What are the standards for the reverse parking test?
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Not following the prescribed route or sequence, the vehicle body crossing the line, failing to park in the designated spot, or stopping midway are all considered as failing the test. Below are the specific standards for reverse parking: Requirements for reverse parking operation: During the test, the vehicle must not stop while moving forward or backward. The vehicle must reverse from the control line at one end of the road (with the vehicle body crossing the control line) into the parking spot, then move forward out of the parking spot, pass the control line at the other end, reverse back into the parking spot, and finally move forward out of the parking spot. Evaluation standards for reverse parking: Not following the prescribed route or sequence: fail; the vehicle body crossing the line: fail; failing to park in the designated spot: fail; stopping midway: fail. Failing any of these will result in a deduction of 100 points.
The driving instructor often reminds me of the points deduction for reverse parking: the car's front must be aligned first before starting to reverse, and you can't stop too many times during the process. If the wheels touch the corner line of the parking space, it's an immediate fail! Hitting the line with the rear bumper deducts 10 points, and if the car body crosses the line, it's game over. Being slightly crooked isn't too bad, as long as the car is within the space. Don't forget, the entire process must be completed within 210 seconds, or you'll lose 10 points for overtime. The key is not to stop for more than 2 seconds midway, and the worst is stalling or rolling during the maneuver. During my previous test, I was so nervous that I kept stopping and barely managed to reverse in at the last second.
