Parking Rules and Regulations Flashcards

You parallel park on a steep downhill grade with a curb, set the brake, and shift an automatic transmission into:

Answer: Park

An automatic transmission should be left in Park along with the parking brake set.

With a manual transmission parked facing downhill, you should leave the car in:

Answer: Reverse gear

Facing downhill, leave a manual transmission in reverse so engine compression resists rolling forward.

You stop briefly in a lane to drop off a passenger where parking is prohibited but stopping is allowed. This is considered:

Answer: Standing or stopping, not parking

Briefly stopping to load or unload passengers is standing, which some zones allow even when parking is banned.

A curb painted or signed as a bus stop means you may:

Answer: Not park there at any time

Bus stop zones must remain clear for transit vehicles at all times unless signs say otherwise.

Your car breaks down on a rural Alaska highway. If you cannot move it off the roadway, you should first:

Answer: Turn on hazard lights and make the vehicle visible to traffic

A disabled vehicle on the roadway must be made as visible as possible to approaching drivers.

Parking is prohibited on the roadway side of another parked vehicle, in an intersection, and also:

Answer: On a crosswalk

Crosswalks must stay clear for pedestrians, so stopping or parking on one is illegal.

When exiting a parallel parking space into traffic, you should:

Answer: Signal, check mirrors and blind spot, and yield to approaching traffic

Drivers leaving a parked position must signal and yield to all approaching traffic.