Simple Tips for Safe and Correct Car Parking for Beginners

Driving skills aren't always about maneuvering on the road, knowing the best routes, or even being able to tinker with a car's engine. This ability can also be seen in how well someone can park a car in various places.

Although often overlooked, parking skills are actually one of the fundamental skills of driving. After all, when driving, you'll inevitably need to park your car during your daily activities.

Without proper parking skills, you could scratch your car, waste parking space ineffectively, or even damage someone else's car by scraping or colliding with it.

While reliable vehicle insurance can help mitigate car damage, it's better to avoid it altogether, right?

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Tips for Correct and Safe Car Parking for Beginners

The tips presented in this section are specifically for beginners who are still learning, or who are just getting their car and driver's license. While many experienced drivers are not proficient at parking, at least at the beginner level, the lessons are easier to absorb and put into practice.

With regular and careful practice, these tips can be very helpful in finding the right parking position, safely and with minimal risk.

1. Choose a safe and comfortable location

First, ensure your parking location is safe and convenient. A safe location is one that's easily monitored by CCTV or security personnel. A convenient location, on the other hand, is one with ample space to easily park your vehicle.

It's highly recommended to park in a designated car parking area, as it guarantees safety and convenience.

2. Take Advantage of Car Cameras and Mirrors

If your car has technology like a rearview camera, make the most of it. Learn how to use the rearview camera and the indicator lines on the head unit to make parking easier.

You should also be able to use the right, left, and center mirrors to ensure a perfect parking position.

3. Learn Basic Parking Techniques

Basic parking techniques include parallel parking, straight-line parking, and diagonal parking. You can practice these routinely in a field or large area, using a line on the ground or a water bottle.

The more you practice, the faster you'll master these fundamental skills.

4. Visual Benchmarks Will Help

If you're the type of person who has difficulty estimating distances, try creating a visual reference from your driving position. This reference can be obtained using something inside the car, such as the front of the car, the distance between the rearview mirror and other fixed objects.

With this visual reference, you can more easily estimate the actual distance between your car and walls, other vehicles, or other objects when parking.

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5. Parking Boundary Line

Parking areas generally have parking dividers. These lines are designed to ensure a safe distance for each type of commercial vehicle, ensuring a safe distance for each parked vehicle.

Make sure your vehicle's wheels don't extend beyond these lines. The space provided for the parking lines tends to be wider than the vehicle's body.

6. Speed Control

Driving at high speeds is certainly a necessary skill, but controlling your speed in a parking lot is another crucial skill. Depress the accelerator pedal slowly and brake gradually.

This can reduce the risk of collisions or scratches, which are also covered by PT AXA Insurance Indonesia's vehicle insurance.

7. Take it Slowly, No Need to Rush

Take all the time you need to park your car. There's no need to rush, no need to panic. While there may be some impatient honking, the most important thing is that the car is parked properly, without any bumps or friction with other objects.

Over time, you'll become more adept at parking your car, and the time you spend will decrease.

Tips to Prevent Car Items from Being Stolen While Parking

This second section is important to pay attention to after you fully understand the safe parking tips for beginners mentioned in the first section.

This explanation is provided to help reduce the risk of theft in parking areas of items inside cars, from laptops, smartphones, or other valuables that would be a major inconvenience if lost.

First, make sure you check all your belongings before leaving the parking area. Ensure no valuables are left inside the car.
Second, ensure all windows are securely closed to reduce the risk of burglary or theft by exploiting any gaps. It's best to have thick window film on the windows.
Third, make sure you lock the car securely using the locking mechanism. Double-check this to avoid any negligence.
Fourth, ensure you add additional security systems such as an alarm or in-car camera that can operate even when the car is off.
Fifth, have the right vehicle insurance so that any losses resulting from theft can be covered to mitigate your losses.

The Importance of Proper Vehicle Insurance

PT AXA Insurance Indonesia's vehicle insurance is highly relevant to these safe and proper parking tips. Our insurance can help protect your car from breakdowns, scratches, dents, lost keys, theft, and other unforeseen incidents while driving.

This insurance, launched under the name SmartDrive Vehicle Insurance, also offers towing services, new-for-old or lost car replacement, vehicle key replacement, and third-party legal liability coverage.

Complete and comprehensive, PT AXA Insurance Indonesia Vehicle Insurance provides what you need to protect your car and you as the driver in the event of an untoward incident, whether in the parking area or on the highway.

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Those were some car parking tips we can share with you to help improve this fundamental skill. When it comes to protection and security, PT AXA Insurance Indonesia truly understands your needs. So, start using SmartDrive Vehicle Insurance from PT AXA Insurance Indonesia now and get comprehensive protection for a safe and secure drive!

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