Don't try this reverse parallel parking technique on Main Street

11/30/2012

Who knew parallel parking was a sport of such intense one-upsmanship? Oh, not street-legal wheel-cranking with traffic backed up while you wedge into a tight space (though city drivers can get pretty self-important about that, too). We're talking drift-style parking, the Guinness World Record for which has changed hands five times in two years. Han Yue might have put it out of reach by squeezing in with less than six inches to spare in May. But now Ronny Wechselberger has added a new wrinkle: drifting into a spot with a 13.8-inch cushion — in reverse. Don't forget to plug the meter, Ronny.

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