For the start of perpendicular parking from the right side, your steering alignment should position your target at how many degrees to your left?

• A. 30 degrees
• B. 0 degrees
• C. 45 degrees
• D. 60 degrees

Answer: (C)

When you start perpendicular parking from the right, you want the reference point you’re aiming at to sit about 45 degrees to your left. This angle gives just the right amount of turn for the car to swing into the stall smoothly as you back in, while keeping enough clearance from the curb and the cars next to you. If you try to go straight ahead, you don’t have the room to angle into the space properly, and if you turn too little or too much, the entry becomes awkward or risky to finish cleanly. So positioning the target at roughly a 45-degree angle to the left sets you up for an easy, controlled back-in into the perpendicular space.