Drivers ‘scared’ to reverse park as research | Tech News

More than one in 10 drivers admit they’re ‘scared’ to reverse park. A ballot of 2,000 discovered 65% of motorists discover any kind of parking troublesome, nonetheless 13% worry having to back into a parking spot, blaming lack of space and strain that comes from different drivers.

For 32% they’ve given it a go, solely to fail and have to transfer onto one other space. Meanwhile 12% have hit one thing whereas making an attempt to back into a spot, with bollards (48%) and different vehicles (29%) among the many most common issues collided with. As such, drivers fork out an average £388 to repair the injury.

More than two thirds (64%) consider areas within the UK are merely not massive enough with 56% having had an event the place they’ve been blocked from getting in or out of their car, forcing 52% of them to climb out of the passenger or back doorways.

The research, carried out through OneBallot, discovered 25% of motorists have pushed previous a spot as a result of they thought it was too arduous to park in, with the average driver spending 4 minutes in search of a ‘comfortable’ space.

As a outcome of not having the ability to discover a appropriate space, 14% have been late to – or missed – health appointments, and 13% have been late for a work assembly.

A spokesperson for Kia, which commissioned the research to raise awareness for its EV2 parking assistant technology, stated: “Parking can be tricky and nailing it first time isn’t always as simple as you think. Finding the perfect space can be like finding a needle in a haystack, and once you have found the prime location, it can feel so rewarding.

“Nailing the reverse park first time is one of the most satisfying parts of being behind the wheel.”

The motoring model printed a parking index, which after analysing a vary of components discovered Aberdeen, Worcester and Edinburgh had been ranked the best locations for parking. Southampton was ranked as the worst space, adopted by Oxford and Liverpool.

The index thought-about how drivers rank their own parking, how they understand the general commonplace of their native space, the provision of areas, bay sizes, average time spent in search of a space and in the event that they’ve had any parking-related incidents.

More than half (54%) of drivers assume it’s simple to park of their space – with these in Scotland discovering it simpler (64%) than every other area. On the flipside, solely 27% of drivers in Wales stated the identical.

The spokesperson for Kia added: “Parking is something all drivers have to do, yet it strikes fear into the hearts of so many of us, to the point that we’re driving round in circles looking for the perfect spot.

“We want to make life behind the wheel as enjoyable and stress-free as possible, which is why we’re launching the EV2, our most compact electric car yet.

“The technology gives drivers a live 360-degree view around their car and allowing them to park it remotely.”