Parking downhill next to a curb
A free practice question for the Massachusetts permit test, with the answer explained.
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You're parking facing downhill next to a curb. Which way should you turn your front wheels?
The rule
When you park facing downhill next to a curb, turn your front wheels in toward the curb.
Downhill with a curb: turn your wheels toward the curb, so the curb stops the car if it rolls. Uphill with a curb: away. No curb: toward the road's edge.
From the Massachusetts Driver's Manual, page 110. This question is our own wording of that rule. The handbook and the RMV have the final word.
Often mixed up with
People confuse these rules with this one. Each has its own practice question.
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