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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][b]I'm in CA and to get your license, they don't require parallel parking anymore.  It's too difficult for some people, period.  The idea is that if you can't do it, there is never a situation where you HAVE to do it; you may be late for a meeting or ten in your life because you can't find a non-parallel parking spot, but it isn't endangering anyone if you can't do it.
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I know a very intelligent guy with an MD from Harvard and he ubers everywhere, or has paid someone to drive him.  He says he hates driving, and is not good at it.  He grew up in CA so it wasn't like he was an NYC guy who never learned until he was 30...he learned at 15 like the rest of us.[/quote]

Interesting! Makes sense, I guess. I took my test in NY and you had to paralell park downwards on a hill, in between two closely parked cars, against a wall. You tab the curb, the wall, or obviously a car and you are OUT. I'm an excellent parallel parker to this day, but it blew my mind there were people from other states who had taken driving tests in parking lots and couldn't parallel park at all even without the obstacle course of a parallel park (cars, hill, wall, etc.)[/quote]

I also took my test in NY and failed twice because of parallel parking.  Could drive just fine and felt it was very unfair.  When second failing instructor told me it was important and asked what I expected I would do as a licensed driver who couldn't parallel park, my answer was simple - I'll just find somewhere else to park!  Finally managed to pass the parking on the third try and to this day, I almost never parallel park, and when I do, it's never between two cars.  I'll admit I've gotten better since I have a backup camera, but I don't think one's ability to parallel park defines one's ability as a driver.  As for the issue with busy roads, that sounds more like anxiety to me...[/quote]
I’m OP. We’re in Pa if that matters. Dc actually practiced with me last night and improved a little (parallel parking). I can’t believe a driving test would use actual cars to park between ?!?[/quote]

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