Hill parking — Oklahoma Permit Test

Hill parking on the Oklahoma permit test — 6 rules, each with the reason behind it and a question on it while it is fresh.

The rules

To park on a hill, parallel park as usual but stop within 6 inches of the curb.

Being close to the curb lets your turned wheels rest against it, so the curb can stop a rolling car.

Parallel park as in the previous section, but stop within six inches of the curb.

Oklahoma Driver Manual, p.47

Facing downhill, turn your wheels toward the curb and drive forward slowly until the wheel is against the curb, then shift into reverse or park; if the car rolls, the curb will stop it.

With the wheels turned in, a rolling car runs into the curb instead of down the street.

Facing downhill—To brace your car when parking downhill, turn your wheels toward the curb and drive forward slowly until the wheel is against the curb (see diagram).

Oklahoma Driver Manual, p.48

Facing uphill against a curb, turn your wheels sharply away from the curb and back up slowly until the rear of the tire is against the curb, then shift into low gear or park.

Turned away from the curb, a car rolling backward catches its tire on the curb instead of rolling into traffic.

Facing uphill, against a curb—Turn your wheels sharply, away from the curb and back up slowly until the rear of the tire is against the curb.

Oklahoma Driver Manual, p.48

Facing uphill without a curb, turn your wheels sharply to the right, so that if the car rolls, it will roll away from the traffic flow.

With no curb to stop it, the best you can do is make sure a rolling car goes off the road, not into traffic.

Facing uphill, without a curb—Turn your wheels sharply to the right.

Oklahoma Driver Manual, p.48

When parked facing downhill against the curb, shift into reverse or park.

Reverse pushes against a car that wants to roll forward downhill, and the curb is the backup.

Shift into reverse or “park.”

Oklahoma Driver Manual, p.48

When parked facing uphill against a curb, shift into low gear or park.

A forward gear resists a car that wants to roll backward downhill, and the curb catches it if it does.

Shift into low gear or “park.”

Oklahoma Driver Manual, p.48

On the test

When parking on a hill, how close to the curb should you stop?

Within 6 inches. Being close to the curb lets your turned wheels rest against it, so the curb can stop a rolling car. Oklahoma Driver Manual, p.47: “Parallel park as in the previous section, but stop within six inches of the curb.”

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Where these come from

Every rule here is checked against Oklahoma Driver Manual, published by the Oklahoma Office of Management and Enterprise Services, and against the state code itself. Last checked 2026-10-04.