Georgia Car / Permit: Parking & Stopping Practice Test

Question 1

A friend tells you to pull up beside a car already parked at the curb and wait there with the engine idling. Is that allowed in Georgia?

Accepted Answer

No, because stopping on the street side of a parked car is never permitted — Georgia bars stopping, standing, or parking alongside a vehicle that is already at the curb. Double parking steals a travel lane and hides the parked car from drivers coming up behind.

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Yes, provided you stay in the driver's seat

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Yes, for as long as five minutes

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Only during daylight hours

Question 2

When are turn signals called for during a parallel parking maneuver in Georgia?

Accepted Answer

Before you start the maneuver and again when you leave the space — Drivers around you cannot read your intentions. The manual asks for the proper signal as you begin the maneuver and again as you pull back out of the space.

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Only if another car happens to be waiting behind you

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Only when the space sits on the left side of a one-way street

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Signals are not used for parking at all

Question 3

How close to a stop sign, a yield sign, or a traffic signal may you leave your car standing at the curb in Georgia?

Accepted Answer

No nearer than 30 feet, except to briefly let someone in or out — The manual sets a thirty-foot buffer around these control devices. Pulling in that close is permitted only for the brief moment it takes to let a passenger in or out.

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Any distance at all, as long as you are not on a hill

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Right beside the sign if your flashers are on

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Within 5 feet is acceptable on a two-lane street

Question 4

Your car breaks down on a Georgia highway and cannot be moved far. What does the law expect of you?

Accepted Answer

Get it as far off the roadway as you can and keep it visible from 200 feet in both directions — Leaving a car parked on a highway is prohibited, so a disabled vehicle must be pulled off it as far as you practically can, leaving traffic a free path and a clear sight of the car for two hundred feet either way.

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Leave it in the travel lane with the flashers running

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Park it tight against the median barrier

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Push it up onto the nearest sidewalk

Question 5

What does the Georgia manual tell the driver of a passenger car to do while backing out of a space?

Accepted Answer

Turn around and look over your right shoulder instead of trusting the mirrors — Check every side of the car before you move, then twist around and look out the rear window over your right shoulder. Mirrors leave blind pockets where a child or a shopping cart can hide.

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Watch the mirrors only, keeping your body squared forward

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Rely on the backup camera by itself

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Open the door and lean out to watch the wheels

Question 6

You want to trade places with your passenger partway through a long drive on a Georgia expressway. Where may you do it?

Accepted Answer

Not on the expressway at all; leave at an exit or a rest area first — Stopping along an expressway is reserved for real emergencies. Swapping drivers, stretching your legs, or digging something out of the back seat does not qualify, so use an exit, a service area, or a rest area.

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On the paved shoulder with the hazard lights on

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In the striped triangle just past an exit ramp

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In the left lane while traffic is light

Question 7

Which of the following is an illegal place to stop or park?

Accepted Answer

Blocking a driveway or stopping on the traveled part of the road — You may not block a driveway or stop on the main traveled part of the road. Both put you in the way of other drivers and emergency vehicles.

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In a marked lot space at a store

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Along a curb where parking signs allow it

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In a driveway on your own property

Question 8

You have parked at the curb on a busy street and are about to get out. What does Georgia require before you open the door on the traffic side?

Accepted Answer

Make sure it is safe and will not get in the way of traffic, cyclists included — A door swung into moving traffic is a hazard, and cyclists riding near a row of parked cars are especially exposed. Look first, and open the door only when it will not interfere with anyone.

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Nothing in particular, as long as you move quickly

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Sound the horn first

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Switch on the hazard lights before touching the handle

Question 9

Which of these does Georgia list as a place where you may never stop, stand, or park?

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On a bridge, on an overpass, or inside a highway tunnel — Structures like bridges, overpasses, and tunnels have no spare width for a stopped car, so leaving one there is barred at every hour of the day.

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A metered space downtown

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A residential street after dark

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The shoulder of a rural county road

Question 10

Which of these is a place where parking is not allowed?

Accepted Answer

In a crosswalk or blocking a fire hydrant — You may not park in a crosswalk or block a fire hydrant. These spots must stay clear for pedestrians and emergencies.

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In a marked space at a store

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On a shoulder where signs allow parking

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In your own driveway

Georgia Car / Permit: Parking & Stopping practice test

Study questions with answers

1. A friend tells you to pull up beside a car already parked at the curb and wait there with the engine idling. Is that allowed in Georgia?

2. When are turn signals called for during a parallel parking maneuver in Georgia?

3. How close to a stop sign, a yield sign, or a traffic signal may you leave your car standing at the curb in Georgia?

4. Your car breaks down on a Georgia highway and cannot be moved far. What does the law expect of you?

5. What does the Georgia manual tell the driver of a passenger car to do while backing out of a space?

6. You want to trade places with your passenger partway through a long drive on a Georgia expressway. Where may you do it?

7. Which of the following is an illegal place to stop or park?

8. You have parked at the curb on a busy street and are about to get out. What does Georgia require before you open the door on the traffic side?

9. Which of these does Georgia list as a place where you may never stop, stand, or park?

10. Which of these is a place where parking is not allowed?

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