Parking on a hill — Arizona Permit Test

When you park facing downhill, turn your wheels toward the curb and set your parking brake.

If the brake slips, a car with its wheels turned in rolls into the curb and stops. Wheels left straight let it roll down the street.

When you park on a downhill grade, turn your wheels toward the curb and set your parking brake.

When you park facing uphill with a curb, turn your wheels to the left and let the car roll back until the right front wheel rests against the curb.

With the wheels turned left, a car that starts to roll back catches its front wheel on the curb instead of sliding into traffic.

If you park on an uphill grade, turn your wheels to the left, let your car roll back until the right front wheel rests against the curb and stops.

When you park on a hill with no curb, turn the wheels to the right so the car will roll away from the center of the road if the brakes fail.

With no curb to catch it, a car that rolls should head off the road, not out into the lanes where other cars are driving.

If there is no curb, turn the wheels to the right so that the car will roll away from the center of the road in the event the brakes fail.

Which way should you turn your wheels when you park downhill next to a curb?

Toward the curb. If the brake slips, a car with its wheels turned in rolls into the curb and stops. Wheels left straight let it roll down the street. Arizona Driver License Manual and Customer Service Guide, p.30: “When you park on a downhill grade, turn your wheels toward the curb and set your parking brake.”