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Buy some orange cones. You can get some for like $7 on Amazon.

Go to an empty parking lot at night or just to some deserted open area where you can set up these cones in whatever pattern works best, and practice driving/parking. That way you can still fuck up and correct your mistakes without actually fucking up your car in a real parking lot.

My dad did that with me to teach me how to drive a car that's pulling a trailer and I was able to get it down in no time.

From what I am told reverse is normally a straight cut gear, and as we have established, does not have a synchro. Sometimes for me reverse will not engage when backing up from a parked position. Normally you can press in the clutch and go through a couple gears then hit reverse. That is also why it sounds different.

https://www.quora.com/Why-does-reverse-gear-on-a-car-sound-different-than-1-6-gears

Those are 22 cm tall. That's not much to work with. Fine for sports, but less useful for car practice.

Think more like this.

Could always get her a set of these

Edit: The real answer is, the only way she will stop is by learning spatial awareness, and the only way she'll learn that is if she wants to learn it. So that's your first task. If she wants to learn it, best way is to always check where you ended up after you park and get out of the car, and try to use that info next time you park. It's a continual feedback loop, every time you park you should get a little bit better at parking.

I used this app (bundle ) to revise for my theory test and eventually I got to recognise all the questions and passed my test with 48/50. I found it very good.

Apple App Store: https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/driving-theory-test-2018-kit/id829581836?mt=8

Google play: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=uk.co.focusmm.DTSCombo

These things here should be standard equipment on every vehicle, as far as I'm concerned:

https://www.amazon.com/Fit-System-C0400-Passenger-Adjustable/dp/B001DKT0DO/ref=mp_s_a_1_10?crid=2HDQX10TU9E1L&keywords=blind+spot+mirror&qid=1657662145&sprefix=blind+spot%2Caps%2C175&sr=8-10

I'd strongly recommend a set of them, or something similar, for your own vehicle. It's a much better solution than common advice to turn your mirrors out wide, which comes with a few dangerous drawbacks of its own, particularly in urban driving where you need to be aware of more turn just cars that are centering in an adjacent, wide, highway-sized lane.

I can see things that are right up next to my rear quarter panel in my main mirrors, like lane splitting bicyclists or motorcyclists. I can see things further away, in the traditional blind spot, in the convex mirrors. A vehicle gaining on me will be visible in both the center mirror and the side mirror from several car lengths back. As it gets closer, it will be visible only in one of those: the center mirror if it is in the same lane as me, or the side mirror in the adjacent lane. As it moves up beside me, it will disappear from the side mirror, but will be clearly visible in the convex mirror. As it comes into my peripheral vision, I can usually still see the back of it on the convex mirror.

Another suggestion I can give you is to head to your local auto parts store and buy a couple of those stick-on, convex mirrors. I have these on my pickup and van, and as vehicles overtake me, they are always visible in at least one mirror until they are in my peripheral vision. The van has heated mirrors, too, but they adhere to them no problem.

If you get those, you should aim them a little bit down, so you can see your rear tires in the inner eighth or quarter of the mirror. The sky should be visible in like the upper quarter of the mirror. When I got them, I parked at the edge of my driveway, and brought my bicycle out to test how I adjusted them, to make sure I never lost sight of the bike as it "passed" me (even though it was just me, so I was getting out and moving it a little bit at a time).

Both of those vehicles have particularly bad blind spots, so those additional mirrors are a godsend.

In the future (or if you haven't done it already) to avoid paying at the gas pump (yes I know it's cheap) and for something convenient (what you're really paying for) I would get one of these: https://www.amazon.com/EPAuto-Portable-Compressor-Digital-Inflator/dp/B01L9WSTEG/ref=sr_1_5?keywords=tire%2Bpump%2Bfor%2Bcar%2Bportable&qid=1644261064&sprefix=tyre%2Bpum%2Caps%2C74&sr=8-5&th=1

Not sure if I'm allowed to post links (it's not an affiliate link) but it's a portable air compressor that plugs into your cigarette lighter. It's $32 on amazon. I have the one linked. All you do is set the pressure you want, turn it on and it auto shuts off when it reaches the right pressure. Easy peasy and I've gotten so many uses out of it.

