When parking uphill with a curb, which way should you turn your wheels?

When parking uphill with a curb, the correct practice is to turn your wheels away from the curb. This is important because if your vehicle were to roll backward, it would roll away from the curb and into the street, reducing the risk of an accident. By positioning the wheels in this manner, the front tires will be angled toward the street, allowing the vehicle to come to a stop against the curb if it starts to move.

Turning the wheels towards the curb, parking straight, or believing it doesn't matter would not provide the same level of safety. Turning towards the curb could result in the vehicle rolling into the street rather than being stopped by the curb, which poses a danger to pedestrians and other vehicles. Parking straight ahead provides no protection at all, while the idea that it doesn’t matter fails to recognize the safety measures designed to prevent accidents in situations where gravity could cause a vehicle to move unintentionally.