Where are the suitable places for beginners to practice driving in Longgang, Shenzhen?
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Shuidou Fucun Village in Longgang District. Applicants for a motor vehicle driver's license must meet the following requirements: 1. Height: Applicants for large passenger vehicles, tractors, city buses, large trucks, or trolleybuses must be at least 155 cm tall. Applicants for medium-sized passenger vehicles must be at least 150 cm tall. 2. Vision: Applicants for large passenger vehicles, tractors, city buses, medium-sized passenger vehicles, large trucks, trolleybuses, or trams must have uncorrected or corrected visual acuity of at least 5.0 on the logarithmic visual acuity chart.
There are several great spots near my place where I often took my son for driving practice. The parking lot on the west side of Longgang Universiade Center is massive and usually empty on weekdays, perfect for beginners to practice starting and parking. There's also a section of municipal road under construction on Huangge North Road—streetlights are on at night with minimal traffic, just watch out for the construction barriers. Longfu Road around Longcheng Park is another good option, with its wide four-lane bidirectional road and light traffic in the afternoons. Oh, and the industrial parks in Longgang, like the Tsinghua Tus-Cynergy Technology Park, are deserted on weekends—just be mindful of the protruding concrete blocks. If all else fails, drive a few extra kilometers to Pingshan; the newly built eight-lane bidirectional roads around the BYD factory area are especially great for late-night practice.
I always recommend new drivers in the neighborhood to practice on the road behind Longgang Maternal and Child Health Hospital. The one-way street is easier to control, and there's less vehicle traffic on the hospital's back street—perfect for parallel parking under the shade of trees. The riverside greenway along Longgang River is also suitable in the evening, with well-spaced streetlights for good visibility and, most importantly, no erratic non-motorized vehicles. Back when I was teaching my wife to reverse park, we used the open space next to Pengda School's sports field. Now that it's been converted into a paid parking lot, it's even more structured, with the first hour free—just enough time for a few practice rounds. On weekdays, the third basement level of Longcheng Square's underground parking garage is mostly empty, though it does require practicing hill starts. Lastly, a word of caution: avoid the narrow alleys in Ailian urban village—side mirrors are prone to getting scraped by clotheslines.
