Mississippi driving lesson · Parking, Night Driving & Seat Belts
Parking on a hill
A 2-minute lesson from the Mississippi course. Read the rules and examples, follow the handbook page references, and check your understanding before you move on.
On a hill, the direction of your front wheels decides where your car goes if it starts to roll. Mississippi's rule is simple: turn your wheels sharply to the RIGHT in every case except one, uphill with a curb.
You park facing uphill on a street with a curb: turn your wheels sharply left, set the parking brake firmly and shift into park. Facing downhill on the same street, you'd turn them sharply right.
Check your understanding
Read the question, decide on an answer, then open it to check the explanation. These are Roadwise study questions based on the source handbook.
Parked facing downhill, which way should you turn your front wheels?
Left only if there's a curb
Sharply to the left, whether or not there's a curb
Straight ahead, always
Sharply to the right
Answer: Sharply to the right
In a downhill position, wheels should be turned sharply to the right regardless of a curb.
