Trust me, torque was not called for, and could have got him in trouble, while parking downhill held no danger at all of him getting stuck.

It was his notion that the first solution to slick is higher torque that gave me pause. He had no thought that an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

Besides, I was just using that as an example of some of the small worries of parents of teens about the teenager's lack of experience and lack of judgement. (You can imagine his rolling eyes and disgusted sigh at his Mom's stupid request as he stomped out the door to turn the car around.)