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