You should try to park your vehicle so that ____ when you leave.

• A. you can pull forward when you leave
• B. you must back out for easier exit
• C. you should reverse onto the street
• D. you should leave facing traffic

Answer: (A)

When you park, position the vehicle so you can drive away forward. Pulling out forward gives you better visibility of pedestrians, cyclists, and other vehicles as you depart, making it easier to merge safely into traffic without backing into the street. Backing out into traffic can obscure your view and increase the chance of a collision, and reversing onto the street or leaving with traffic in the wrong orientation doesn’t offer that same safety benefit. So the best practice is to park in a way that lets you pull forward when you leave.