After going to college where you you pretty much had to parallel park on a hill, I got pretty good at it.  Here's how I do it now:

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I grew up in the city so parallel parking was a skill that you had to have...... I rarely have to parallel park anymore but when I do I can swing it right in.

Ok, so I hate to pat myself on the back, but....... I can parallel park anything just about anywhere!!!! An no I don't drive a smart car or a mini, I drive a BIG truck.

Thirty years ago when I took my driving test we had to parallel park.  I pulled up to the barriers and did it just like they taught us in driver's ed.  When I completed it, I was farther into the road than when I started.  Nowhere near the parking spot.  I looked at the instructor and told her I never could do it in class.  She said go on.  Amazingly I still passed. 

I drive a Toyota Tundra Crew Max that is 19 feet long.  I parallel park that thing like it was a Mini.  My wife is consistently impressed.  Oh, and I don't have one of those beeper (cheater) systems either.  Although, I certainly wouldn't mind one, sometimes.   

I was with a business associate in France last year and he parked his station wagon into a spot that had maybe 6 inches to spare in the front and back.  He swung it in there in one try and never touched the other cars.  It was damn impressive.  In fact, he still brags about it and I let him.  I was very impressed.

There is not a lot of parallel parking where I live, but my father taught me how to do it when I was very young.  So, it is a skill that I have had since day 1 with driving.  I'm going to do the same thing with my three kids.  I learned to drive at 12 with a manual transmission.  My kids will do the same.

I don't know whether I like Tyler's or Timmay's vid better!! As for the parking, no problems here, no matter what I'm driving! Of course backing a trailer into a campsite....that's embarrasing for me!!!

Parallel parking skills ... I could parallel park my Parent's '78 New Yorker and my Grandparent's '71 Impala.  Then  I started driving small cars which were a breeze.  I could get the Grand Cherokee into a spot but have not tried the Explorer yet.