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Non-drivers will never understand the joy of nailing the perfect parallel park

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Feb 22nd 2016, 11:33 AM 6,767 Views 3 Comments

ONE OF THE hardest things to master about driving, is the dreaded parallel parking.

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It’s tough to get right

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SO much stuff can go wrong

And I thought I was bad at parallel parking.... #WeirdThingsOnMyRun #parking #runpics pic.twitter.com/CzFoBNDRoO
— Joan Dukore (@joanofdiamonds) February 12, 2016

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Especially if you think people are judging you

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I've actually become really good at parallel parking.. Until someone's watching me
— Randi Held (@randiheld) February 12, 2016

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Heart rate got so high when I was parallel parking that my Apple Watch thought I was exercising
— Megan Bos (@MeganBos3) February 12, 2016

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But that can be a good thing

A couple just witnessed my perfect parallel parking and now we're having a threesome.
— Allie Goertz (@AllieGoertz) February 21, 2016

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Because when you nail it, it’s one of the greatest feelings ever

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Gazumped for a parking spot and then She couldn't park In it. I then performed some parallel parking the dukes of Hazzard would be proud of
— Amanda (@AmandaColeen) July 10, 2014

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Extremely proud of my parallel parking efforts this evening 👍🏻 pic.twitter.com/E9zZnU65mV
— Karen Curnow (@Karen_x) February 12, 2016

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I just perfectly parallel parked and nobody was here to see it 😥
— Ava Gorman (@avagorman) November 24, 2015

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I just witnessed a man do the most amazing parallel parking job at the quays. I'm in awe.
— Robyn Keleghan (@RobynKeleghan) January 7, 2013

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What a hero.

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Non-drivers will never understand the joy of nailing the perfect parallel park