Alabama Motorcycle: Parking & Stopping Practice Test

Question 1

A vehicle has to be left standing beside a rural Alabama highway. What does the law require?

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It has to be taken clear of the paved or main traveled surface of the road — Anything left sitting along a rural highway has to be taken clear of the paved or main traveled surface so that passing traffic is not endangered.

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It may stay in the right lane as long as the hazard lights flash

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It must be left exactly where it stopped until an officer arrives

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It may remain on the pavement for up to two hours

Question 2

What should a driver always do after parking on a hill?

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Set the hand brake and select PARK or a low gear — Setting the hand brake and choosing PARK, or reverse or low gear in a car without one, keeps the vehicle from rolling into traffic if the service brakes let go.

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Leave the transmission in neutral

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Switch on the four-way flashers

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Point the front wheels straight down the road

Question 3

At an intersection with no signal or stop sign, how far away from a crosswalk must you stay when parking?

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At least 20 feet — Twenty feet of clearance at an uncontrolled crossing stops a parked vehicle from screening people on foot from drivers coming toward the intersection.

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At least 10 feet

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At least 30 feet

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At least 50 feet

Question 4

Alabama rules out parking in several specific locations. Which of these is on that list?

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On a bridge or inside a tunnel — The banned spots include bridges and tunnels along with crosswalks, sidewalks, intersections, driveway entrances, and curbs painted yellow.

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In a paved lot behind a business

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On a residential street overnight

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Beside a curb that has been painted white

Question 5

Your disabled vehicle cannot be moved off the traveled portion of a rural highway. What must you do then?

Accepted Answer

Take lighting and marking precautions to warn approaching traffic — When the vehicle simply cannot be shifted clear, the manual requires lighting and marking measures that remove the danger it poses to other traffic.

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Nothing further, because a stalled vehicle is exempt

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Leave it and report the location within 24 hours

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Park a second vehicle behind it to act as a shield

Question 6

When parking a three-wheel motorcycle at the roadside, how should it be positioned?

Accepted Answer

Parallel to the curb with the parking brake set — Because of its width and length, a three-wheel motorcycle should be parked parallel to the curb with the parking brake set.

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Angled at 90 degrees with its rear tire against the curb

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Nose-in against the curb

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On the sidewalk to save space

Question 7

What is the closest an Alabama driver may park to the nearest rail of a railroad crossing?

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50 feet — Fifty feet of clearance from the near rail keeps a parked vehicle well out of a train's path and preserves the view along the tracks.

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15 feet

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20 feet

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30 feet

Question 8

Parking is prohibited within how many feet of a stop sign, flashing beacon, or traffic signal placed at the side of a roadway?

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30 feet — A thirty-foot gap keeps parked vehicles from hiding the control device from drivers who are coming up to it.

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10 feet

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20 feet

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50 feet

Question 9

When you park facing uphill on a street that has a curb, how should the front wheels be turned?

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Away from the curb — Pointing them outward lets the vehicle settle back against the curb if it starts to roll, and the transmission is left in low gear or PARK.

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In toward the curb

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Perfectly straight

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Sharply to the left in every case

Question 10

You park facing downhill next to a curb. Which way should the front wheels be aimed?

Accepted Answer

Angled in toward the curb — Aiming the wheels into the curb when the nose points downhill means a rolling vehicle catches on the curb instead of drifting into the street; the gear selector goes to reverse or PARK.

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Angled out away from the curb

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Straight ahead, parallel with the curb

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Whichever direction makes pulling out easiest

Question 11

When parallel parking a two-wheel motorcycle next to a curb, how should it be positioned?

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At an angle with the rear wheel toward the curb — Angle the motorcycle so its back tire sits against the curb, unless a city ordinance calls for parallel parking instead.

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Straight in with the front wheel to the curb

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Fully parallel with both wheels on the line

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At an angle with the front wheel to the curb

Question 12

How close to a fire hydrant may an Alabama driver legally leave a vehicle parked?

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No nearer than 15 feet — Parking is barred inside fifteen feet of a hydrant so that crews can reach and connect to it without wasting time.

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No nearer than 5 feet

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No nearer than 25 feet

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Any distance, provided the driver stays with the vehicle

Alabama Motorcycle: Parking & Stopping practice test

Study questions with answers

1. A vehicle has to be left standing beside a rural Alabama highway. What does the law require?

2. What should a driver always do after parking on a hill?

3. At an intersection with no signal or stop sign, how far away from a crosswalk must you stay when parking?

4. Alabama rules out parking in several specific locations. Which of these is on that list?

5. Your disabled vehicle cannot be moved off the traveled portion of a rural highway. What must you do then?

6. When parking a three-wheel motorcycle at the roadside, how should it be positioned?

7. What is the closest an Alabama driver may park to the nearest rail of a railroad crossing?

8. Parking is prohibited within how many feet of a stop sign, flashing beacon, or traffic signal placed at the side of a roadway?

9. When you park facing uphill on a street that has a curb, how should the front wheels be turned?

10. You park facing downhill next to a curb. Which way should the front wheels be aimed?

11. When parallel parking a two-wheel motorcycle next to a curb, how should it be positioned?

12. How close to a fire hydrant may an Alabama driver legally leave a vehicle parked?

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