As a responsible driver, you also need to be courteous and thoughtful of the safety of others on the road when it comes to parking.

Here are some important rules that you need to know about parking:

• Never park on the part of a road where traffic is flowing. Drive off the road onto the shoulder if you have to stop.
• Never park at a place where you do not have a clear view for at least 50 meters in both directions.
• Do not park where you will block a vehicle already parked or where you will block a sidewalk, crosswalk, pedestrian crossing or road entrance.
• Do not park close to a public entrance to a hotel, theatre or public hall when it is open to the public.
• Do not park near an intersection or a round-about.
• Do not park where you will get in the way of traffic.
• Look around and make sure before opening the door of your parked vehicle. Close the door as soon as you can.
• Part your vehicle on the left side in the direction of the traffic.
• Pull the handbrake.

After parking your vehicle, always turn off the ignition and the lights, remove the key and lock the door to stop theft. Before moving from a parked position, always signal and check for traffic, pulling out only when it is safe to do so

When you park your car on a hill:

• Leave the car in a low gear (manual transmission) or in Park (P) (automatic transmission).
• Always use your parking brake.
• Position your front wheels in a way that will direct your car to roll away from traffic if your brakes fail.

When you park your car facing downhill:

• You should turn your front wheels towards the curb or side of the road, so if your car starts rolling down, it gets stopped by the curb and/or rolls away from traffic.

When you park your car facing uphill:

• If there is a curb, you should turn your front wheels away from the curb, so if your car starts rolling down, it gets stopped by the curb.
• If there is not a curb, you should turn your front wheels toward the curb, so if your car starts rolling down, it does not roll away into the traffic.

WARNING! Never park:

• Alongside of a red curb
• In an area with a NO PARKING sign
• In a parking space for drivers with disabilities (unless you have a disability plate or placard)
• 15 feet or closer to a fire hydrant or fire station driveway
• On a sidewalk or within 3 feet of a sidewalk ramp
• On a crosswalk (marked or unmarked)
• On the crosshatch-patterned space next to a space for drivers with disabilities
• Alongside other legally parked cars on a street (double parking)
• In front of a driveway
• On the wrong side of the street
• In a space marked for zero-emission vehicles with a valid decal