When I lived in Colorado . . .
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Originally Posted by jbaj007
From page 29 of the 2005 California DMV handbook (FWIW  ):
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. |
. . . which was hillier in some sections than others, I was the only one I could see who ever did this. Golden, CO, where the beer comes from, has some steep pitches near the downtown shopping area, but nobody seemed to understand about turning the wheels. (And I come from the true flat land, SE Louisiana. Weird. . . .)
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('03 Buick Park Avenue, charcoal/cream)
Formerly:
'97 C230, smoke silver/parchment; '86 420SEL, anthracite/light grey; '84 280CE (W123), dark blue/palomino
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