Parking & Stopping Rules — Michigan

Michigan CDL practice test: 371 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: 6 questions. Updated

Where you may park, distances from hydrants and crossings, hill parking and disabled permits.

This topic page is still being reviewed against the official handbook. Until review is finished it is hidden from search engines.

Topic / MetricValue
TopicParking & Stopping Rules
License testMichigan CDL permit (CLP) knowledge tests
Topic questions6 (2% of 371 total)
Review statusThis topic page is still being reviewed against the official handbook. Until review is finished it is hidden from search engines.

Official handbook

Not yet verified State CDL manual (based on the AAMVA model manual) link not yet collected

Advertisement

Questions (6)

1. When traveling with Division 1.1 explosives, you may park no closer than ____ from the nearest building.
  1. 10 feet
  2. 50 feet
  3. 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.
Official handbook: Texas Commercial Driver License Handbook (DL-7C), Section 9 – Hazardous Materials, p. 125
2. When passing a row of parked vehicles, a driver should:
  1. Stay close to the vehicles.
  2. Watch for signs of a person exiting a vehicle. ✓
  3. Flash their headlights.

Answer: B. Watch for signs of a person exiting a vehicle.

Official handbook: Official handbook
3. When completing an offset back/right parking maneuver, you should:
  1. Pull straight forward, then drive straight back.
  2. Drive straight back, then pull forward to the left.
  3. Pull straight forward, then back to the right. ✓

Answer: C. Pull straight forward, then back to the right.

Official handbook: Official handbook
4. When completing an offset back/left parking maneuver, a driver should:
  1. Pull straight forward, then back to the left. ✓
  2. Drive straight back, then pull forward to the left.
  3. Pull straight forward, then drive straight back.

Answer: A. Pull straight forward, then back to the left.

Official handbook: Official handbook
5. What is the best way to stop if your brakes fail while you are driving downhill?
  1. Steer onto an escape ramp. ✓
  2. Let the vehicle slow down on its own.
  3. 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.
Official handbook: Texas Commercial Driver License Handbook (DL-7C), Section 2 – Driving Safely, p. 62
6. When traveling with Division 1.1 explosives, you must park at least ____ from any building.
  1. 25 feet
  2. 50 feet
  3. 300 feet ✓

Answer: C. 300 feet

You must park at least 300 feet from any building when traveling with Division 1.1 explosives. The handbook's parking rule for Division 1.1, 1.2, and 1.3 explosives says not to park within 300 feet of a bridge, tunnel, building, a place where people gather, or an open fire, except for short periods needed for vehicle operation. That distance is the minimum the rule gives for a building, so 300 feet matches the bank answer.
Official handbook: Texas Commercial Driver License Handbook (DL-7C), Section 9 – Hazardous Materials, p. 125
Practice this topic
Advertisement

Source

Last checked: 2026-10-17 · Verified from official source

Updated: · Based on the official driver handbook