Parking Tips

One of the downsides of living against a beautiful mountain is that our driveway is on a steep slope. In the last few years there have been a few incidents of "runaway cars". The most event involved my car and if anything, it's taught me to be a bit more careful. Fortunately, no one was injured in my case, but it would be a tragedy if anyone did. Here are some tips to prevent your car from running away.

1. Pull your hand-brake up as far as possible.
2. Keep your car in gear, preferably 1st if the car is facing your garage. (This is the one I missed, apparently, the hand-brake discs cool after 10-15 min and are rendered useless without the additional support of the gear).
   
3. Turn and lock your steering wheel fully so that if the car does roll, it turns uphill and is therefore limited in how far it can roll.
4. If you're still uncertain, put some bricks behind your tires.

Where possible, it's always safest to park inside your garage!