Parking Flashcards
No parking more than ___ inches away from the curb
12 inches
Unless its a one way street, always park on the ___ side of the road
right side
Parking
park parallel to the curb in the direction of traffic
Parking on hills
- Turn your wheels so that if your car starts to move, it will roll away from traffic or into the curb.
- Set the parking brake.
- Automatic transmission: put gearshift in Park.
Manual transmission: shift to Reverse (downhill) or First (uphill). - Turn off vehicle.
Downhill parking
Turn wheels to curb
Uphill parking with curb
only time you turn wheels away from curb
Uphill parking with no curb
Turn wheel to the right
Against the law to park
- on crosswalks, sidewalks
- bike lanes, intersections
- on bridges, overpasses, tunnels
- in front of driveways
- by yellow painted curbs
- on roadway side of another parked vehicle
Against the law to park within ___ feet of a fire hyrdant
15
Against the law to park within ___ feet of the entrance to a fire, ambulance, or rescue station
20
Against the law to park within ___ feet of a rural mailbox on a state highway from 8am to 6pm
30
Against the law to park within ___ feet of any flashing signal, stop sign, or traffic signal
30
Against the law to park within ___ feet of a railraod crossing
50
Against the law to drive using only ___ lights in place of ___ lights
parking lights in place of head lights