Yesterday I was panicking and browsing through TH-cam for any usefull tips for my driving test. I had the test this morning, and wouldn't have passed without this video. I had no idea how to reverse and park between the lines, but I remembered your mirror tips and it went great! So thank you, and I will keep returning to these videos to learn more ❤
I've passed my test but these videos are still helpful because they teach what the instructor usually don't teach :)
I think u have saved me , i use to confuse reversing a car by using all the mirrors at once. U have taught me to focus on one at time and look in front abit . Am for sure going to try ur method and see. Love me . U a great teacher
i have to give Credit were its due. I have been following you for the 2 years now and decided to subscribe. i passed my driver's license on the first go and im using these tips on my everyday life. much appreciated from South Africa
Passed my test this week and wanted to thank you for the tips your channel provided
Hey Richard. I used your mirror lowering tip yesterday and managed to park in reverse in a super narrow spot at a hotel's parking lot. Did that like a pro I'm not :) Thanks for these helpful videos! 🙏
You’ve used so many cameras to create this content!! A very good effort for an excellent content creation. Thanks!
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*Richard the Rigorous*
Thank you for another very helpful video.
Modern cars with easily adjustable mirrors make reversing a lot easier than 30 years ago.
Those videos are very helpful as a rehearsal even after you get your own car. Dear learners - I am in my thirties and bought my first car few months ago. I haven't been driving since my license exam.
No matter how much you learn, ride as passenger and observe - you got to learn everything by yourself again. My friends got their cars just after they've grabbed their license and I feel like I failed at school for 10 or more years. It's especially stressful when it's your parents car and you have to park among other cars.
I remember that even on my exam it was forbidden to use mirrors when making reverse 90 degree turn. This reminds me learning mathematical formulas by heart when they were designed to be there in the book so you don't need to memorize them.
Anyway I see under youtube videos comments such "If you can't overtake the tractor or other car you should have your license taken away!" which is madness, because I didn't learn to overtake in my driving school not even once! Other drivers quickly forget they did not know how to drive and they're also very cocky - often too much and they kill or got killed because they are too confident.
The helpful solution in parking and also changing lanes are blind spot glue-on mirrors that you can buy for small amount of cash. I love them. They give that bit of confidence. Big mirror magnifies so you can see further if there's no one rushing with high speed, then quick check with blind spot mirror and you can be sure there's no one around.
And as with everything - it takes time and patience. Time and patience. It should be written down everywhere. All in all it's you - the driver - responsible with what you do with your car, not the guy who's honking and shouting around. You need to learn the roads, nuances, that this lane is ending, on this street are potholes, so go slower.
The stress will go away eventually but you need to travel many miles before it will happen. And like in airplanes - every landing in one piece is good landing. If after parking your car you're alive, car is in one piece, and no one is killed - nothing else matters really.
Happy driving. Cheers!
Great information. I can relate to many things you mentioned.
Just a tip: try to write in paragraphs, as they are easier to read.
By the general tone of this comment, I feel I need to let you know that yes, practice and being accurate and careful about everything is important when learning, but you need to let it get you to a point where you do it naturally, i.e. you still do proper checks etc, but let go of that "careful careful careful" anxiety attitude. You are right that overconfident drivers are dangerous, but so are underconfident and nervous drivers. I would rather get in a car as a passenger with an overconfident driver, than an underconfident one.. because the confidence is what will get you out of a bad situation rather than panicking and be completely void of important _action._
Forbidden to use mirrors while doing a 90 degree reverse turn? When was this?
I'd reckon this isn't safe: you can't see what's happening behind you if you don't look in the mirrors. And not just to prevent damage to your car, but also to upcoming traffic of course.
Then again - not too long ago, a passenger side wing mirror was not required by law and usually an optional extra when you bought a car.
Hands down you’re the best instructor I’ve ever had. For the first time, reversing makes sense. 😭 Thank you!
