What must you remember when parking on a hill?

What must you remember when parking on a hill?

• A. Turn your wheels away from the curb
• B. Leave wheels straight
• C. Turn wheels toward the curb
• D. Make sure you turn your wheels so they will roll toward the curb

Answer: (D)

When you park on a hill, the goal is to prevent the car from rolling into traffic if the brakes fail. Turning the wheels toward the curb makes the curb act as a barrier: if the vehicle starts to move, the wheel will run into the curb and stop, keeping the car from drifting into the lane or onto the roadway. Leaving the wheels straight or turning them away from the curb wouldn’t create that barrier, so the car could roll into traffic. Note this applies where a curb exists; if there’s no curb, you’d turn toward the edge of the road to help prevent movement in the same way.

When you park on a hill, the goal is to prevent the car from rolling into traffic if the brakes fail. Turning the wheels toward the curb makes the curb act as a barrier: if the vehicle starts to move, the wheel will run into the curb and stop, keeping the car from drifting into the lane or onto the roadway. Leaving the wheels straight or turning them away from the curb wouldn’t create that barrier, so the car could roll into traffic. Note this applies where a curb exists; if there’s no curb, you’d turn toward the edge of the road to help prevent movement in the same way.