| Battle of the sexes: Women Drivers! |
The process of parking also involves stopping in time. In technical terms this is called
braking and has the effect that the car is brought to a complete and safe stand-still.
The engine (that thing under the hood or bonnet that makes a noise and the car move)
can now be shut off and the vehicle exited to pursue the daily shopping spree.
** Insider tip: It's a little-known fact that women's parking spots actually exist for no other reason
than to ensure that their dubious driving skills cause no damage to men's cars!
Additionally, parking often requires engaging and utilising the reverse gear (a complicated
and dangerous procedure known simply as reversing)...
...which requires the driver of the vehicle to either make use of the rear-view mirror
(no, it is not to be used exclusively for the application of make-up) or, better still, to actually turn
your head and look through the rear window - providing it is not obscured by soft toys.
It should also be noted that the functions of the brake (stop) and accelerator
pedals (go) remain the same, even if looking through a rear-view mirror and the car is
moving backwards.
Exiting a parking spot may again require the use of the reverse gear,
the rear-view and/or the wing mirrors and/or turning your head simultaneously,
although the correct direction of travel needs to be established first!
Another task involves identifying and finding the correct exit, keeping in mind that
places where cars are parked are often shared by much slower-moving and softer targets
not in cars. These are called pedestrians. Caution is advised at all times.
To complicate matters even more, that previously-mentioned piece of machinery under
the hood (the engine, remember?) requires something called fuel to make it go.
Women should most certainly consult a man about the correct type of fuel to use.
Unfortunately, this smelly "fuel" stuff is not available at the nearest shopping mall but needs to be
obtained from a dirty place called a petrol- or gas station. This involves
directing the vehicle to a fuel pump - a process very much like parking, with
similar rules applying.
Important! Once the act of refuelling has been completed, it is absolutely vital...
...that the nozzle is removed from the fuel tank intake before driving off.
The details of checking things like oil, water, and tyre pressure are beyond the scope
of this brief document. It should, however, have provided you with a basic understanding
of some of the requirements involving the operation of a motor vehicle, with due
consideration to other road users and people outside the security of their own homes...
...and, of course, yourself.
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