Parking on hills — Vermont Permit Test
Parking on hills on the Vermont permit test — 2 rules, each with the reason behind it and a question on it while it is fresh.
The rules
When parking on a hill, always turn the front wheels and set the parking brake so the vehicle cannot roll out into traffic.
The parking brake holds until it does not. Turned wheels send the car into the curb rather than into the road.
Always turn the front wheels and set the parking brake to prevent the vehicle from rolling into traffic.
The procedures for uphill and downhill parking apply to parking on the right side of the street or roadway.
Which way the front wheels point depends on which side of the road you are on, and these procedures are written for the right side.
The procedures for uphill and downhill parking pictured here apply to parking on the right side of the street or roadway
On the test
What two things does Vermont require when parking on a hill?
Turn the front wheels and set the parking brake. The parking brake holds until it does not. Turned wheels send the car into the curb rather than into the road. 2025 Vermont Driver's Manual, p.29: “Always turn the front wheels and set the parking brake to prevent the vehicle from rolling into traffic.”
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Where these come from
Every rule here is checked against 2025 Vermont Driver's Manual, published by the Vermont Department of Motor Vehicles, and against the state code itself. Last checked 2026-09-15.
- src/assets/drivers-manuals/VT.pdf (2025 Vermont Driver's Manual, form VN-007, retrieved 2026-09-14)
- src/assets/drivers-manuals/VT.pages.txt (pdftotext -layout over that PDF; sha256 pinned in SOURCES.json)
- src/assets/drivers-manuals/SOURCES.json (sha256, folio offset 1, folioMarker, nonLawPages, signGalleryPages and the extraction flag, each with its basis)