How do you control the steering wheel of a car?

[MrRochesterNY]

Petal to the metal.

Corrected: [STRIKE]Petal[/STRIKE] Pedal to the metal.

 

[jbrown329]

Corrected: [STRIKE]Petal[/STRIKE] Pedal to the metal.

I've been awake about 32hrs, give me a break.

 

[eddielee]

When learning on the open highway, find a quite road and take your time. A road with lots of curves will help you get "the feel" of the steering wheel. Some steering wheels are more sensative than others. When driving straight take your time and learn to make the little micro adjustments necessary to keep your car on the road. If your cars wheels are out of line, you will have to make more little adjustments than if you car is in alignment. Drive with both hands on the wheel, except when backing up. Parallel parking is not hard, just annoying. First make sure there is enough room for your car to fit in the parking place. Other parkers will not appreciate you wedging them in. Put your car in reverse and if you are parking on the right side of the road, cut your wheel hard right while slowly backing up. Make any necessary adjustments by putting the car in drive and cutting your wheel back to the left. I think it would be helpful if you just prepared yourself a fake paralled parking area consisting of rubber traffic cones, or any objects that will not damage your car. That way you can get used to it, without the fear of hitting another car. The only thing I despise about parallel parking is when some fool parks so close to me that I have to wiggle my way out!

 

[Kyanimal]

The trick, as others have pointed out, is not to THINK, but FEEL and DO!

Every car is different, but all respond to the same basic commands. Cars are designed to respond to their driver. You are the one in control.

The machine will do what you tell it to. It doesn't take thought. It takes response. It's all about feed back. If what you're doing is not getting the results you want, do something else. It's not that hard. Do what you FEEL is right.

 

[jbrown329]

Telling someone over the internet how to drive is like telling them how to fly an airplane. Or trying to explain how to drive a manual transmission. It's best to have an experienced driver there to show you.

 

[Rickrock]

All of the advice given is good advice. Especially if you can get four tall sticks you can see from the car and place them to mark a parking space and practice with them. The only other thing I can think of is that some people have better rapport with some people and less with others. You could try changing driving instructors to see if they have a different approach that works better for you but it is likely that your current instructor is okay. This might happen naturally if your father and some of your friends shared in teaching you to drive and park. Good luck.

 

[moniker]

Can you guys help me out? I don't have so much money to spend on driving lessons.

Why is it after you turn a car.....when you need to straighten the steering wheel, sometimes you turn one round, sometimes you turn 2 rounds, sometimes you turn to the left, sometimes you turn to the right?


Sometimes when I turn the steering wheel, the car slants further to the left/right. I want to make the car straight, go straight, but it slants further to the left/right.

Doesn't the steering work by itself just by letting go of the wheel when you have finished the turn?

 

[jbrown329]

Doesn't the steering work by itself just by letting go of the wheel when you have finished the turn?

Uh, not always. And never expect it to.

 

[travis82]

Thank you for all your advices. Really appreciated.