New York Class D Permit Practice Test
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You park a car with an automatic transmission on a steep street and set the parking brake. What else should you do before you leave the car?
A is parked beside the right curb on a steep street, illustrated by a downhill side profile. The caption identifies an automatic transmission and says the parking brake is already set; no wheel position is selected.
Correct answer: Shift to Park and turn the front wheels toward the curb or side of the road.
Why
A parking brake can slip, so you need more than one thing to hold a car on a slope. If the car starts to roll with its wheels turned to the curb or roadside, it moves off the road instead of into the travel lane. New York law requires the set brake and the turned wheels on any grade, not only on steep hills.
Verified against New York State Driver's Manual · How to Park on a Hill · p. 42
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