WA DMV Parking Rules and Regulations 5

Question 1

Parking your vehicle within an intersection is:

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Always illegal

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Legal if you leave your flashers on

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Legal for less than 3 minutes

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Legal on one-way streets

Question 2

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

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

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Your right wheels face the curb

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You must park at a 45-degree angle

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Left-side parking is never allowed

Question 3

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

Accepted Answer

Doing so would obstruct traffic

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It is raining

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Workers are on lunch break

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The excavation is fenced

Question 4

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

Accepted Answer

Illegal, even for quick stops

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Legal with hazard lights on

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Legal for deliveries of any kind

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Legal on residential streets

Question 5

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

Accepted Answer

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

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Turn off all lights to save the battery

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Leave only the interior dome light on

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Park facing oncoming traffic for visibility

Question 6

Which statement about parking in a bus zone is correct?

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

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Cars may park there when no bus is in sight

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Parking is fine outside commute hours

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Only trucks are banned from bus zones

Question 7

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

Accepted Answer

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

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Sound your horn continuously

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Back up quickly to claim the space

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Rely solely on your backup camera