Parking on a Hill: Turn Your Wheels the Safe Way

Parking on a hill scares many new drivers. What if the car rolls? Ontario has one simple rule that keeps your car safe — and at SR Safe Driving School, we teach it in one line:

Everything turns RIGHT — except ONE: uphill WITH a curb turns LEFT.

Here are the four cases:
✅ Downhill (with or without a curb): turn your wheels fully RIGHT, toward the curb or the edge of the road.
✅ Uphill WITHOUT a curb: turn your wheels fully RIGHT, toward the edge of the road.
✅ Uphill WITH a curb: turn your wheels fully LEFT, away from the curb — if the car rolls back, the curb catches the front wheels and stops the car.

And every time, in this order: steer FIRST, then set the parking brake, and secure the car.

Examiners give hill parking on the G2 road test, so practise it until it feels easy. Park on a quiet hill, turn the wheels the safe way, and check before you walk away.

Learn Safe. Drive Smart.
SR Safe Driving School — Downtown Toronto (Wellesley St. E. & Sherbourne St.) & Scarborough (Eglinton Ave. & Brimley Rd.)
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