I always thought of it as turning the wheels 'toward the curb' regardless of
which way you had to turn the steering wheel to do it- you're either turning
the rear of the inner/curb-side wheel toward the curb (facing uphill) or
turning the front of that wheel toward the curb if facing downhill. I
suppose if you just said 'wheel', it would help to specify which wheel which
way (steering wheel, as opposed to a front wheel, etc)... in case you were
talking to somebody that wasn't bright enough to figure it out. However,
facing uphill I think it'll work either way, really. It's downhill that's
the problem.
Where there's a wheel, there's a way, right?

Cya,
Robert

----- Original Message -----
From: "Jack" <john.cook58@VERIZON.NET>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Tuesday, January 02, 2007 6:53 PM
Subject: Re: women and standard gearbox

> re:  "On hills also turn the wheels toward the curb."
>
> Hmmm.  Maybe it doesn't really matter, but if facing up hill, I was taught
> to
> turn the wheels away from the curb.  This means if rolling backwards, the
> rear
> of the wheel will contact the curb immediately (& hopefully stop, not
> hop).
>
> But probably the most important thing is that the wheels be turned, in
> either
> direction, to avoid accelerating straight down the street.
>
> //Jack
> '85 Gl