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. Within how many minutes of stopping on a road or shoulder must you put out emergency warning devices?

   Correct answer: Within 10 minutes

   Any time you halt on the traveled way or its shoulder, your warning devices must be placed within ten minutes.

   Source: Maryland CDL Manual — Section 2.5: Communicating

2. 2. When you park at the roadside, what should you turn on and why?

   Correct answer: The four-way emergency flashers, because taillights alone may not warn others

   Turn on the four-way flashers when parked at the roadside; drivers have rear-ended parked vehicles thinking the taillights meant the vehicle was moving.

   Source: Maryland CDL Manual — Section 2.5: Communicating

3. 3. When a bus driver parks or leaves the bus unattended, what interior areas must stay clear?

   Correct answer: The aisles and stairwells

   Aisles and stairwells should always be kept clear so riders can move and exit safely.

   Source: Maryland CDL Manual — Section 4.1: Vehicle Inspection

4. 4. When your view is blocked by a hill or curve, where should the rear-most warning triangle go?

   Correct answer: Farther back so drivers get warning within 500 feet of the vehicle

   If a hill or curve blocks the view within 500 feet, move the rear triangle back down the road so approaching drivers are warned in time.

   Source: Maryland CDL Manual — Section 2.5: Communicating

5. 5. When you park, how should you position the vehicle if possible?

   Correct answer: So you can pull forward when leaving instead of backing

   Choose a spot that lets you drive out forward, because reversing is risky whenever your view to the rear is limited.

   Source: Maryland CDL Manual — Section 2.2: Basic Control

6. 6. On a two-lane road with traffic in both directions, where should warning devices be placed?

   Correct answer: Within 10 feet of the vehicle and 100 feet ahead of and behind it

   On an undivided two-way road, place one device within 10 feet of the vehicle and one each 100 feet ahead and behind.

   Source: Maryland CDL Manual — Section 2.5: Communicating

7. 7. Where must you carry the required emergency warning devices — how many reflective triangles?

   Correct answer: Three reflective triangles, or alternatively six fuses or three liquid-burning flares

   The vehicle must carry warning devices for parking: three reflective triangles, or at least six fuses or three liquid-burning flares.

   Source: Maryland CDL Manual — Section 2.1: Vehicle Inspection

8. 8. If there is no painted stop line, how far from the nearest rail must a vehicle required to stop at a crossing stay?

   Correct answer: Between 15 and 50 feet away from the closest rail

   When no stop line is present, a vehicle required to halt must keep between 15 and 50 feet from the closest rail.

   Source: Maryland CDL Manual — Section 2.15: Railroad-Highway Crossings

9. 9. How should you hold the warning triangles as you walk out to place them?

   Correct answer: Between yourself and oncoming traffic, so drivers can see you

   Carry each triangle so it sits between your body and approaching cars, both for protection and to make yourself easier to see.

   Source: Maryland CDL Manual — Section 2.5: Communicating

10. 10. Whenever you leave your vehicle, what should you always do?

    Correct answer: Apply the parking brake

    Set the parking brake every time you step out of the vehicle, and always buckle your seat belt before driving.

    Source: Maryland CDL Manual — Section 2.2: Basic Control

11. 11. On a one-way or divided highway, where do you place your three warning triangles after stopping?

    Correct answer: 10, 100, and 200 feet back in the direction traffic is coming from

    On a one-way or divided road, set triangles 10, 100, and 200 feet back toward the traffic coming up behind you.

    Source: Maryland CDL Manual — Section 2.5: Communicating

12. 12. Before stopping to help at a crash scene, where should you park?

    Correct answer: Away from the crash, leaving the immediate area for emergency vehicles

    Park away from the crash so the space around it stays open for emergency vehicles, and set out triangles to warn traffic.

    Source: Maryland CDL Manual — Section 2.20: Crash Procedures