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There are some very simple
rules to follow. It may seem a difficult concept to grasp
at first, but instead of being able to turn your car
steering wheel in the direction that you want your trailer/caravan
to go, you must turn it in the opposite direction.It
might take a little time to master this technique, especially
when reversing round a corner. When reversing in a straight
line, the easiest way to remember what to do is to steer
towards the towing mirror in which the trailer or caravan
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1) It's a good idea for a passenger
to step out of the car and stand in a communicating position
to the rear and side of the caravan. Then look for objects
such as low posts, walls, children's bicycles and so
on, which may be in your way and which you cannot see.
Start reversing as you would normally, with your steering
wheel straight.
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2) Check each extension mirror
in turn. If you see the back end of the caravan appearing
in one of them, this means that the caravan is starting
to veer, and you need to correct it to stop it going
further in that direction. Here, the caravan has appeared
in the left-hand extension mirror. To straighten up,
steer smoothly towards the mirror in which the caravan
appears (left), very slightly, and it will disappear.
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| 3) Now start checking each
mirror in turn once again and you will probably find
that, however carefully you undertook your correction,
the caravan has appeared in the other mirror. Here the
caravan is in the right-hand mirror and so the steering
wheel is being turned very slightly to the right to correct
the movement. Remember to keep your steering movements
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| 4) If you've corrected properly,
you should now be reversing in a straight line. Once
you have practised reversing in this way a few times
you will know when and how to correct the slightest movement.
If you need to build up your confidence, go to a large
open area such as an empty supermarket car park, and
practise. Remember, take your time, look carefully in
the mirrors and make your corrections smoothly and in
plenty of time. |
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