Question 1901
A vehicle with a trailer is going to park on a downhill slope and has no wheel chocks. What should the driver do?
- Leave reverse gear engaged and the parking brake applied, and rest the steered wheels against the sidewalk curb.
- Leave the steered wheels against the curb.
- Leave first gear engaged and the parking brake applied.
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Correct answer: Leave reverse gear engaged and the parking brake applied, and rest the steered wheels against the sidewalk curb.
On a downhill slope, you must leave the vehicle in reverse gear and apply the parking brake. If you do not have wheel chocks, you must secure the vehicle combination by resting a steering wheel against the curb, turned away from the roadway.