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Thor_MN

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11. Uphill, turn the wheels away from the curb, downhill, into the curb

Reply to MissB (Reply #3)

Mon Apr 30, 2012, 10:46 PM

Apr 2012

The idea is to use the curb to chock the wheels, in case the brakes fail, the curb holds the car. So after getting to the parking spot, turn the wheels, then let gravity take the front wheel into the curb. (It also gets you to park close to the curb.) If there is no curb to chock the wheels, turn the wheels such that the car would steer off the road (turn the wheels toward the edge of the road, obviously skipping the gravity roll part.)

A very effective defense would be to put the car in the spot where one got the ticket, put the car in neutral, and get off the brakes. If the car does not roll, a friend taking a video of this excercise would be proof positive that the ticket is BS.

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Curb your wheels � even on flat roads � or get $50 ticket [View all] Liberal_in_LA Apr 2012 OP

Am sorry what does that mean to "curb your wheels". I don't get it. Can someone tell me. southernyankeebelle Apr 2012 #1

It means to point your wheels to the curb so that if your car rolls down the hill MissB Apr 2012 #3

You angle the wheels in out out depending which way your car points up or down hill... I forget whic Liberal_in_LA Apr 2012 #5

Uphill, turn the wheels away from the curb, downhill, into the curb Thor_MN Apr 2012 #11

I told you I would feel silly when I found out. Thank you. I learned something today. southernyankeebelle Apr 2012 #12

And how long have you been driving? snooper2 May 2012 #16

don't ask. LOL your already laughing anyway why give you more ammo LOL southernyankeebelle May 2012 #17

I got a ticket for that last month in LA. My violation was that my wheels were pointed straight. robinlynne Apr 2012 #6

I have never heard of this before. Ruby the Liberal Apr 2012 #8

I should add. It was my one dinner out this year. A groupon, two could eat for the price of one. We robinlynne Apr 2012 #9

Thanks for telling me. That makes sense and I feel silly LOL southernyankeebelle Apr 2012 #10

Sounds like they found a new way to squeeze money out of people name not needed Apr 2012 #2

Cities and municipalities are searching for dough in all respects. Report all trends so people are lonestarnot Apr 2012 #4

This is the kind of thing that leads to civil disobedience tularetom Apr 2012 #7

What a dilemma NV Whino Apr 2012 #13

I always engage my emergency brake SheilaT May 2012 #14

Yeah, but the ticket is still 50.00 robinlynne May 2012 #15

Lucky me I don't live SheilaT May 2012 #23

Police = Extortion racket. Odin2005 May 2012 #18

In LA, are you joking? LA is infamous for enhancing revenue generation through bogus tickets. Egalitarian Thug May 2012 #19

yep. And they have extended parking meter times until 8pm! to get even more revenue. Liberal_in_LA May 2012 #21

I gave up fighting when I got a parking ticket downtown (Pershing) while my Egalitarian Thug May 2012 #22

This is nothing but a $$$$ grab. >:( Hell Hath No Fury May 2012 #20