Parking Rules and Regulations Flashcards

When parking uphill on a street with NO curb, you should turn your front wheels:

Answer: Toward the edge of the road

With no curb, wheels turned toward the road edge steer a rolling car away from traffic.

Before leaving your parked vehicle on a hill, you should always:

Answer: Set the parking brake and shift into park or an appropriate gear

The parking brake plus the correct gear keeps the vehicle from rolling.

Which of these locations is it illegal to park in North Carolina?

Answer: On a bridge or in a highway tunnel

Parking on bridges or in tunnels is prohibited because there is no room for traffic to pass safely.

Double parking (stopping beside a vehicle already parked at the curb) is:

Answer: Illegal because it blocks traffic

Double parking obstructs a travel lane and is against the law.

You want to park near a marked crosswalk at an intersection. You should:

Answer: Park far enough away that you do not block the crosswalk or drivers' view of pedestrians

Parking on or too close to a crosswalk hides pedestrians from approaching drivers.

When backing into a perpendicular parking space, the safest practice is to:

Answer: Back slowly while checking mirrors and looking over your shoulder

Slow speed and direct observation in all directions prevent backing collisions.

If you park facing the wrong direction against traffic on a two-way street, you:

Answer: Are violating the law, since you must park in the direction of traffic

Vehicles must be parked facing the same direction as the flow of traffic on that side.