Parking & Stopping Rules — New York
New York permit practice test: 488 free practice questions (128 official sample questions · Official driver handbook). Official test format: Class D: 20 Q, pass 14 incl. >=2 of 4 sign Qs. Parking & Stopping Rules: 23 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 | New York Car learner's permit test (Class D) |
| Topic questions | 23 (5% of 488 total) |
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Questions (23)
1. You may pass another vehicle on the right if it is waiting to:
- Turn right
- Turn left ✓
- Park at the curb
- Turn into a driveway on the right
Answer: B. Turn left
2. Before you leave a parking space which is parallel to the curb, you should:
- Sound your horn
- Turn on your four-way flasher
- Look for traffic by turning your head ✓
- Look for traffic by using your inside rear-view mirror
Answer: C. Look for traffic by turning your head
Before leaving a parallel parking space, look for traffic by turning your head. The manual's parallel-parking steps tell you to turn your head and look over your right shoulder through the rear window for pedestrians, bicyclists, motorcyclists, and other vehicles. It also says to use the inside rear-view mirror, but as a supplement. In the Sharing the Road chapter, the manual warns not to depend only on mirrors when leaving a curb and directs you to turn your head to spot bicyclists, skaters, and scooter riders beside or approaching you. A head check is the reliable way to see traffic before you move out.
3. Assuming that the street is level, what should you do after you have finished parallel parking in a space between two other cars?
- Leave your front wheels turned toward the curb
- Make sure your car almost touches the car behind you
- Move as far forward in the space as possible
- Straighten your front wheels and leave room between cars ✓
Answer: D. Straighten your front wheels and leave room between cars
After you finish parallel parking on a level street, straighten your front wheels and leave room between your car and the cars around it. The manual's parallel-parking steps have you turn the wheel toward the near curb while backing, then turn it the other way once your front wheels reach the back bumper of the car ahead. Those steering movements are part of swinging into the space, not a final position to leave the car in. The passage also says to watch the front and side so you do not touch the vehicle ahead. Settling with the wheels straight and clearance around the car fits that procedure.
4. If you are parked parallel to the curb, you may get out of the car on the traffic side:
- During the daytime when other drivers can see you
- When the traffic light at the closest intersection turns red
- When you won't interfere with oncoming vehicles ✓
- If you use your four-way flasher first
Answer: C. When you won't interfere with oncoming vehicles
You may get out on the traffic side when you won't interfere with oncoming vehicles. The manual's parallel-parking section says that after you park, you must not open the door on the roadside if it will interfere with bicyclists and other traffic. Its review question asks whether you may open a door on the roadside when there is no oncoming traffic, pointing to the same condition. So the thing that matters is whether your door would get in the way of traffic, not the time of day, a nearby signal, or flashers.
5. In which of the following situations is passing always forbidden?
- The vehicle ahead is making a left turn
- You are on a one-way street which has two lanes
- The vehicle ahead is stopped for a pedestrian in a crosswalk ✓
- The vehicle ahead is going to park parallel to the curb
Answer: C. The vehicle ahead is stopped for a pedestrian in a crosswalk
Passing is always forbidden when the vehicle ahead is stopped for a pedestrian in a crosswalk. The pedestrian chapter is blunt about this: never pass a vehicle that has stopped at a crosswalk, because people may be crossing where you cannot see them. It also says drivers must yield to pedestrians in marked or unmarked crosswalks, slowing or stopping when needed, and must take care to avoid hitting anyone on foot. A car waiting at a crosswalk is there for a reason, and going around it puts you straight into the space that person is walking through.
6. A "no parking" sign at a certain location means:
- You may never stop your vehicle there
- You may stop temporarily to load or unload passengers ✓
- You may park there if the driver remains in the vehicle
- You may leave your vehicle unattended for less than 5 minutes
Answer: B. You may stop temporarily to load or unload passengers
A "no parking" sign means you may stop temporarily to load or unload passengers. The handbook separates parking, standing and stopping. At a NO PARKING sign, you are allowed to make a temporary stop to load or discharge merchandise or passengers. That means the sign does not forbid every stop; it forbids leaving the vehicle parked there. The related rules show the difference: a NO STANDING sign allows only passenger loading or unloading, and the driver cannot leave the vehicle, while a NO STOPPING sign is much stricter. So the correct choice is the temporary stop for passengers.
7. In a parking space reserved for people with disabilities, a non-disabled driver:
- May park in an emergency
- May not park, but stop in an emergency
- May not park or stop, but may stand in an emergency
- May neither park, stop, nor stand ✓
Answer: D. May neither park, stop, nor stand
A non-disabled driver may neither park, stop, nor stand in a parking space reserved for people with disabilities. The New York manual states that reserved spaces are only for vehicles with disability plates or a valid disability parking permit, and the person who received the permit or plates must be in the vehicle. It says it is illegal for any vehicle to park, stop, or stand in a reserved space without those plates or permits. Because the rule names parking, stopping, and standing together, a driver who does not qualify cannot use the space for any of those actions, even briefly.
8. You may never park:
- On a one-way street
- At the entrance of a building
- In a crosswalk ✓
- Within 50 feet of a fire hydrant
Answer: C. In a crosswalk
You may never park in a crosswalk. The parking regulations chapter lists statewide rules that apply even when no sign says so, and one of them is that you may not park on a sidewalk or in a crosswalk. The pedestrian chapter makes the same point, telling drivers not to block or park in crosswalks. Keeping the crosswalk clear leaves pedestrians a visible, safe place to cross, and it lets drivers behind you see people crossing instead of having their view blocked. The hydrant rule in the same list uses a much shorter distance, which is why the longer distance offered here does not match the handbook.
9. When you park uphill on a street with a curb:
- Keep the front wheel straight and set the parking brake.
- Turn the front wheels away from the curb. ✓
- Turn the front wheels toward the curb.
- Turn the back wheels into the curb.
Answer: B. Turn the front wheels away from the curb.
10. When driving past a vehicle that has just stopped in a parked position on the side of the road, you should:
- Assume that the driver will open the car door as you approach. ✓
- Speed up.
- Slam on your brakes.
- Assume that the driver will wait for you to pass before opening the door.
Answer: A. Assume that the driver will open the car door as you approach.
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Last checked: 2026-10-17 · Verified from official source
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