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by pengaru 813 days ago
if you've parked a manual on a steep enough grade to overcome a worn engine's compression in 1st gear, you're supposed to leave the steering cocked towards the nearest downhill obstacle, preferably against the obstacle before you even exit the vehicle. (usually it's the curb)

When I first moved to CA people would get tickets for failing to do so... but that was when police still bothered doing things. Nowadays I see more cars parked incorrectly than correctly on hills in the bay area.