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New Mexico Class D Written Test Practice
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Parking, Reversing & Roadside StopsStandalone practice
You park facing downhill on a street with a curb. You set the parking brake and put the car in park. How should you leave the front wheels?
A is parked beside a curb, facing downhill. A side-profile slope indicates the road’s downward direction.
Correct answer: Turned sharply toward the curb
Why
New Mexico law says a vehicle left on a grade must have its front wheels turned so that the curb holds it, or so that it runs off the road if the brake fails. The manual gives the same aim: a rolling car should move away from traffic. The wheel position is a backup for the parking brake and the park position, not a replacement for them.
Verified against New Mexico Driver Manual · Hill parking · p. 16
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