The best video and advice i ever seen for for manoeuvres, i am an experienced driver , i am teaching my wife, this video definitely will make the things easy for me to explain it her and it cleared my conception too
Conquer driving really is a legend and very very highly skilled driving instructor, he’s also educating license holders as well as other driver instructors and more importantly learner drivers. Keep going mate and thank you so much for your continues educational about driving safely ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
I liked and comment before even watching the video. Richard , how did you know i was struggling with reverse bay park?? You are my hero. Xoxo
I bought my 1st car last month and been practicing driving..this guy is an angel! I think even after i get my license i will still be watching his vids
You are an effective teacher sir. Thank you so much for your videos. It is surprising how much I was able to learn from your videos even after driving for years.
Not sure how I ended up here as I passed my test a decade ago haha, but I must say it is nice to hear an instructor talk about this technique as I have never heard it mentioned before and it was not the way I was taught. I found the way I was taught very difficult to understand, and as soon as I started driving after my test I figured out how to do it this way on my own. Part of me felt like I was doing it wrong since I have never seen it be instructed this way, so it is reassuring to know it is a valid way of driving! Thanks
For the driving test you can use whatever method you wish, as long as you have good control and good observations. Many instructors teach the 3 line method. The problem with this method is it doesn't teach you how to guide a car backwards.
Yup this is exactly the kind of tutorial I was thinking of.
Even when you posted the reverse parking video I mentioned that you can reverse park using your mirrors and is faster, easier and safer. I was thinking to post a video about it but seriously, I am no instructor, I have no equipment to film, I can't explain as good as you do it.
So I am super happy you posted. This is exactly how I reverse park all the time and how my driving instructor taught me :)
Another brilliant video. What a teacher. Just as you said near the end of your video, always steer the way you want to go.
I had loads of problems parking with my car. So I bought the little circular mirrors you can stick onto your wing mirrors. I use them to see the ground beside my car and that helps loads when pulling up to the side of the road, reversing along the curb and even parking in car parks. I recommend anyone to get them as they are inexpensive and are useful to have if you don't have reversing camera or mirrors that fold down when you reverse. Saves you having to manually adjust your mirrors for any maneuvers.
Yeahh that's a great help too
Where do you position it on the mirror?
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I've seen those on a couple of cars and I never knew why they are there. This comment gave me the answer 😂
Another great video Richard. many people forget the benefits of using the mirror when doing ANY parking manoeuvre.
Been driving on my own for a year and a half and I'm still uncomfortable driving backwards. I've been reversing into the driveway to get some more practice, but I still keep oversteering in each direction in an attempt to correct my position. This has been a big help.
Take it from a retired over-the-road driver, the more you do it the easier it will become. I was medically retired in 2018 and I still look in the mirrors when turning. Drove my first truck, or anything, on active duty in 1975 and have driven a truck of some sort in 3 different countries.
Keep practicing your backing and don't forget to also work on your parallel parking.
I am learning to drive, and was thinking about how to safely park and drive in reverse, then this video came.
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Passed my exam on Friday, and I thought I'd share... After failing the sticks twice and taking a 3-month long break, I went back and did it. 🤗🤗🤗 I'm so happy. I wasn't nervous but focused on applying what I've learned from the instructor in my country and your THOROUGH TH-cam videos Richard. 🙌🙌
That's great to hear, congratulations on passing!
I passed my driving test yesterday with two minors. These videos were very helpful, particularly the advice for using the mirrors to reverse and judging the positioning of the car. Thanks for the excellent videos! My advice: keep focused and alert, don’t overthink things and be confidently cautious but not overly hesitant.
Thank you for your helpful videos! Passed my test yesterday with only 1 minor.
Your videos were such a great help for some additional study outside of practicing with instructor/family.
Took my car out for my first solo drive today, and reverse bay parked in a busy Lidl car park!
Well done on passing your driving test. Congratulations!
I’ve been thinking about starting my driving lessons soon and I’ve been binge watching all your videos to gain knowledge about driving 😅
If I passed my test in Monday you will be one the reasons 👍🏼thumps up for your work
Thank you! I have a lesson tomorrow and I'm sure I'll have to go over parking again. Very handy!
Excellent video and you don't know how much I appreciate hearing a driving instructor push the use of mirrors. I learned to drive on a pickup (Canadian) and the mirrors had to be used as the canopy blocked any view out the back window.
One suggestion I have. You can buy vehicles with multi mirror settings for different drivers but one I would like to see is once you put it into reverse the mirrors automatically adjust downwards to where you want them for backing. You can do this with the multi-driver settings as long as not needed for other drivers.
