What are the reversing gestures and key action points?
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Reversing gestures include straight-line gesture, straight-line auxiliary gesture, left-right turn gesture, waiting turn gesture, parking gesture, parking auxiliary gesture, vehicle deceleration gesture, and reversing auxiliary gesture. The following are the key action points: Left-right reversing: When reversing left or right, stand to the left or right side behind the vehicle, facing the car, raise one hand forward to chest height with fingers together and straight, then flex and extend toward the chest repeatedly until the vehicle is very close to the rear obstacle, at which point shout to stop or use the stopping gesture to halt. Parallel parking: Align parallel to the parked vehicle with a 0.5-meter gap, then reverse backward. When your vehicle's rearview mirror aligns with the center pillar between the front and rear doors of the parked vehicle, start turning the steering wheel to the right, turning it fully. When the vehicle forms a 45-degree angle with the parking space, turn the steering wheel fully to the left, and return the wheel to straighten the front of the car.
Reversing requires twisting your upper body into a pretzel just to see! My habit is to place my left hand on the top of the steering wheel, hook my right hand around the passenger seat back, and turn my head to look directly out the rear window. Focus on the intersection of the bottom of the rear windshield and the roadside curb—turning the steering wheel to the right makes the rear end go right, and vice versa. Remember, reversing speed must be slower than a turtle’s crawl, with your foot hovering over the brake, ready to stop at any moment. When you see the distance between the car and the sides gradually shrinking in the side mirrors, it’s time to stop—better to adjust a couple more times than to scrape. Finally, before straightening the wheels, don’t forget to quickly check if the front of the car has hit anything.
The clumsy method my driving instructor taught me when I was getting my driver's license is still in use today: Adjust the angles of the left and right rearview mirrors to ensure you can see the rear wheels and ground markings. When reversing, first check the center rearview mirror to gauge the overall distance, then alternately observe the two side mirrors. When parking in a bay, remember that after turning the steering wheel to full lock, you should start straightening the wheel as soon as the car body and the yellow line form a 'splayed' angle in the left rearview mirror. For parallel parking, turn the steering wheel fully to the left immediately when the front door handle aligns with the curb in the right rearview mirror. It's better to turn the steering wheel slowly than to jerk it abruptly, and the reversing camera should only be used as a reference, not relied upon entirely.
