While this is not a scientific survey and therefore the results may not reflect sentiment of the entire population, the results definitely lean toward favoring the parallel parking requirement.
News 3 and the Review Journal did separate Twitter surveys and results came in showing roughly 60% of respondents think this component should remain on the test. Most people appear to favor having the parallel parking component on the test. How people feel about eliminating Parallel Parking from the driver’s test New drivers are not allowed to use tools such as parallel parking assist, or even a backup camera during the driving test. Our examiners actually got the idea from national conferences and from other states, so it may be becoming a best practice across the county,” Malone said.įurthermore, Malone explains, the advent of assistive driving tools and other new technology had no bearing on the decision to make this change for DMV. “Nevada is not the first state to eliminate parallel parking. While many disagree with DMV’s decision to eliminate this portion of the test, Malone defended the action indicating that DMV examiners will be able to make a determination of a new driver’s ability to drive without the parallel parking component. The Nevada skills test meets the national standards set by the American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators.” Testing of the parking skills needed is met by the requirements of entering, and backing out of, a perpendicular parking space and by other vehicle control requirements. The Department determined that parallel parking was an unnecessary part of the test.
“Parallel parking was eliminated from the skills tests as of Jan. Nevada DMV public information officer, Kevin Malone, released the following statement:
For new drivers nervous over whether they can pass the parallel parking portion of the driver’s test at DMV, you have no more worries.
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