Just found your videos and you are an excellent instructor and know how to elucidate in a way that is easily understood.
Thank you. The car is using adjusts the mirrors automatically depending on the key thats being used and self dips the left mirror for reverse. It's a nice feature but most cars don't have this.
I passed my test on monday so thank you for all of your videos they have all helped me 😊
I have been confused about reversing to the bay that's not near me.. I can only do the 90 degree reverse for the test but this video is so helpful for real driving after passing the test. Thank you so much for making this tutorial!
I am a new driver and i did parkings 3 months ago, i just got a car and its not the one i have driven before, so this video really helps thankyou ! xx
Prepping for my test and this vid has helped me on tips and tricks with the mirrors a ton. I was always confused how to properly use/judge angles within the mirrors, but this video has helped a bunch. Now to take this and use it. Thank you so much!
Thanks for the video. i found reversing always so confusing with finding your position, but you explained it very simple and easy
Just passed my road test yesterday for the first time. Thank God! I’ve been watching a lot of TH-cam videos and learned everything on my own without anyone helping me how to do it in actual. Watching videos helped me a lot. Thanks to these people for their efforts on making learning videos like this. This save us new drivers every time we hop in the car and maneuver the car safely.
Congratulations on passing!
Passed my test yesterday, your channel has always been a massive help from day 1. I'm finally part of the passed but still watching gang.
That's so great to hear, congratulations on passing yesterday!
I passed yesterday my driving test. And i still watching ur videos, they are helpful. Thank you very much.
That's great to hear, thank you and congratulations on passing!
As a paper driver of 2 years who has been forced to drive, I thank you for this video.
A huge thank you for this video! Today I passed my driving exam in Portugal and this video really helped me with reverse bay parking. Truy appreciate the time and effort you put into creating this content.
That's fantastic news! Thank you for watching and congratulations on passing!
As someone who is dyslexic you explained this soooo much better than those who tried to teach me. The concept of being backwards and everything being reversed always confused me! But the steer the wheel toward where you want to go!!!! I get it now! It def clicks and the visuals help as well thank you so much for this! ❤ it makes so much sense
Richard I had my test today and passed with 5 minors. thank you so much for your helpful videos. 🎉
That's great to hear, congratulations on passing!
I actually graduated from driving school today. I'm grateful for the online lessons
That's fantastic news, congratulations on graduating!
You're a wonderful teacher. You explain things so plainly that anyone can understand what you mean. :-)
passed my test thanks to your videos, one minor first time
That's great news, congratulations on passing!
Hi C D, I gat a sudden burst of joy every time I find one of your videos!, this one starts with giving me cause for a wry grin, when you speak of reversing backwards it sounds as if you could try to reverse forwards in which case the mirrors would not help!.
On a more sensible theme I have two vehicles which have quite different mirrors, each one I can usually manage the parallel reverse parking without much trouble but if I then switch to the other one the way the optics of the mirrors differs gives me all sorts of trouble. Part of the problem is that the car's mirrors when set for normal driving do not show so much of the near-field ground because they are narrower. There is also some slight difference in the magnification giving a distorted depth perception.
The odd thing about this is that this only happens if I swap from the van to the car or car to the van to begin with, by the time I have returned from any significant journey my brain has made the required adjustments!.
There is another element in the equation and that relates to spatial awareness, every vehicle that I drive I have to learn where its margins are, I have often said that the only way I know for sure is to actually rub up against fixed obstacles so =that I get the feeling, in just the same way that your fingertip 'knows' where your nose is!.
The van that I use does not have any rear view mirrors at all because it has no rear door widows, the only way I can 'know' what is behind me is if I have just driven over it!, this is why I always reverse park and never try to reverse out into any possible path, when trying the three point turn I have to select a suitable junction, pull over, stop, reverse as quickly as possible, by which I mean initiate the the turn rapidly, no dithering, so that the is no opportunity for anyone to enter the space I need before I get there, exactly the same applies when parking in any blocked driveway, always be ready for a clear exit.
Cheers, Richard.
