The chance of dying in a car accident is only 1 in 100 over my lifetime, so, it might as well be nothing... Well, 115 children in the US are abducted by strangers, sexually assualted and murdered every year. 115 yearly. That isn't an urban myth.
When driving in residential areas you should signal around 30 meters (100 feet) in advance of making a right or left turn. This is assuming there are no other turns on the same side of the road before the turn you intend on taking, else you will need to signal after this turn. For high speed roads this distance increases. 70 mph dual carriageways for instance, signalling should start from around 275 meters (900 feet) from your exit.
Drive slowly past the parking spot. When the car stops, the corner of the rear bumper should be about even with the parking space marker. The vehicle should be about 4 feet away from the end of the parking space. Turn the steering wheel completely in the direction the car needs to go to get into the space. If the space if on the left, turn the wheel all the left, and if it's on the right, turn the wheel all the way right. Put the car in reverse. Back the car slowly into the space.