Parking & Stopping Rules — Louisiana
Louisiana CDL practice test: 410 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: 7 questions.
Where you may park, distances from hydrants and crossings, hill parking and disabled permits.
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| Topic / Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Topic | Parking & Stopping Rules |
| License test | Louisiana CDL permit (CLP) knowledge tests |
| Topic questions | 7 (2% of 410 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 (7)
1. To check the automatic transmission fluid level in some vehicles, you will have to:
- Park your vehicle uphill.
- Park your vehicle downhill.
- Leave the vehicle running. ✓
Answer: C. Leave the vehicle running.
You should leave the vehicle running when checking automatic transmission fluid in some vehicles. The handbook's vehicle inspection section lists the automatic transmission fluid level as an item to check, and it notes that this check may require the engine to be running. That matches the answer: in some vehicles, you keep the engine on while you check the fluid. The passages do not link this check to parking uphill or downhill.
2. What is the best way to stop if your brakes fail while you are driving downhill?
- Steer onto an escape ramp. ✓
- Let the vehicle slow down on its own.
- Let rumble strips slow your vehicle.
Answer: A. Steer onto an escape ramp.
The best way is to steer onto an escape ramp. The handbook calls an escape ramp your best hope when brakes fail on a downgrade and says to use it when one is available. It explains that ramps are built to stop runaway vehicles, often with soft gravel, an uphill grade, or both. It also says waiting makes the vehicle faster and harder to stop, so you should act as soon as you know the brakes do not work. If no ramp exists, the handbook directs you to pick the least hazardous route, such as an open field or a side road that flattens out or turns uphill.
3. If your brakes fail while you are traveling downhill and there is no available escape ramp, you should:
- Keep pumping the brakes.
- Turn the vehicle off.
- Drive into an open field. ✓
Answer: C. Drive into an open field.
You should drive into an open field. The handbook says an escape ramp is the best option, but when no ramp is available you should choose the escape route that is least dangerous, such as a field or a side road that levels off or goes uphill. It also says to make that move as soon as you know the brakes do not work, because waiting lets the vehicle speed up and makes stopping harder. Steering into an open field matches that guidance.
4. When completing a driver's side parallel parking maneuver, you should:
- Pull forward directly into the parking space.
- Back up past the parking space, then pull forward into it.
- Pull forward past the parking space, then back into it. ✓
Answer: C. Pull forward past the parking space, then back into it.
Pull forward past the parking space, then back into it. The handbook's backing rules say to start in the proper position, back toward the driver's side whenever possible, and choose parking that lets you pull forward when you leave. Passing the space first and then backing in sets up that start position, keeps the maneuver on the driver's side, and leaves you able to drive out forward later instead of reversing into traffic. Backing is described as always dangerous because you cannot see everything behind you, so the aim is to get the backing done on your terms and keep it out of your exit.
5. When traveling with Division 1.1 explosives, you may park no closer than ____ from the nearest building.
- 10 feet
- 50 feet
- 300 feet ✓
Answer: C. 300 feet
You may park no closer than 300 feet from the nearest building when traveling with Division 1.1 explosives. The handbook's hazardous materials section says that with Division 1.1, 1.2, or 1.3 explosives you must not park within 300 feet of a bridge, tunnel, building, place where people gather, or open fire. It allows only short stops for things the vehicle needs, such as fueling, and says to park briefly if you must stop to do your job. A building is on that list, so the required separation is 300 feet.
6. During a basic vehicle control skills test, you may be asked to:
- Swerve to avoid a hazard.
- Parallel park. ✓
- Drive straight into a parking space.
Answer: B. Parallel park.
You may be asked to parallel park during the basic vehicle control skills test. You may be asked to parallel park during the basic vehicle control skills test. The handbook's basic control skills section includes diagrams labeled Parallel Park (Driver Side) and Parallel Park (Conventional), which places parallel parking among the maneuvers in that test. The test is about slow-speed control and judging the vehicle's position, and the listed exercises are forward stopping, straight-line backing, and offset tracking and backing. Nothing in the passages says the examiner will ask you to swerve around a hazard or drive straight into a parking space.
7. When completing a conventional parallel parking maneuver, you should:
- Back up past the parking space, then pull forward into it.
- Pull forward past the parking space, then back into it. ✓
- Pull forward directly into the parking space.
Answer: B. Pull forward past the parking space, then back into it.
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Last checked: 2026-10-17 · Verified from official source
Updated: · Based on the official driver handbook