Back many years ago, my driving tutor didn’t use the “mirror” technique and I didn’t know about this. After watching your videos, I started using your “mirror” technique in parking, and now I am confident whenever I park (except in multi storeys car park which I need to practice more😂). Many thanks for all these videos, you are a great teacher!
I like this car tutorial and i feel finding a new way to drive the car, i will know parking more from your channel, may Lord Jesus bless you my brother and keep teaching 🙏😊👍
Hi Conquer. I passed my driving test today and your videos helped massively. Thank you so much 😊
That's great news, congratulations!
You are definitely the best instructor on youtube, thanks for the videos
Had to come back to your channel to thank you for your help, had a mix of instructors one good two absolutely awful but your channel helped me get my knowledge and confidence up behind the wheel. Passed my test first time!
That's great to hear, congratulations on passing!
I find that is' best to know where your rear wheels are, as they are the pivot point. Reversing into a bay, or parallel parking. It's not difficult to know, you get a feel for it pretty quick, or you can look at the back of the car, and it should be just behind the rear seats. That's what I've been taught, and it works a treat, even parallel parking.
When parallel parking :
- Get parallel car you are trying to park behind, say, and close, say a foot or two.
- reverse straight until your rear wheels are past the other car's bumper, say by two feet, a yard to be generous (depends on the distance between your front wheel and the front of your car, but leave room).
- Turn steering wheel and reverse so your car is at 30-45 degrees towards the curb.
- Reverse straight, until your rear wheel is close to the curb (say a foot to again be generous).
- Rotate wheel in the other direction, to straighten the car into the bay, and keep reversing.
- If you left enough room up front (two feet, a yard), you should just slide into the space, a foot off the curb (whatever you decided to choose).
I discovered this trick of lowering the mirrors on my own as I learned my driving in 1963 before door mirrors were invented. A few years ago I helped a lady friend get into a tight spot in a hotel car park using this same method. Cars are much easier to drive today than they were back then.
In 1963, that is a very long time ago 😂
Thank you . I just passed my test and learned a lot from your videos!
This was so helpful! I passed my test, but wasnt taught tricky things like this that dont come up on the exam!
Your videos have been so helpful from the time I started my driving lessons two weeks back. I keep getting better. This too has been very informative 👌
Your explanation is amazing.
The best teacher ever 😊
God bless you, Richard!
Honestly cannot get enough of your vids Richard, keep up the amazing work as always!
Been watching your videos past few weeks,100% helped with just watching ,had my test today past 1st time ,I watch yours and a few other channels ,all super helpful
That's great! Congratulations on passing!
Even though I live in Denmark, these videos are really helping me getting more confident and comfortablei with my driving, perfect explained and fantastic performed, so thanks you, even though this mainly applies to the UK rules.
The basics are nearly the same, just in the opposite side of the road.
Thanks for the reminder Richard, I've seen your past videos about this but I always forget that looking at just the wing mirrors is NOT good enough.
I appreciate the amount of effort you have put into explaining this ... 2:21 I am guilty of making this mistake lol ... Thanks for the video ...
Good instruction. It's good to be patient and take your time, despite the pressure that other drivers may instill upon you. And you will experience impatient drivers, particularly in big cities.
This is where i left of my last lesson. and my instructor said, u gota learn to parallel park good, cuz u live here, how else u guna park outside ya house :)
(this was super helpful TY) :)
Thanks Belinda, I hope it helps. The key to parallel parking is no more than 45 degrees angle and come back with the wheels straight at that angle to insert yourself into the space. Too much angle and you'll probably get stuck.
@@ConquerDriving for sum odd flukey reason i can just do the bay exercise, no issues.but the parallel one I end up too far from the curb, then it gets complicated trying to fix that. my instructor says, u did, but i make it hard for ur self :( im hoping to put ur advice into practice next time :) thanx :)
Fun trick my instructor in Denmark told me when parallel parking was to turn the wheel 1 full revolution, then reverse back until you were at 45*, then just straighten out the wheel and reverse back to park.
That really gets through the hard part of it, it gives you a comfortable distance to the object in front and you have a clear view and guide using the kerb.
Parallel parking ended up being one of the easiest maneuvers.
