When parking downhill with a curb, which direction should you turn your front wheels?

When parking downhill with a curb, turning your front wheels to the right is the proper technique. This orientation ensures that if your vehicle were to roll, the wheels would come into contact with the curb and prevent the vehicle from rolling into the street. This practice maximizes safety by using the curb as a barrier to keep your car from moving into traffic.

In contrast, turning the wheels left would allow the car to roll into the road if it were to move. Keeping the wheels straight does not offer any protection against the vehicle rolling, as it would still travel into the street. Similarly, turning the wheels toward the street does not help in securing the vehicle against rolling into traffic. Thus, the safest method when parking downhill is to turn the front wheels to the right, towards the curb.