I'm taking my driving test next week and I've had people tell me what it will be like. They said the instructor asks you to park and show what you would do if parking uphill by a curb. I know you have to put the parking brake on and everything, but what do you do by a curb? Is there a certain direction you have to turn the wheel?
2007-02-27 09:56:13 · 7 answers · asked by hybridcalde 1 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Other - Cars & Transportation
when you are parking facing uphill, turn the wheel as far as you can to the left, engage the parking brake and put the car in park. if you are driving a manual transmission, put the car in the 1st gear when you are parking uphill.
when parking facing downhill, turn the wheel as far to the right as you can. once again, this is to ensure that if the car comes out of gear, the car will slide to a stop and be wedged against the curb.
when you do your test, just use common sense and try and remember the things you learned in class. i remember i was so nervous i could barely push the gas pedal in cuz my leg was shaking so much! also remember, DON'T SPEED.
2007-02-27 10:07:41 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
yes go out and practise this. i wont tell you which way to turn the wheels instead just go to a hill with a curb. park leave the brake off put it in neutral and turn the wheels one way see which way you need to turn the wheels so the cars rolls back and then stops because the front wheels have hit the curb. if you do it this way you will understand it much better.
2007-02-27 10:16:52 · answer #2 · answered by s l 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
when parking up hill by a curb, turn the wheels as if to be driving out of the space. if the brake fails the tires will run into the curb, stopping the car in place, when parking down hill, turn the wheels as if to drive into the curb, same result
2007-02-27 10:02:05 · answer #3 · answered by LatterDaySaint and loving it 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Usually you are supposed to turn your wheel to where if your parking brake fails, your car will roll up to the curb in stead of down the hill and into traffic.
2007-02-27 10:01:19 · answer #4 · answered by Eli 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
turn the wheel into the curb, think about it, go try it 1st
2007-02-27 11:18:31 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Marcia has the right idea, since her way works, whether you park on the right side or on the left (one way streets).
Some of the others assume only parking on the right, which would be wrong on the left!!!
2007-02-27 10:36:50 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes. Up hill the wheels need to be turned all the way to the left. Downhill, just the opposite, turn them all the way to the right.
2007-02-27 10:04:57 · answer #7 · answered by Fordman 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