Free independent reference. Original examples, not official exam questions or a driving assessment. Follow current provincial rules, signs and authorized directions.
Parking, backing and other road users →State the parking arrangement before choosing a direction
The examples here all assume the car is parked legally on the right side, beside the edge of the road. “Turn right” and “turn left” describe the front wheels in that arrangement. Without that assumption, a diagram or short answer can be misread.
A hill-parking wheel position does not establish that the place itself is legal. Check signs, driveways, required clearances and other restrictions separately. The linked parking-distance reference deals with those location questions.
Source: New Brunswick Driver’s Handbook — Part 4, parking on a hill ↗Use the curb as the reference point
Facing downhill beside a curb, turn the front wheels right, toward that curb. Facing uphill beside a curb, turn them left, away from it. The changed direction reflects the slope and the intended limit on rolling.
Without a curb, the handbook shows the wheels right for both uphill and downhill in this right-side arrangement. Do not reuse the uphill-with-curb answer when the physical curb is missing.
Source: New Brunswick Driver’s Handbook — Part 4, parking on a hill ↗Apply the distinction in three original cases
Original learning cases
A car is legally parked on the right, uphill beside a curb. The handbook’s shown position is wheels left; the parking brake still needs to be set.
The same uphill position has no curb. Keeping the previous left-turn answer ignores the changed condition; the handbook’s no-curb position is right.
A driver selects the correct wheel position beside a prohibited parking sign. Wheel direction does not make that location an authorized parking space.
Wheel position does not replace securing the vehicle
The handbook also requires the parking brake to be effectively set when leaving the vehicle unattended. Choosing the appropriate wheel direction and using the parking brake are complementary steps, not competing answers.
Before reviewing a practice item, name its assumptions aloud: right-side parking, uphill or downhill, curb or no curb. Then explain the wheel position. This is a written rule reference; it does not assess your parking technique or replace the vehicle’s own instructions.
Source: New Brunswick Driver’s Handbook — Part 4, parking on a hill ↗