If you want something cheap that just works one of these would be fine. I bought one last year sold under a different name and it has been good, the picture is clear and you can read licenses well. If you search 'dashcam' on Amazon you can see similar ones sold under different brands

i use the Rexing V1 Dash Cam. Just have a look on amazon. You'll find plenty of options in that price range.

for example, https://www.amazon.com/CHORTAU-3-2-Dash-Cam/dp/B07VCHVTCM/ref=sr\_1\_15?crid=24JWZZQXIV26I&keywords=dash+cam&qid=1640145390&smid=A1PIM9Q1FD7PBV&sprefix=dash+c%2Caps%2C155&sr=8-15

SW Ontario is really boring... This isn't paved but I get to play rally driver on the way to the beach:

I keep within the speed limit and try to make sure that I don't go over. Excessive speeding increases your odds of an accident and decreases your ability to react when things happen suddenly in front of you. Your stopping distance, in particular, increases with the square of your speed. Just because nothing bad happened this time, doesn't mean it won't some other time.

For example, your braking distance at 70 miles per hour (according to this calculator is 234.2 feet. At 85 miles per hour, it's 345.3 feet. Mind you, this doesn't even factor in your reaction time, this assumes you're already on the brakes. So assuming you hit the brakes at the same exact time someone going the 70 mile-per-hour speed limit does, then by the time the person going the speed limit has come to a complete stop, you've still got another 111.1 feet to go, which means you're still going in excess of 48 miles per hour by the time the guy going the speed limit has already stopped. Fifteen miles per hour doesn't seem like a large speed difference, but at higher speeds, it makes a huge difference in your ability to react safely, precisely because of the way kinetic energy works (e=0.5mv²) In this particular case, your approximately 21% increase in speed increased your braking distance by over 47%.

Sure, "everyone" goes over the speed limit. But "everyone" also gets speeding fines and has car accidents. If you want to stay safe on the road, don't drive like every other person on the road, drive smarter than them. That means you leave yourself space and time to react to what goes on around you.

No I don't, I was thinking about something like this:

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00WE46ZWC/ but instead face it backwards at them, dunno where I'll put it though and my car is under warranty so I'll just like secure it inside if anything. Other than that I'd just get a portable super bright light and stick my arm out and shine it right in their face.

I got this one: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B083RS6D32/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_glt_fabc_GYMYMYMKGK4D75EYEHVS?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1

It has been AMAZING for me, the quality is really decent and it records the front and back of your car for extra peace of mind!

Dash cams vary in price, anywhere from $30 to over $100.

that may seem expensive but the second it saves you from someone trying to blame you for something they did, you’ll immediately see how valuable they are. This is the one i use https://www.amazon.com/Rexing-V1-Basic-Recorder-Recording/dp/B07RLTXMWS/ref=sr\_1\_4?dchild=1&keywords=Rexing+v1&qid=1623441175&sr=8-4

if you didn’t have anything to do with an accident or situation, then its not your fault. I know our minds immediately start overanalyzing everything that happened wondering if we could have done different. But as long as you drive defensively and cautiously, you hopefully will never cause an accident.

be safe out there!

You know how parking lots have one space on both sides? Just go through one space to reach the other, so your direction is facing outwards.

About suicide knobs: https://youtu.be/65j8ZYvCZ6Q

I have this one: https://www.amazon.com/Leather-BLACKSUIT-Accessories-Hi-quality-Steering/dp/B07BJ7PLP9

They have a few Thinkware dash cams at Best Buy so you can go and see them if you wanted. Just make sure to price match with Amazon.

I did some looking and found the F70 on Amazon for $90. I think it's a great long-term investment. If you can, opt for the GPS accessory which will keep the time automatically and display your speed on the video.

I had compression fractures of multiple vertebrae two years ago and have dealt with a lot of back pain over time. While some things helped for a while (like a small inflatable pillow behind the small of my back) what helped me the most long-term was a wedge cushion with a cutout in it:

https://www.amazon.com/Car-Seat-Cushion-Strap-Wheelchairs/dp/B00Q5HXQ9O

That's one of the pricier ones but it helped me a lot. I went from getting sore after two hours to being able to handle at least 2-3x that. That said, I'm short, so a little extra seat height was welcome.

I hate to promote products here, but either one of these would be useful for you:

Backup camera, take your pick

Backup sensors