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Maryland Motorcycle: 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. Why does the manual warn about oil spots where you put a foot down to stop or park?
Correct answer: Your foot can slide out from under you and you can go down
A greasy patch under the boot offers no grip, so a rider who plants a foot there can slip and drop the machine.
Source: Maryland Motorcycle Operator Manual (DL-001) — Handling Dangerous Surfaces: Slippery Surfaces
2. You are coming up on a stopped vehicle with its lights flashing and you cannot safely change lanes. What does Maryland's Move Over law require?
Correct answer: Slow to a safe speed and be prepared to stop
Moving over is the first choice; when a lane change is not possible the law substitutes a reduced, cautious speed with a stop ready if one is needed.
Source: Maryland Driver's Manual — Move Over Law
3. When you are stopped in traffic, why keep well back from the vehicle ahead?
Correct answer: So you can escape if someone approaches from behind
Keeping a gap while stopped lets you pull clear quickly if a vehicle rushes up behind you, or if the one ahead rolls backward.
Source: Maryland Motorcycle Operator Manual (DL-001) — Keeping Your Distance: Following Another Vehicle
4. When is it legal to stop on the shoulder of a Maryland interstate?
Correct answer: Only when your vehicle has quit running or you have another emergency
Travel lanes have to stay clear at all times; the shoulder is available only for a breakdown or another genuine emergency, and your flashers should be on.
Source: Maryland Driver's Manual — Interstate Driving and Limited Access Highways: Stopping
5. Maryland's general parking rules say that when you park beside a road you should do what?
Correct answer: Get as far from moving traffic as you can, hugging the curb where there is one
A parked vehicle must not become a hazard, so the rule is to keep it well clear of moving traffic and tight against the curb wherever one exists.
Source: Maryland Driver's Manual — General Parking Rules
6. Who may legally park in a Maryland disability parking space?
Correct answer: A vehicle with an MVA-issued plate or placard while the person who qualified for it is driving or riding along
The credential by itself is not enough; the person it was issued to has to be in the vehicle, either driving or riding as a passenger.
Source: Maryland Driver's Manual — Use of Disability Parking Spaces, License Plates and Placards
7. You reach a stop sign at a corner where no stop line and no crosswalk are painted. Where do you stop?
Correct answer: Before you enter the intersection
The stopping point falls back in order: the stop line first, then the crosswalk, and with neither one marked you halt short of the intersection itself.
Source: Maryland Driver's Manual — Regulatory Signs
8. May a vehicle displaying a disability placard park across a curb cut?
Correct answer: No, blocking any part of a curb cut can be cited even with a placard
Curb cuts are the ramps people use to get on and off the sidewalk, and Maryland issues citations for blocking one no matter which credential is displayed.
Source: Maryland Driver's Manual — Use of Disability Parking Spaces, License Plates and Placards
9. Which gear should you remain in while stopped so you can move quickly if needed?
Correct answer: First gear
Stay in first gear while stopped so you can pull away fast if you need to move out of the way.
Source: Maryland Motorcycle Operator Manual (DL-001) — Ride Within Your Abilities: Shifting Gears
10. When parking on the shoulder, why does the manual warn about loose or sloped ground?
Correct answer: It can make setting the stand difficult
Loose and sloped shoulders can make it hard to set the side or center stand, so choose your parking spot and set the stand carefully.
Source: Maryland Motorcycle Operator Manual (DL-001) — Getting Off the Road: Park Carefully
11. The gates are down and the lights are flashing at a railroad crossing. What is the rule?
Correct answer: The crossing is closed for now; wait for the gates to rise and the lights to go out
Lowered gates or flashing lights mean the road is shut for the moment, and you may go on only once the gates lift and the lights stop.
Source: Maryland Driver's Manual — Highway-Railroad Crossings
12. When parking at the roadside, at what angle should you position the motorcycle?
Correct answer: At about a 45-degree angle with the rear wheel to the curb
Position the motorcycle at roughly a 45-degree angle so that the rear tire rests against the curb.
Source: Maryland Motorcycle Operator Manual (DL-001) — Intersections: Parking at the Roadside
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