CODE OF VIRGINIA REQUIREMENTS FOR PARKING (§ 46.2-1071) No person having control of a motor vehicle shall allow such vehicle to stand on any highway unattended without first effectively setting the emergency or parking brake thereon, stopping the motor, and turning the front wheels into the curb or side of the roadway. HISTORY: Code 1950, § 46-287; 1958, c. 541, § 46.1-281; 1989, c. 727.