Parking on hills — Louisiana Permit Test
Parking on hills on the Louisiana permit test — 4 rules, each with the reason behind it and a question on it while it is fresh.
The rules
When parking facing downhill with a curb, turn your wheels toward the curb.
If the brakes slip, the front tire rolls into the curb and stops the car instead of rolling into traffic.
Facing downhill, turn your wheels toward the curb and shift into reverse or park.
When parking facing uphill with a curb, turn your wheels away from the curb.
If the car rolls back, the back of the front tire catches the curb and holds the car there.
Facing uphill, turn your wheels away from the curb and shift into low gear or park.
If there is no curb, turn your wheels toward the edge of the road, whether facing uphill or downhill.
With no curb to catch the car, you want it to roll off the road, not into the traffic lane.
If there are no curbs, turn your wheels toward the edge of the road, whether facing uphill or downhill.
When parking on a hill, always set the emergency brake and shift to park, reverse or low gear.
Two holds are better than one: if the gear slips, the brake still keeps the car in place.
Always set the emergency brake. Shift to park, reverse, or low gear.
On the test
You park facing downhill next to a curb. Which way should you turn your front wheels?
Toward the curb. If the brakes slip, the front tire rolls into the curb and stops the car instead of rolling into traffic. Class D & E Driver's Guide, p.68: “Facing downhill, turn your wheels toward the curb and shift into reverse or park.”
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Where these come from
Every rule here is checked against Class D & E Driver's Guide, published by the Louisiana Department of Public Safety, and against the state code itself. Last checked 2026-10-04.
- src/assets/drivers-manuals/LA.pdf (Class D & E Driver's Guide, DPSMV2052 (R08/25), Louisiana Office of Motor Vehicles, retrieved 2026-09-14; sha256 pinned in SOURCES.json)
- src/assets/drivers-manuals/LA.pages.txt (the plain pdftotext fixture every citation here was cut from and verified against; sha256 pinned in SOURCES.json)
- src/assets/drivers-manuals/LA-exam.html (the OMV's Permits page, https://expresslane.la.gov/omv/drivers/personal-driver-s-licenses/permits/, archived 2026-10-04; the 40-question count)
- https://expresslane.la.gov/omv/resources/driver-manuals/
- https://expresslane.la.gov/omv/drivers/personal-driver-s-licenses/new-licenses/ (read 2026-10-04; "An 80% is the minimum passing score for the knowledge test.")