Parallel parking is a rite of passage — and teaching it is a whole different challenge. A fun and familiar look at one of driving's most nerve-wracking lessons. How did your first attempt go?

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. I can parallel park almost anywhere. Tight spots, busy streets, with people watching and waiting—it doesn't rattle me. And I've ...

Watching people fail at parallel parking is part of the quintessential roadside cafe experience, especially if it’s in a city. They come, they try, they fail, and somebody else comes along and ...

Parallel parking involves parking your car parallel to the curb, and often has to be carried out while parking in between two stationary vehicles ...

Everyone has aspects of “adulting” that they struggle with. Some skills just come more naturally than others. One often-complained-about skill is parallel parking. Many people do not like to parallel ...

Parallel parking is a skill—an art, even—that’s slowly becoming extinct in today’s drivers. More and more, our cities are designed in ways that parallel parking just isn’t necessary, and as a result, ...

When I was a kid growing up in lower Manhattan, my father would always tell us, “The parking gods are on our side.” Circling the blocks around our apartment after running an errand, he never failed to ...

It turns on a dime. Automotive industry supplier ZF has developed a new steering system that allows cars to drive sideways. At least the front of the cars. The EasyTurn system uses a unique strut ...

Admit it, you’ve embarrassed yourself at some point trying to parallel park. It’s like they say about drivers at Indianapolis: There are those who have hit the wall, and those who will. The same ...