BMV Parking, Right-of-Way, and Intersections 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: What does a red-painted curb indicate?
- No parking during rush hours only
- No stopping, standing, or parking at any time (Correct answer)
- Passenger loading zone only
- Parking allowed for 15 minutes maximum
Correct answer: No stopping, standing, or parking at any time
A red curb means absolutely no stopping, standing, or parking at any time — it is typically used for fire lanes and emergency access areas.
Question 2: When parking on a downhill grade with a curb, which way should you turn your front wheels?
- Straight ahead
- Away from the curb (left)
- Into the curb (right) (Correct answer)
- It does not matter on a downhill
Correct answer: Into the curb (right)
When parking downhill with a curb, turn wheels into (toward) the curb so the curb will stop the car if the brakes fail.
Question 3: Who has the right-of-way when a pedestrian is crossing in a marked crosswalk?
- The vehicle if the traffic light is green
- The pedestrian always (Correct answer)
- Whoever reaches the crosswalk first
- The vehicle if there is no traffic signal
Correct answer: The pedestrian always
Pedestrians in a marked crosswalk have the right-of-way and drivers must yield, regardless of traffic signal color.
Question 4: How close to a stop sign can you legally park?
- Within 10 feet
- Within 20 feet
- Within 30 feet (Correct answer)
- Within 50 feet
Correct answer: Within 30 feet
Parking within 30 feet of a stop sign is prohibited to ensure drivers can clearly see and respond to the sign.
Question 5: When entering a roundabout, who has the right-of-way?
- Vehicles entering the roundabout
- Vehicles already circulating inside the roundabout (Correct answer)
- Larger vehicles regardless of position
- The vehicle on the right entering at the same time
Correct answer: Vehicles already circulating inside the roundabout
Vehicles already traveling inside a roundabout have the right-of-way; vehicles entering must yield to circulating traffic.
Question 6: At a T-intersection with no signs or signals, who must yield?
- Traffic on the through road yields to traffic on the terminating road
- Traffic on the terminating road must yield to traffic on the through road (Correct answer)
- Whoever arrived last yields
- The driver making a left turn always yields
Correct answer: Traffic on the terminating road must yield to traffic on the through road
At a T-intersection, vehicles on the road that ends (the stem of the T) must yield to vehicles on the through road.
BMV Parking, Right-of-Way, and Intersections 2
What does a red-painted curb indicate?