What are the dimensions for the Subject 2 parking test?
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The setup for the reverse parking test is as follows: The total length of the road is 15.9 meters, with a single side length of 6.8 meters and a width of 5.8 meters. The parking space is 5.25 meters long and 2.3 meters wide. Evaluation criteria for reverse parking: Failure to follow the prescribed route or sequence results in disqualification; vehicle body crossing the line results in disqualification; failure to properly park within the space results in disqualification; stopping midway results in disqualification; exceeding 4 minutes results in disqualification. According to Article 25 of the 'Regulations on the Application and Use of Motor Vehicle Driving Licenses' (Ministry of Public Security Order No. 123), the content of the Subject 2 test includes: for large buses, tractors, city buses, medium-sized buses, and large trucks, the test includes pile test, hill start, parallel parking, single-plank bridge, curve driving, right-angle turn, narrow gate, continuous obstacles, bumpy road, narrow road U-turn, as well as simulated highway, continuous sharp mountain road, tunnel, rain (fog) conditions, slippery road, and emergency handling; for small cars, small automatic transmission cars, small automatic transmission cars for the disabled, and low-speed trucks, the test includes reverse parking, hill start, parallel parking, curve driving, and right-angle turn; for three-wheeled cars, ordinary three-wheeled motorcycles, ordinary two-wheeled motorcycles, and mopeds, the test includes pile test, hill start, and single-plank bridge; the test content for wheeled self-propelled machinery, trolleybuses, and trams is determined by the provincial traffic management department of the public security organ.
I remember being particularly concerned about the parking space dimensions when I first learned to drive. The instructor said the standard test space length is generally set at 1.5 times the vehicle length plus 1 meter, with compact cars typically around 7.5 meters. Width is even more critical—60 cm wider than the car width, usually about 2.4 meters. At first, I was always afraid of crossing the lines, but later I realized there's actually ample adjustment space front and back in the parking space. That extra length beyond the car body is meant for beginners to make mistakes. Our driving school even painted reference lines at the parking spot—keeping the front bumper 30 cm from the rear line was the safest. In reality, once you get the hang of it, you don't need to rigidly memorize dimensions. The key is observing the triangular angle formed between the car body and the parking corner in the rearview mirror—this technique is far more important than the numbers.