How should you park on a hill with a curb?

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Parking on a hill is all about using the curb or road edge as a built‑in fail‑safe so the car doesn’t roll into traffic if the brakes slip. When you’re uphill with a curb, turning the wheels away from the curb keeps the front tires against the road so that if the vehicle starts to creep backward, the tire will catch the curb and help stop the motion rather than letting the car roll into the street. When you’re downhill with a curb, turning the wheels toward the curb serves the opposite purpose: if the car moves forward, the tire against the curb helps hold it in place and prevents it from rolling into traffic. If there’s no curb, turning the wheels toward the edge of the road makes any potential movement tend to edge the car away from traffic rather than toward it. Remember to engage the parking brake and, if appropriate, leave the transmission in park or first gear to add another layer of holding power.