On a two-way street with no curb when parking uphill, your front wheels should be turned?

• A. Turn away from the street (right)
• B. Turn toward the street (left)
• C. Turn straight ahead
• D. Turn toward the curb

Answer: (A)

When you park uphill on a two-way street with no curb, you want the wheels set so that, if the car starts to move, it will roll away from the traffic rather than into it. Turning the front wheels to the right (away from the street) does this: if gravity causes the car to roll, it will move toward the shoulder instead of into the travel lanes.

Turning toward the street would point the wheels into traffic, increasing the chance the car could roll into an oncoming lane. Keeping them straight wouldn’t steer the vehicle away from traffic either, so it wouldn’t provide that built-in safety. Since there’s no curb to align against, turning away from the street is the practical precaution.