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Oklahoma Car / Permit: 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. When parking while facing downhill next to a curb, you should turn your front wheels:
Correct answer: Toward the curb
Turn the wheels toward the curb so the car will roll into the curb rather than into traffic if it moves.
Source: Oklahoma Driver Manual, Chapter 9: Parking
2. When parking facing uphill where there is no curb, you should turn your wheels:
Correct answer: Sharply to the right
With no curb, turn the wheels sharply to the right so the car would roll away from traffic.
Source: Oklahoma Driver Manual, Chapter 9: Parking
3. Before leaving your parked vehicle, you should:
Correct answer: Set the parking brake and remove the key
Set the parking brake, place the gear in park, and remove the key before you get out.
Source: Oklahoma Driver Manual, Chapter 9: Parking
4. Which of these is an illegal place to park?
Correct answer: On a sidewalk or crosswalk
Parking on a sidewalk or crosswalk is among the places specifically prohibited by law.
Source: Oklahoma Driver Manual, Chapter 9: Parking
5. Parking is prohibited within how many feet of a roadside stop sign or traffic signal?
Correct answer: 30 feet
You may not park within 30 feet of a flashing beacon, stop sign, or traffic control signal at the side of the road.
Source: Oklahoma Driver Manual, Chapter 9: Parking
6. 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: Oklahoma Driver Manual, Chapter 9: Parking
7. If your vehicle breaks down on a highway, you should:
Correct answer: Move it completely off the roadway and switch on the flashers
Move the vehicle completely off the highway and turn on the emergency flashers.
Source: Oklahoma Driver Manual, Chapter 9: Parking
8. An application for a disabled parking placard must be completed by:
Correct answer: A physician
A physician must complete the application and confirm the person's qualifying disability.
Source: Oklahoma Driver Manual, Chapter 9: Parking
9. When parking on a hill next to a curb, you should stop within:
Correct answer: Six inches of the curb
The manual says to stop within six inches of the curb when parking on an incline.
Source: Oklahoma Driver Manual, Chapter 9: Parking
10. Stopping on the roadway side of a vehicle already parked at the curb is known as:
Correct answer: Double parking, which is illegal
This is called double parking, and it is prohibited.
Source: Oklahoma Driver Manual, Chapter 9: Parking
11. At an intersection, parking is not allowed within how many feet of a crosswalk?
Correct answer: 20 feet
You may not park within 20 feet of a crosswalk at an intersection.
Source: Oklahoma Driver Manual, Chapter 9: Parking
12. When parking uphill against a curb, your front wheels should be turned:
Correct answer: Away from the curb
Turn the wheels away from the curb and roll back so the tire rests against the curb if the car moves.
Source: Oklahoma Driver Manual, Chapter 9: Parking
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