If you park facing uphill where there is no curb, set the parking brake and:
- Turn your wheels toward the edge of the road. ✓
- Turn your wheels away from the edge of the road.
- Keep your wheels facing straight.
Answer: A. Turn your wheels toward the edge of the road.
When you park facing uphill with no curb, set the parking brake and turn your wheels toward the edge of the road.
Why this is the answer
The handbook warns that a parked vehicle on a hill could roll because of equipment failure, so you set the parking brake and leave it in park or in gear. For parking either uphill or downhill where there is no curb, it says to turn the wheels to the right so the vehicle will roll away from the center of the road if the brakes fail. Turning toward the edge of the road follows that no-curb rule.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. Turn your wheels away from the edge of the road. — Turning the wheels away from the edge of the road points the vehicle toward the center of the road, which is the opposite of what the handbook says for a no-curb hill.
- C. Keep your wheels facing straight. — Keeping the wheels straight does not direct a rolling vehicle away from the center of the road, which is what the handbook calls for when there is no curb.
Remember it
Think "no curb, go right": aim the front tires toward the shoulder side, not the middle of the road.
Official handbook: California Driver Handbook (DL 600), Section 6: Navigating the Roads, p. 27