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. How should you hold the reflective triangles while you are walking out to place them?

   Correct answer: Between yourself and the oncoming traffic

   Hold the triangles between yourself and oncoming traffic so approaching drivers can see you.

   Source: Louisiana CDL Manual, Section 2.5.2 (Communicating Your Presence)

2. 2. When you stop on a one-way or divided highway, where do you place your three warning devices?

   Correct answer: 10, 100, and 200 feet toward approaching traffic

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

   Source: Louisiana CDL Manual, Section 2.5.2 (Communicating Your Presence)

3. 3. On a two-lane road that carries traffic in both directions, where should warning devices be placed?

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

   On a two-way, two-lane road put a device within 10 feet of the vehicle and others 100 feet ahead of and behind it.

   Source: Louisiana CDL Manual, Section 2.5.2 (Communicating Your Presence)

4. 4. When a stop is required at a railroad crossing, how far from the closest rail must you halt?

   Correct answer: Between 15 and 50 feet from the nearest rail

   A vehicle that must stop has to halt somewhere between 15 and 50 feet away from the closest rail.

   Source: Louisiana CDL Manual, Section 2.15.2 (Cross-buck Signs)

5. 5. Before you back into an area, what should you get out and check for?

   Correct answer: Overhead objects such as branches or wires

   Get out and look for overhanging objects such as tree limbs, branches, or wires, which are easy to miss while backing.

   Source: Louisiana CDL Manual, Section 2.7.4 (Space Overhead)

6. 6. What should you always do when you leave your vehicle?

   Correct answer: Apply the parking brake

   Apply the parking brake whenever you leave the vehicle so it cannot roll.

   Source: Louisiana CDL Manual, Section 2.2 (Basic Control of Your Vehicle)

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

   Correct answer: Drivers may think a lit vehicle is moving normally

   Drivers have crashed into parked vehicles because they mistook the taillights for a vehicle moving normally, so use flashers and triangles instead.

   Source: Louisiana CDL Manual, Section 2.5.2 (Communicating Your Presence)

8. 8. If your vehicle catches fire, where should you pull off and park?

   Correct answer: In an open area away from buildings and other vehicles

   Choose an open spot well away from buildings, trees, brush, and other vehicles, and never pull into a gas station.

   Source: Louisiana CDL Manual, Section 2.21.3 (Fire Fighting)

9. 9. After stopping on a road or shoulder, within how many minutes must you put out your emergency warning devices?

   Correct answer: Within 10 minutes

   You must place your warning devices within ten minutes of stopping on a road or the shoulder.

   Source: Louisiana CDL Manual, Section 2.5.2 (Communicating Your Presence)

10. 10. Which lights should you turn on when you are parked at the side of the road?

    Correct answer: The four-way emergency flashers

    Turn on the four-way emergency flashers when parked at the roadside, especially at night.

    Source: Louisiana CDL Manual, Section 2.5.2 (Communicating Your Presence)

11. 11. What is the recommended way to park so that leaving is safer?

    Correct answer: Park so you can pull forward when leaving

    When you park, try to position the vehicle so you can pull forward when you leave rather than back out.

    Source: Louisiana CDL Manual, Section 2.2.4 (Backing Safely)

12. 12. On a one-way street, in which direction from the vehicle do you place all your warning devices?

    Correct answer: Toward the approaching traffic

    All the warning devices go toward the approaching traffic on a one-way roadway.

    Source: Louisiana CDL Manual, Section 2.5.2 (Communicating Your Presence)