Parking & Stopping Rules — Minnesota

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TopicParking & Stopping Rules
License testMinnesota Car learner's permit test (Class D)
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Questions (23)

1. You should always use your emergency flashers when:
  1. You are double parked in a traffic lane
  2. You are parked in a marked parking spot
  3. Your vehicle has broken down on the roadway ✓

Answer: C. Your vehicle has broken down on the roadway

Source: Official sample question (2026-10-17) · Official handbook: Chapter 6, Driving Conditions—Stopping, Parking; Backing Up, What to Do if You Become Stranded
2. Before you leave a parking space that is parallel to the curb, you should:
  1. Sound your horn
  2. Turn on your 4-way flasher
  3. Look for traffic by turning your head ✓
  4. Look for traffic by using your inside rear-view mirror

Answer: C. Look for traffic by turning your head

Source: Official sample question (2026-10-17) · Official handbook: Chapter 3, Traffic Laws and Vehicle Operation—Changing Lanes
3. When you enter traffic from a stop (e.g. pulling away from the curb), you:
  1. Should drive slower than other traffic for 200 feet
  2. Need a large enough gap to get up to the speed of traffic ✓
  3. Should wait for the first vehicle to pass, then pull into the lane

Answer: B. Need a large enough gap to get up to the speed of traffic

Source: Official sample question (2026-10-17) · Official handbook: Chapter 3, Traffic Laws and Vehicle Operation—Changing Lanes; Chapter 6, Driving Conditions--Using the SIPDE system
4. ____ greatly increase stopping distances and severity of crashes.
  1. High speeds ✓
  2. Slow speeds
  3. Night drives
  4. Uphill inclines

Answer: A. High speeds

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5. When parallel parking between two cars, you should first:
  1. Turn your wheels to the left.
  2. Turn your wheels to the right.
  3. Pull up even with the car in front of your desired parking space. ✓
  4. Back slowly.

Answer: C. Pull up even with the car in front of your desired parking space.

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6. Drivers may park in the handicap parking access aisles located directly beside handicap parking stalls.
  1. True
  2. False ✓

Answer: B. False

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7. You may not park within ____ of a crosswalk.
  1. 40 feet
  2. 20 feet ✓
  3. 10 feet
  4. Five feet

Answer: B. 20 feet

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8. When parallel parking, you should park within ____ of the curb.
  1. 10 inches
  2. 12 inches ✓
  3. 18 inches
  4. 20 inches

Answer: B. 12 inches

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9. When you park uphill on a street with a curb:
  1. Keep the front wheel straight and set the parking brake.
  2. Turn the front wheels away from the curb. ✓
  3. Turn the front wheels toward the curb.
  4. Turn the back wheels into the curb.

Answer: B. Turn the front wheels away from the curb.

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10. When driving at night, using only your parking lights is unlawful.
  1. True ✓
  2. False

Answer: A. True

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

Updated: · 25 official sample questions · Official driver handbook