Car permit · Parking
When you leave your car parked on a slope, how should the front wheels be set?
Correct answer: Turned so that a rolling car would hit the curb.
Answer options
- ATurned in any direction, as long as the brake is set
- BKept straight so the car is in line with the curb
- CTurned so that a rolling car would hit the curb Correct
Why
Set the front wheels so that the curb would stop the car if it started to roll: angle them toward the curb if the car points downhill and away from it if the car points uphill. Apply the parking brake every time.
Tip Downhill means wheels toward the curb; uphill with a curb means wheels away from it.
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Topic: Parking License: Car permit
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