Line Parking route guide
Route planning and safe turns
Quick answer: draw for the full width of the car, not only its centre point. Wide turns and extra obstacle clearance are more reliable than the visually shortest route.
Plan for the whole vehicle
The line represents the route followed by the car, but the vehicle still has width. A centre line that passes beside an obstacle can allow the body to clip it.
Leave a visible margin around red obstacles, especially on the inside of a turn where the car may cut closer than the drawn line suggests.
Use smooth turns instead of sharp corners
A tight angle asks the car to change direction almost instantly. The vehicle can cut across the corner or fail to follow the exact shape you drew.
Begin turning earlier and use a rounded curve. A slightly longer route is usually easier to repeat and more reliable.
Plan three checkpoints before drawing
Identify a safe point after the first obstacle, a point that lines the car up with the parking bay and the final point inside the bay. Connecting these checkpoints prevents the line from drifting while you improvise.
- Exit the starting area with enough room to turn.
- Pass each obstacle with visible clearance.
- Approach the bay from a direction needing only one final correction.
Finish deep inside the parking bay
Do not end the line at the first green edge. The car can stop with part of its body outside the target.
Draw towards the centre or deeper half of the bay and straighten the final segment so the vehicle enters cleanly.
Fix one failure cause at a time
- Collision beside an obstacle: increase clearance without changing the rest.
- Collision on a corner: begin the turn earlier and make it wider.
- Stops before the bay: extend the final segment farther inside.
- Misses the entrance: add a short straight alignment segment.
- Inconsistent movement: remove unnecessary wiggles from the route.