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Alabama Car / Permit: Parking & Stopping practice test
Legal and illegal parking, colored curbs, distances from hydrants and crossings, and how to park safely on hills.
Content reviewed against official driver handbooks · August 12, 2026
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1. At an uncontrolled intersection, you may not park within how many feet of a crosswalk?
Correct answer: 20 feet
Parking is prohibited within 20 feet of a crosswalk at an uncontrolled intersection.
2. If your vehicle must be left standing along a rural highway, you should:
Correct answer: Move it off the traveled portion of the roadway
A vehicle left standing on a rural highway must be moved off the paved or main traveled part of the road.
3. When required to stop at a railroad crossing, a driver must stop within:
Correct answer: 15 to 50 feet
When approaching a railroad crossing where a stop is required, you must stop within 15 to 50 feet of the tracks.
Source: Alabama Driver Manual — Chapter 4, Stopping for Railroad Crossings
4. Parking is not allowed within how many feet of the nearest rail of a railroad crossing?
Correct answer: 50 feet
You may not park within 50 feet of the nearest rail of a railroad crossing.
5. When parking uphill next to a curb, you should turn your front wheels:
Correct answer: Away from the curb
Facing uphill with a curb, turn the wheels away from the curb so the tires will catch the curb if the car rolls back.
Source: Alabama Driver Manual — Chapter 3, Parking on a Hill
6. Which of the following is an illegal place to park?
Correct answer: On a crosswalk or sidewalk
You may not park on a crosswalk or sidewalk, among other prohibited locations.
7. You may not legally park within how many feet of a fire hydrant?
Correct answer: 15 feet
Parking is prohibited within 15 feet of a fire hydrant.
8. It is against the rules to leave your vehicle parked:
Correct answer: In front of a driveway
You may not park in front of a driveway, which would block access.
9. You may not park within 30 feet of:
Correct answer: A stop sign or traffic signal at the roadside
Parking is prohibited within 30 feet of a flashing beacon, stop sign, or traffic-control signal at the side of the road.
10. When you park on a hill where there is no curb, you should turn your wheels:
Correct answer: Toward the edge of the road
With no curb, turn the wheels toward the edge of the road so a rolling car heads off the roadway.
Source: Alabama Driver Manual — Chapter 3, Parking on a Hill
11. Whenever you park on any hill, you should always:
Correct answer: Set the parking brake
Set the hand (parking) brake and, if available, shift to PARK so the car will not roll if the brakes slip.
Source: Alabama Driver Manual — Chapter 3, Parking on a Hill
12. According to the manual, you are not allowed to park:
Correct answer: On any bridge or in a tunnel
Parking upon any bridge or inside a tunnel is prohibited.
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