Parking on a hill is one of the most basic concepts taught to first-time drivers. First, turn your wheels away from the curb, and then, as you do whenever you park, set the parking/emergency brake. Now who among us can say they always remember to set their emergency brake when parked? Anyone who claims they do, I’m going to go ahead and call bull on.  FOLLOW DAILY NEWS AUTOS ON FACEBOOK. 'LIKE' US HERE.  However, that doesn’t mean I’m letting our friend in today’s video off the hook. You’ve got a slippery, snow covered, sloping road, and as we find out in the video, it’s a long way down. I can admit that when he made a valiant effort chasing the car down the hill, I was rooting for him. Then I remembered how many views the video already had, and I knew there had to be a better ending - that he probably deserved.  It’s never fun to learn a lesson the hard way, but at least he still has something to be thankful for. In return for a flipped and likely totaled vehicle, he gained viral gold that is sure to bring entertainment and amusement to thousands. And with Thanksgiving around the corner, we viewers should be thankful as well for this car owner’s stupidity and the dashboard camera still rolling to give us content practically out of a movie.  Check out more of our viral videos here.  Did you find this article helpful? If so, please share it using the "Join the Conversation" buttons below, and thank you for visiting Daily News Autos.
A dashboard camera catches the unfortunate fate of a vehicle owner who forgot to set his parking brake on a snowy hill.