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. You are prohibited from parking within how many feet of a stop sign, yield sign, flashing beacon, or traffic signal?

   Correct answer: 30 feet

   Parking is banned within 30 feet of a flashing beacon, stop sign, yield sign, or traffic control signal.

   Source: Utah Driver Handbook — Section 8: Parking (No Parking Zones)

2. 2. The shoulder of an interstate highway may be used only:

   Correct answer: When your vehicle breaks down or you are in distress

   Stopping or parking on an interstate shoulder is allowed only when your vehicle breaks down or you are in physical distress.

   Source: Utah Driver Handbook — Section 8: Parking (No Parking Zones)

3. 3. Parking on or within how many feet of a crosswalk is not allowed?

   Correct answer: 20 feet

   You may not park on a crosswalk or within 20 feet of one.

   Source: Utah Driver Handbook — Section 8: Parking (No Parking Zones)

4. 4. You may not park within how many feet of the nearest rail of a railroad crossing?

   Correct answer: 50 feet

   Parking is prohibited on any railroad track or within 50 feet of the nearest rail of a crossing.

   Source: Utah Driver Handbook — Section 8: Parking (No Parking Zones)

5. 5. When you park next to a curb, the back wheel of your vehicle should be no farther from the curb than:

   Correct answer: 12 inches

   When parking at a curb, the rear wheel must be within 12 inches of the curb.

   Source: Utah Driver Handbook — Section 8: Hill Parking

6. 6. When parking facing downhill next to a curb, you should turn your front wheels:

   Correct answer: Toward the curb

   Parking downhill, turn the wheels toward the curb so the front tire rests against it and holds the vehicle if it rolls.

   Source: Utah Driver Handbook — Section 8: Hill Parking

7. 7. 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: Utah Driver Handbook — Section 8: Parking (No Parking Zones)

8. 8. Stopping, standing, or parking on a runaway vehicle ramp is:

   Correct answer: Prohibited

   You are prohibited from stopping, standing, or parking on a runaway vehicle ramp or in its pathway; the ramp is only for an out-of-control vehicle.

   Source: Utah Driver Handbook — Section 9: Rules of the Road (Runaway Vehicle Ramps)

9. 9. Stopping your vehicle alongside another vehicle already parked at the curb (double parking) is:

   Correct answer: Not permitted

   You may not park on the roadway side of a vehicle already stopped or parked at the curb, a practice known as double parking.

   Source: Utah Driver Handbook — Section 8: Parking (No Parking Zones)

10. 10. Before you leave your parked vehicle, the handbook says you should:

    Correct answer: Set the parking brake, shut off the engine, and lock up

    Never leave the vehicle until you have set the parking brake, turned off the engine, and locked the doors.

    Source: Utah Driver Handbook — Section 8: Hill Parking

11. 11. When parking facing uphill with a curb, you should turn your front wheels:

    Correct answer: Away from the curb

    Parking uphill with a curb, turn the wheels away from the curb so the tire rolls back against the curb if the car moves.

    Source: Utah Driver Handbook — Section 8: Hill Parking

12. 12. When you stop behind another vehicle in traffic, a safe gap is one where you can still see the vehicle's:

    Correct answer: Rear tires where they meet the pavement

    Leave enough space that you can see the rear tires of the vehicle ahead touching the road.

    Source: Utah Driver Handbook — Section 8: Stopping at Stop Line, Crosswalk, or Gap