If you are parked on level ground or facing downhill, you should turn your wheel towards the curb, so that the front of the tire is facing the curb. This way, if your car begins to roll down the hill or is struck from behind, it will be forced into the curb. If you are parked facing up a hill, you should turn your wheel away from the curb, so that the back of the tire is facing the curb. This way, if your car begins to roll down the hill, it will be forced to stop on the curb. Always apply your parking brake when parking on a hill.
You should turn your wheels to your left (that is, if you are in a country where people drive on the right side of the road). That way, if the car starts to roll downhill, it will roll against the curb.
When facing uphill, turn your wheels AWAY from the curb. If your vehicle rolls back, this would cause the front wheels to catch the curb and stop. If there is no curb, do the opposite. This would cause the vehicle's rear to move off the roadway. .
Turn them so that if the car starts rolling it will turn toward the curb. The point is to NOT turn them so that the car will roll out into the street.
toward the curb
if you parking uphill you turn your wheel towards the curb and if you parking down hill you turn it away
When parking uphill with a curb, turn the back of wheels
right and left
In what direction should you turn your wheels when parking uphill without a curb in Texas?
If you normally drive on the right side of the road, turn your wheels to the right.
You should point your wheels away from the curb when parking up hill and toward the curb when parking down the hill. You want the vehicle to immediately make contact with the curb if is rolls.
Turn your wheels to the left.
Towars the side that there would normally be a curve, or the side where no traffic is coming through.
When parking uphill on a street with no curb, the front wheels should be positioned to the right. If there is a curb, the back of the right front wheel should be turned against the curb.
wheels away from curb
When parking uphill on a street with no curve, you should position your front wheels away from the curb or edge of the road. This is to prevent your vehicle from rolling into traffic if the parking brake fails.
Your wheels should point into the curb, so if vehicle rolls it will stop on the curb .