When parking downhill, which direction should you turn your wheels?

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When parking downhill, which direction should you turn your wheels?

When parking downhill, turn your wheels toward the curb. This setup uses the curb as a safety stop if the vehicle starts to roll, preventing it from moving into traffic. By steering toward the curb, the front tires will catch on the curb and help keep the car from drifting into the travel lane. If there’s no curb, turn the wheels toward the edge of the road so the vehicle would roll away from traffic rather than into it. (Straight wheels won’t help prevent movement, and turning away from the curb would reduce the chance of the curb stopping the car.)

When parking downhill, turn your wheels toward the curb. This setup uses the curb as a safety stop if the vehicle starts to roll, preventing it from moving into traffic. By steering toward the curb, the front tires will catch on the curb and help keep the car from drifting into the travel lane. If there’s no curb, turn the wheels toward the edge of the road so the vehicle would roll away from traffic rather than into it. (Straight wheels won’t help prevent movement, and turning away from the curb would reduce the chance of the curb stopping the car.)

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