Arizona Car / Permit practice
Parking & Stopping
Legal and illegal parking, colored curbs, distances from hydrants and crossings, and how to park safely on hills.
Questions reviewed against the official Arizona driver handbook · July 7, 2026
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Study questions with answers
12 sample Parking & Stopping questions with the correct answer, a short explanation, and the official handbook reference. Read through them, then take the quiz above.
1. It is illegal to park within how many feet of a railroad crossing?
Correct answer: 50 feet
Parking is prohibited within 50 feet of a railroad crossing.
2. Before backing your vehicle out of a parking space, you should:
Correct answer: Look behind the car and turn to see through the rear window
Because it is hard to see behind you, check behind the car first, then turn and look through the rear window and back slowly.
Source: Arizona Driver License Manual — Backing Up/Reversing
3. When parking facing downhill next to a curb, you should turn your front wheels:
Correct answer: Toward the curb
Facing downhill, point the wheels toward the curb and set the parking brake so the car will roll into the curb if it moves.
4. When you parallel park, you should first stop your car:
Correct answer: Alongside the vehicle ahead, with your bumpers roughly even
Pull up even with the car ahead of the space, leaving about two feet between you, then back in while turning the wheel.
5. A curb painted yellow means you may stop only long enough to:
Correct answer: Load or unload, staying with your vehicle
A yellow curb permits a brief stop to load or unload while you remain with the car.
6. A parking space marked with the International Symbol of Access may be used only by:
Correct answer: A vehicle displaying a valid disability placard or plate and transporting that person
These reserved spaces require a valid disability placard or plate and may be used only when carrying the person to whom it was issued.
Source: Arizona Driver License Manual — International Symbol of Access
7. Whenever you park on any hill, you should always:
Correct answer: Set the parking brake
Set the parking brake every time you park on a grade, in addition to turning the wheels correctly.
8. If you must leave your vehicle disabled on a highway, you should first:
Correct answer: Pull onto the shoulder as far from traffic as possible
Move the car onto the shoulder away from traffic, set the parking brake, put out emergency signals, and stay with it if you safely can.
9. When parking facing uphill next to a curb, you should turn your wheels:
Correct answer: To the left, then let the car roll back against the curb
Facing uphill with a curb, turn the wheels to the left and let the vehicle settle back until the right front tire rests on the curb.
10. Arizona law prohibits parking within how many feet of a fire hydrant?
Correct answer: 15 feet
You may not park within 15 feet of a fire hydrant.
11. When you park facing uphill and there is no curb, you should turn your wheels:
Correct answer: To the right, so the car would roll away from traffic
With no curb, aim the wheels to the right so that, if the brakes fail, the vehicle rolls off the road rather than into traffic.
12. Which of the following is a place where parking is prohibited?
Correct answer: On a sidewalk or in a crosswalk
Parking is banned on a sidewalk, in a crosswalk, inside an intersection, in front of a driveway, on a bridge, and in a tunnel.
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