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ELI5: Why does parallel parking only work when reversing.
gpt
Because it's the front tires that turn. So whichever end goes in first, the other end will be oriented wrong so you'll need to turn that end to make the car parallel. Since it's the front tires that turn, you can only turn the front end of the car like that.