Sliding down a Slope

1 Example

You parked your car on a slope without using the hand brake in case it froze,since a handbrake can freeze with low temperatures. The car starts to move and a pedestrian is crushed.

2 What did you do wrong?

• The car was parked on a slope.
• The car was parked without using the hand brake.
• You did not put the car in gear.

3 How to avoid accidents

• Park your car on flat ground.
• When you do not use a hand brake,put the car in first or reverse gear.
• For automatic transmission cars put in parking gear when you leave.
• Do not park on a slope, at a curve or an intersection.

*If you leave a car on a slope without using a hand brake,put the car in first or reverse gear.