Parking, Fines & Paperwork — Practice Test 2026

Not quiteCorrect answer: C — No closer than 20 feet, marked or unmarked

The prohibition is 20 feet from a marked or unmarked crosswalk, reduced to 15 feet where a curb extension is present.

An unmarked crosswalk still counts. Parking across it forces pedestrians into the traffic lane.

Not quiteCorrect answer: C — 8 am to 6 pm

The restriction runs from 8 am to 6 pm, the window in which the mail is delivered.

Most parking prohibitions are round-the-clock. This one is deliberately limited to delivery hours.

Not quiteCorrect answer: D — No closer than 20 feet

Twenty feet from an intersection, and the same 20 feet from the entrance to a fire, ambulance or rescue station.

Parking closer hides both you and any pedestrian stepping out from drivers turning into the street.

Not quiteCorrect answer: A — 15 feet

Florida's parking distances are 15 feet from a fire hydrant, 20 feet from an intersection, 20 feet from a fire, ambulance or rescue station entrance, 30 feet from a flashing signal or stop sign, and 50 feet from a railroad crossing.

Five different distances apply to five different things. Learning them as a set is faster than guessing one.

Not quiteCorrect answer: B — 50 feet

Fifty feet — the largest of Florida's parking distances, because a vehicle nearer than that blocks the sightline along the track.

It is more than three times the hydrant distance, which is why guessing from the other figures gets it wrong.

Not quiteCorrect answer: A — 30 feet on the approach to it

Texas requires 30 feet on the approach to any flashing signal, stop sign, yield sign or other traffic control signal at the side of the road — its largest parking distance.

It is larger than the hydrant distance for a reason: a car parked closer hides the sign from drivers approaching it.

Not quiteCorrect answer: A — Toward the side of the road you are parked on

Without a curb the answer is the same in both directions: wheels toward the edge of the road, so a rolling vehicle leaves the carriageway rather than entering it.

Drivers apply the uphill/downhill pair here too. With no curb to catch the tyre, the direction you face stops mattering.

Not quiteCorrect answer: D — A 9% reduction in the cost of the civil penalty

The reduction is 9%, and it applies to violations that do not require a mandatory court appearance.

The course reduces the cost; it does not erase the violation.

Not quiteCorrect answer: D — No closer than 15 feet

You may not park within 15 feet of a fire hydrant. Staying in the car does not change this — the space has to be clear for a fire crew to reach the hydrant.

Remaining in the vehicle makes it 'standing', but the hydrant restriction still applies.

Not quiteCorrect answer: C — Within 12 inches

The handbook requires you to stop parallel to the road, within 12 inches of the curb or edge, then set the parking brake and put the gear selector in Park.

The parking brake is part of the same instruction and is the step most often skipped on the examination.

Not quiteCorrect answer: B — 20 feet

The figure is 20 feet, the same distance Texas requires from the driveway entrance to a fire station.

Three different distances apply to three different things — 15, 20 and 30 feet. Guessing one for all of them fails.

Not quiteCorrect answer: D — Toward the curb

Downhill with a curb, the wheels point toward the curb so a rolling car is caught by it. Uphill with a curb, they point away.

The pair is memorised and swapped under pressure. Reason it out: which way will it roll, and what do you want it to hit?

Not quiteCorrect answer: C — Toward the kerb

Downhill, turn the wheels toward the kerb so the car rolls into it if the brakes fail. Uphill with a kerb, turn them away so the car rolls back into the kerb. With no kerb, always turn toward the shoulder.

The parking brake is not a substitute — the wheel position is what stops a runaway vehicle reaching traffic.

Not quiteCorrect answer: A — 4 points

You may be declared a negligent operator at 4 points in 12 months, 6 points in 24 months, or 8 points in 36 months. Most moving violations are 1 point; a DUI or hit-and-run is 2.

Points do not vanish at the end of the year — the thresholds run over 12, 24 and 36-month windows.

Not quiteCorrect answer: A — Away from the kerb, so the car rolls back into it

Facing uphill the car rolls backwards, so the wheels are turned out and the rear of the tyre catches the kerb.

With no kerb at all, the wheels are turned toward the edge of the road in both cases — the kerb is what changes the answer.

Not quiteCorrect answer: D — No closer than 15 feet

The handbook prohibits parking or standing within 15 feet of a fire hydrant, whether the vehicle is occupied or not.

Staying in the car does not make it legal. The prohibition covers standing and idling as well as parking.

Not quiteCorrect answer: A — No closer than 20 feet

The prohibition is 20 feet from a crosswalk at an intersection, and 20 feet from the entrance to a fire station driveway.

Three different distances apply to three different things. Guessing one figure for all of them fails the question.

Not quiteCorrect answer: D — Three years

The filing must be maintained for the full three-year period. Letting it lapse re-suspends the driving privilege.

It is treated as a one-off form. It is a status the insurer reports on continuously for three years.

Not quiteCorrect answer: B — Only when it can be done safely and without interfering with traffic

Opening a door on the traffic side is permitted only when it is safe and does not interfere with traffic. The Dutch Reach — opening with the far hand so your body turns toward the road — is how you make that check.

A mirror is set for traffic lanes, not for the strip a cyclist occupies right beside your door.

Not quiteCorrect answer: D — 15 feet

The handbook prohibits parking within 15 feet of a fire hydrant or of a fire station driveway.

Distances differ between states, and this is exactly the sort of figure a candidate carries over from the wrong handbook.

Not quiteCorrect answer: B — No stopping, standing or parking at any time

Red means no stopping at all. Yellow is a loading zone, white is for loading passengers or mail, green is limited-time parking, and blue is for disabled parking with a valid placard.

Red is not a brief drop-off zone — you may not even stop there.

Not quiteCorrect answer: D — 30 feet

Pennsylvania requires 30 feet from any flashing signal, stop sign, yield sign or traffic control device at the side of the roadway — the largest of its parking distances.

Parking closer hides the sign from approaching drivers, which is why this distance is bigger than the hydrant rule.

Not quiteCorrect answer: D — 15 feet

The manual prohibits parking within 15 feet of a fire hydrant.

The distances in the PA list are all different from one another — 15, 20 and 30 feet each apply to something specific.

Not quiteCorrect answer: A — $1,000 or more, and are doubled when workers are present

The handbook states work-zone fines can reach $1,000 or more, and are doubled in construction or maintenance zones when workers are present. Assaulting a highway worker carries fines up to $2,000 and up to a year in jail.

Double-fine zones are also designated on certain roads for safety reasons, independent of any construction.

Not quiteCorrect answer: B — Prohibited — that space is the access aisle for a wheelchair or ramp

The striped area is not spare pavement: it is the space someone needs to deploy a ramp or transfer to a wheelchair.

It looks like an unusable gap, which is precisely why people park in it and strand the person beside them.