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  2. TxDOT initiative promotes safety tips to prevent trailer ...

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    The trailer should ride parallel to the ground when being towed to ensure stability. Follow the manufacturer's instructions to properly attach the coupler to the ball mount and install a safety pin.

  3. Parallel parking - Wikipedia

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    Parallel parking is a method of parking a vehicle parallel to the road, in line with other parked vehicles. Parallel parking usually requires initially driving slightly past the parking space , parallel to the parked vehicle in front of that space, keeping a safe distance, then followed by reversing into that space.

  4. Can't parallel park? You won't have to on AZ driving tests ...

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    Arizona is implementing a new road test that requires people to find proper paperwork in their car and know how to use some other basic features.

  5. Parallel parking problem - Wikipedia

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    The parallel parking problem is a motion planning problem in control theory and mechanics to determine the path a car must take to parallel park into a parking space. The front wheels of a car are permitted to turn, but the rear wheels must stay aligned.

  6. Back-in angle parking - Wikipedia

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    In some cities, parallel parking adjacent to bicycle lanes is permitted. This puts the bike lane in the dangerous door zone , but angle parking eliminates this hazard. Compared to parallel parking, reverse angle parking often provides more parking spaces in a given length of street, though this will vary depending on site conditions such as ...

  7. Tow hitch - Wikipedia

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    A tow hitch (or tow bar or trailer hitch in North America [1]) is a device attached to the chassis of a vehicle for towing, or a towbar to an aircraft nose gear. It can take the form of a tow ball to allow swiveling and articulation of a trailer , or a tow pin, or a tow hook with a trailer loop, often used for large or agricultural vehicles ...

  8. Automatic parking - Wikipedia

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    Automatic parking is an autonomous car-maneuvering system that moves a vehicle from a traffic lane into a parking spot to perform parallel, perpendicular, or angle parking. The automatic parking system aims to enhance the comfort and safety of driving in constrained environments where much attention and experience is required to steer the car.

  9. Breakover angle - Wikipedia

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    β° = Breakover angle; C = Underside of chassis; W = Wheel; G = Ground; M = Midpoint of wheelbase Example of a vehicle at a significant breakover angle.. Breakover angle or rampover angle is the maximum possible supplementary angle (usually expressed in degrees) that a vehicle, with at least one forward wheel and one rear wheel, can drive over without the apex of that angle touching any point ...