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Originally Posted by jbaj007
From page 29 of the 2005 California DMV handbook (FWIW  ):
PARKING
Parking On A Hill
When you park:
On a sloping driveway, turn the wheels so the car will not roll into the street if the brakes fail.
Headed downhill, turn your front wheels into the curb or toward the side of the road. Set the parking brake.
Headed uphill, turn your front wheels away from the curb and let your vehicle roll back a few inches. The back of the front wheel should gently touch the curb. Set the parking brake.
Headed either uphill or downhill and there is no curb, turn the wheels so the car will roll away from the center of the road if the brakes fail.
Always set your parking brake and leave the vehicle in gear or the “park” position. |
Yes, I learned the hard way that in CALIFORNIA you can actually get a TICKET with a stiff fine for not pointing your wheels toward the curb on a hill! My wife and I had an otherwise very pleasant vacation in San Diego which was marred by my rental car getting ticketed for this
Needless to say I tore up the ticket in disgust and after a number of years the SD police gave up trying to collect it from me. So, while I probably have a bench warrant out on me in SD I can't say I want to visit there again anyway.
You would think the Police have better things to do with their time than to ticket rental cars for not pointing their wheels to the curb! Especially since nobody I know from outside CA has ever heard of this silly law. Not good for tourism to ticket tourists. But, like I said, I vote with my wallet and won't ever return.