Parking Rules and Regulations Flashcards

Parking your vehicle within an intersection is:

Answer: Always illegal

Stopping or parking within an intersection is prohibited at all times because it blocks cross traffic and visibility.

On a one-way street with two-way parking allowed, parking on the left side means:

Answer: Your left wheels must be within 12 inches of the left curb

On one-way streets where left-side parking is permitted, the left wheels must be within 12 inches of the left curb.

You may not park alongside or opposite a street excavation or obstruction when:

Answer: Doing so would obstruct traffic

Parking beside or across from road work is illegal whenever your vehicle would impede the flow of traffic.

Double parking — stopping in the roadway beside a vehicle already parked at the curb — is:

Answer: Illegal, even for quick stops

Double parking blocks a travel lane and is prohibited regardless of hazard lights or trip length.

At night, if you must park on a roadway shoulder outside city limits, you should:

Answer: Leave your parking lights or hazard lights on so the vehicle is visible

A vehicle parked on or near the roadway at night must be visible to approaching drivers, so use parking or hazard lights.

Which statement about parking in a bus zone is correct?

Answer: Private vehicles may not stop or park in a marked bus zone

Marked bus zones are reserved for transit vehicles at all times, and private vehicles may not stop or park in them.

Before backing into a parking space, the safest first step is to:

Answer: Check behind and around your vehicle by looking over your shoulder, not just using mirrors

Direct observation over your shoulder covers blind spots that mirrors and cameras can miss.