Parking & Stopping

Study questions with answers

4 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. If you have to stop on a road or its shoulder, how soon must your emergency warning devices be placed?

   Correct answer: Within 10 minutes

   When you stop on a roadway or shoulder, you must put out your warning devices within 10 minutes so approaching drivers get enough notice of your stopped vehicle.

   Source: Illinois CDL Guide — Sec. 2.5, Communicating Your Presence

2. 2. Why should you not rely on your taillights to warn traffic when you are parked at night?

   Correct answer: Taillights can be mistaken for a moving vehicle

   Drivers have crashed into parked vehicles because glowing taillights made them think the vehicle was moving normally. Use the four-way flashers to show you are stopped.

   Source: Illinois CDL Guide — Sec. 2.5, When Parked at the Side of the Road

3. 3. At a crossing with multiple tracks that requires you to stop, where should you stop?

   Correct answer: Before the first set of tracks

   When a stop is required at a crossing with several tracks, halt ahead of the very first set rather than between them, where a train could reach you.

   Source: Illinois CDL Guide — Sec. 10, School Bus

4. 4. When you pull off and park at the side of the road, what should you turn on?

   Correct answer: The four-way emergency flashers

   Turn on your four-way emergency flashers whenever you stop at the roadside, especially at night. Do not rely on taillights, which drivers may mistake for a moving vehicle.

   Source: Illinois CDL Guide — Sec. 2.5, When Parked at the Side of the Road