Here is my video on parallel parking: th-cam.com/video/PIscD0LrToc/w-d-xo.html
In a car it's easy for me. The first time I to do it with a 48 feet trailer at night was something else.
@oh wow that sounds impossible to me right now!! You have silky skills!! 👍👏👏👏 @donotneed2250
Your video helped me a lot to 'conquer driving. However, reverse parking scares me. And now this video! Thanks
I am glad you added the bit on the end as up until then i thought you had forgotten to say that you need to keep track of what the front of the car is doing. It annoys me that people back in to 90 degree car parks (yes it is compulsory in some places) as I think it holds up traffic more than backing out does.
The other thing I find interesting is that when i learned to drive (1972) the car I learned in didn't have any external mirrors which was not uncommon in those days. When I got my licence we had a drivers side one put on (for towing) but never bothered with a passenger side one.
This guy is great. Easy, comprehensive. Welldone. ❤
This is definitely helpful. I will look at this video again when I get my vehicle because it's been awhile since i've gotten behind a wheel after passing my test.
Thank you Richard. You’re a brilliant teacher! This video helped me a lot with my reverse parking which I was so scared to do before!
This video was so enlightening and way more helpful than any other examples of reversing have ever been. This was really informative! Seeing the rearview mirrors in real-time, and understanding directions as this way/that way (instead of left or right), really makes this process a whole lot clearer. Thank you so much! I'm taking the driving test in the US, but regardless, this was still helpful, and even moreso helpful than videos I've seen made for driving in the US (lol).
I learn more from your videos than what I learned from my driving instructor.
Your teachings are very down to earth and understandable, so much better than my husband's! Thank you very much!
Great video! More advanced techniques, after you conquer these, is to do your wheel adjustments whilst the car is ever so slightly still moving - this way you'll lower unnecessary damage/stress on your tires and help them last a bit longer. If you ever drive a car without power steering you'd see how much easier it's to steer while the tires are rolling. While the power steering eliminates this inconvenience for you, the car is still govern by the laws of physics. In addition, steering while standing still also puts a bigger load on your steering pump and the power steering components in general.
I'm a learner, dont get my license as yet, I finds this video very helpful. Thanks for sharing
My driving instructor says we are doing reversing next lesson (6th hour I believe) so decided to watch this in advance, didn't think it would be that helpful but like all your others was so, and to a fantastic degree!
Thank you, I hope it goes well.
got my test tomorrow, binge watching these videos atm!
I hope it goes well!
@@ConquerDriving passed with 2 minors!! Thank you so much youre videos really helped!
This videos fill the knowledge gaps. Thank you very much
Just passed my driver's test. Thanks so much for this vid and all your help!
That's fantastic! Congratulations on passing!
Thank you so much I passed driving test on November 2022 but I will learning reverse parking technique so helpful useful so very easy
i am new to your videos and i find them all so helpful. You're such a good teacher. Thank you, you're a life saver
How I wish this car could be shipped to me in Kenya as a Gift after passing my test yesterday. Thanks anyway for the lessons.
have my license for quite a while now i know how to park but i still watched it . Idk this was somehow entertaining XD
Good thing I booked the Nissan Magnite with its 360 degree camera 😁, but these are some vital skills everyone needs to know. Good video bro!!
Richard, I passed my test on 1st June 1967. Good hints on adjusting the mirrors.
My problem is not so much reverse parking, I do remember reverse driving to be a nightmare as the old driving test required reverse turning a corner and then into a parking place!
My problem is that cars are much bigger, I am a small male 5ft 7in so I cannot see over the bonnet to find my parking lines.
Wow, that's a long time driving! It doesn't matter what size you are, you can't see the road that's close to the front of a typical car, usually there is about a car length of space out of view. This video may be of interest: th-cam.com/video/NhdQp-Hmds4/w-d-xo.html
Thank You Richard you show great helpful tips. This was another of my hard to do. I try so many times hard to master it.🤦🏻♀️
This is why alot of cars like mine now have a parking function where you can preset the nearside mirror to a desired position when going into reverse. Though people need to understand the differences when doing a maneuver like this in a longer car as the rear protrudes more. Also parking in an empty car park is one thing which we all learn in but people seem to panic when parking between 2 cars as is daily life
These videos are very handy even after you've passed the test.