Parking & Stopping

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. 1. Which of these is an illegal place to park?

   Correct answer: Within an intersection or on a crosswalk

   Parking within an intersection or on a pedestrian crosswalk is prohibited.

   Source: Indiana Driver's Manual, Ch. 7 (Illegal Parking Areas)

2. 2. Parking in the diagonally striped area beside an accessible parking space is what?

   Correct answer: Prohibited even if you hold a valid placard

   The striped area next to an accessible space must stay clear for wheelchair access, so parking there is prohibited even with a placard.

   Source: Indiana Driver's Manual, Ch. 7 (Handicap Accessible Parking)

3. 3. What is the correct way to look while backing your vehicle?

   Correct answer: Turn your body to look through the rear window

   Turn your body to look through the rear window; never rely on the rearview mirror alone when reversing.

   Source: Indiana Driver's Manual, Ch. 7 (Reversing)

4. 4. While parallel parking, how far should you keep from the vehicle parked ahead of the space as you line up?

   Correct answer: About two feet

   Pull alongside, staying about two feet from the car ahead of the open spot, then begin backing in.

   Source: Indiana Driver's Manual, Ch. 7 (Parallel Parking)

5. 5. After parking on the street, what should a driver check for before opening the door?

   Correct answer: Approaching bicyclists

   Before opening your door after parking, check for approaching bicyclists to avoid a collision.

   Source: Indiana Driver's Manual, Ch. 7 (Bicycles)

6. 6. Which of the following is never a safe or legal way to turn around?

   Correct answer: Backing into an intersection to reverse direction

   You should never back into an intersection to reverse your direction of travel.

   Source: Indiana Driver's Manual, Ch. 7 (Reversing)

7. 7. When you park on a slope where there is no curb, which way should the wheels point?

   Correct answer: Away from the street

   With no curb present, turn the wheels away from the street so a rolling car heads off the road.

   Source: Indiana Driver's Manual, Ch. 7 (Parking and Reversing)

8. 8. When you park facing downhill, which way should you turn your front wheels?

   Correct answer: Toward the curb

   Facing downhill, turn your wheels toward the curb so the car will roll into it if it moves.

   Source: Indiana Driver's Manual, Ch. 7 (Parking and Reversing)

9. 9. Stopping your car alongside another vehicle already parked at the curb is known as double parking and is what?

   Correct answer: Prohibited

   Parking beside another already-parked vehicle is prohibited.

   Source: Indiana Driver's Manual, Ch. 7 (Illegal Parking Areas)

10. 10. Before pulling out of a parking space into traffic, what should you do?

    Correct answer: Signal, check both directions, and look for cars and pedestrians

    Put on your signal, look carefully both ways, and make sure no cars or people are coming before you pull out.

    Source: Indiana Driver's Manual, Ch. 7 (Parallel Parking)

11. 11. When parking facing uphill next to a curb, your front wheels should be turned which way?

    Correct answer: Away from the curb

    Facing uphill with a curb, turn your wheels away from the curb so the car rolls back into it.

    Source: Indiana Driver's Manual, Ch. 7 (Parking and Reversing)

12. 12. You may not park within how many feet of a fire hydrant?

    Correct answer: 15 feet

    Parking is prohibited within 15 feet of a fire hydrant.

    Source: Indiana Driver's Manual, Ch. 7 (Illegal Parking Areas)