When immobilizing and parking a truck with a maximum authorized mass (MAM) of 4,000 kg on a downhill slope, what safety measure must be taken with regard to its immobilization?

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The General Traffic Regulations establish that any vehicle of more than 3,500 kg of maximum authorized mass (MAM) that is parked on a slope must be properly chocked. This can be done by placing regulation chocks (the use of stones, pieces of wood or other improvised items is strictly prohibited) or by resting one of the steered wheels against the sidewalk curb. On downhill slopes, the steered wheels must be turned away from the roadway (toward the curb), so that if the truck tried to move by gravity, the curb would stop the wheel immediately. Conversely, turning them toward the center of the roadway applies on uphill slopes.

When immobilizing and parking a truck with a maximum authorized mass (MAM) of 4,000 kg on a downhill slope, what safety measure must be taken with regard to its immobilization?

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