Parking & Stopping Rules — Alabama
Alabama permit practice test: 495 free practice questions (Based on the official driver handbook). The official format is not yet verified; check the official site before your test. Parking & Stopping Rules: 14 questions.
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| Topic / Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Topic | Parking & Stopping Rules |
| License test | Alabama Car learner's permit test |
| Topic questions | 14 (3% of 495 total) |
| Review status | This topic page is still being reviewed against the official handbook. Until review is finished it is hidden from search engines. |
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Questions (14)
1. You hit a parked vehicle and can't find the owner. What must you do?
- Call your insurance company when you get home.
- Wait for the owner to return.
- Leave a note with your name and address on the parked vehicle. ✓
Answer: C. Leave a note with your name and address on the parked vehicle.
2. When parking next to a curb, you should use your turn signals:
- Only when pulling away from the curb.
- When pulling next to, but not away from, the curb.
- When pulling next to or away from the curb. ✓
Answer: C. When pulling next to or away from the curb.
3. If you must park your vehicle in an area not usually used for parking:
- Park with your reverse lights on.
- Make sure your vehicle is visible to drivers approaching from any direction. ✓
- Park five feet from the curb.
Answer: B. Make sure your vehicle is visible to drivers approaching from any direction.
4. If you parallel park facing downward on a hill:
- Turn your wheels sharply toward the side of the road. ✓
- Turn your wheels away from the side of the road.
- Keep your wheels straight.
Answer: A. Turn your wheels sharply toward the side of the road.
5. There are oncoming vehicles to your left and a row of parked vehicles to your right. You should steer:
- Closer to the oncoming vehicles than the parked vehicles.
- Closer to the parked vehicles than the oncoming vehicles.
- A middle course between the oncoming and parked vehicles. ✓
Answer: C. A middle course between the oncoming and parked vehicles.
6. A curb painted red means:
- Loading zone.
- The area is reserved for picking up or dropping off passengers.
- No parking, standing, or stopping. ✓
Answer: C. No parking, standing, or stopping.
7. When passing a row of parked vehicles, you should:
- Be prepared for a person or vehicle to unexpectedly enter your lane. ✓
- Expect all other drivers and pedestrians to respect your right-of-way.
- Drive closely to the parked vehicles to allow more room for moving traffic.
Answer: A. Be prepared for a person or vehicle to unexpectedly enter your lane.
8. When entering traffic after being parked at a curb, you:
- Should drive more slowly than other traffic for 200 feet.
- Should wait for a large enough gap to get up to the speed of traffic. ✓
- Should wait for the first two vehicles to pass, then drive into the lane.
Answer: B. Should wait for a large enough gap to get up to the speed of traffic.
9. In which of the following scenarios should your wheels not be pointed straight ahead?
- When waiting to make a left turn at a traffic light.
- When parked on a hill or sloping driveway. ✓
- When parked on the side of a level roadway where there is no curb.
Answer: B. When parked on a hill or sloping driveway.
10. If you park facing uphill on a street with a curb, set the parking brake and:
- Turn the front wheels toward the curb.
- Turn the front wheels away from the curb. ✓
- Leave the front wheels straight.
Answer: B. Turn the front wheels away from the curb.
Source
Last checked: 2026-10-17 · Not yet verified
Updated: · Based on the official driver handbook