You're parking UPHILL against a curb in Oregon. Which direction should your front wheels be turned?
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A.
Toward the edge of the road.
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B.
Toward the travel lane. Correct
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C.
Toward the curb.
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D.
Straight ahead (no turn).
The answer is "Toward the travel lane."
Parking uphill against a curb calls for turning the wheels toward the travel lane. If the parking brake fails and the vehicle rolls backward, the tires catch on the curb and the rollaway stops. The manual prescribes turning the front wheels, in addition to setting the parking brake and leaving the vehicle in gear or Park, as the redundancy against a runaway downhill. Choice C flips the direction: turning toward the curb is the downhill rule, misapplied here to the uphill situation.
The traps in the wrong answers
A. Toward the edge of the road.
'Toward the edge of the road' is the rule when there is no curb, not when there is one. This answer applies the no-curb rule to a situation where a curb is present.
C. Toward the curb.
That's the rule for parking downhill against a curb, not uphill. This answer applies the downhill-against-a-curb rule to the uphill-against-a-curb situation.
D. Straight ahead (no turn).
The manual directs you to turn your front wheels when parking on hills; leaving them straight ignores the rule. This answer ignores the manual's directive to turn the front wheels on hills as a backup if the brake fails.
This question tests your knowledge of Parking in Oregon. Source: Oregon Driver Manual, "Parking on Hills," p.69..
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