Why is it practically impossible to parallel park your car by pulling forward into the space?

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There is invariably someone right behind you that does not know you want to back in to a space. It would be so much easier except for the fact that it just doesn’t work very well. Why is that?!

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The front of your car can move sideways, because the front wheels can turn. The back can *only* move forward and backward.

So you need to somehow position the back of the car by moving only forward and backward, but the front can be positioned by moving side to side.

This *is* how you parallel park. You back up until the rear wheels are in the right spot. Then, you turn and shift the front wheels sideways until you’re lined up.

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