Parking & Stopping Rules — North Dakota
North Dakota CDL practice test: 419 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: 10 questions.
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| Topic / Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Topic | Parking & Stopping Rules |
| License test | North Dakota CDL permit (CLP) knowledge tests |
| Topic questions | 10 (2% of 419 total) |
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Questions (10)
1. When alley docking, your vehicle should be parked:
- With the front bumper on top of the front boundary line.
- With the rear wheels over the rear boundary line.
- Straight within the boundaries of the parking space. ✓
- At an angle within the boundaries of the parking space.
Answer: C. Straight within the boundaries of the parking space.
When alley docking, the vehicle should be parked straight within the boundaries of the parking space. The handbook's reverse offset backing/alley exercise says the vehicle must be straight within the alley when you finish and completely inside the defined exercise boundaries, except for mirrors or similar high parts. That matches parking straight within the parking space boundaries. The exercise also says backing beyond the rear boundary requires pulling forward and resuming, so the finished position cannot have wheels over the rear line. The front bumper sitting on the front boundary line is likewise not the described finished position; the whole vehicle must be within the boundaries.
2. To make it as safe as possible to leave a stop, you should park:
- So that you must back up to leave your parking space.
- So that you can pull forward to leave your parking space. ✓
- On the side of a roadway, not in a parking lot.
- By backing into a parking space.
Answer: B. So that you can pull forward to leave your parking space.
You should park so that you can pull forward to leave your parking space. The handbook says backing is always dangerous because you cannot see everything behind the vehicle, so you should avoid it when you can. It tells you to park in a way that lets you pull forward when you leave. Another section repeats the same idea: park where you will not have to back to get away. That is why the safe choice is to set up your stop so the vehicle can move forward out of the space.
3. Sometimes, when checking the automatic transmission fluid level:
- Your vehicle should be parked uphill.
- Your vehicle should be parked downhill.
- Your vehicle should be washed.
- Your vehicle may have to be left running. ✓
Answer: D. Your vehicle may have to be left running.
Sometimes your vehicle may have to be left running while you check the automatic transmission fluid level. The handbook's engine-compartment checklist includes the automatic transmission fluid level and notes that this check may need the engine to be running. So the correct choice is the one saying the vehicle may have to be left running. The passages do not connect this check to parking on a slope or washing the vehicle.
4. Once stopped as a part of the stop/start maneuver, you should:
- Use the four-way flashers. ✓
- Not use the four-way flashers because it is just a test, not an emergency.
- Leave the vehicle in first gear.
- Park in front of a fire hydrant.
Answer: A. Use the four-way flashers.
After you have come to a full stop in the stop/start maneuver, use the four-way flashers. After the vehicle is fully stopped, parallel to the curb or shoulder and clear of traffic flow, the handbook's sequence calls for turning on the four-way emergency flashers. It then says to shift to neutral or park and take your feet off the brake and clutch pedals. The same passage also says the stopped vehicle should not block driveways, fire hydrants, intersections, or signs. Nothing in the procedure says the flashers are only for a real emergency, so they belong in this maneuver too.
5. When parked on the side of a road, you should:
- Activate your emergency flashers. ✓
- Turn off all lights.
- Open the driver’s side door.
- Stand in the roadway and wave your arms.
Answer: A. Activate your emergency flashers.
When you park on the side of a road, activate your four-way emergency flashers. The handbook's stopping procedure has you pull the vehicle parallel to the curb or shoulder, keep it safely out of the traffic flow, and avoid blocking driveways, hydrants, intersections or signs. Only after the vehicle is fully stopped in that position does the procedure tell you to turn on the four-way emergency flashers, then shift to neutral or park and take your feet off the pedals. The flashers are what warn other drivers that your commercial vehicle is sitting still at the edge of the road.
6. Before beginning downhill, you should:
- Shift into a higher gear.
- Take your vehicle out of gear.
- Shift into a lower gear. ✓
- Rely only on braking to reduce your speed.
Answer: C. Shift into a lower gear.
Before starting down a hill, shift into a lower gear so engine braking helps control your speed. The handbook lists starting down a hill as a special condition for downshifting. Slow down and shift down before you begin the descent, into a gear low enough to control speed without hard braking. It adds that the gear is usually lower than the one you would need to climb that same hill. Doing this lets the engine do its share of the braking. If you wait until speed builds, you may not be able to downshift, and you could lose engine braking. Relying too much on brakes can overheat them and reduce braking power.
7. Before driving a bus that has been parked for a few days:
- The driver can assume the interior is in good working order.
- The driver should call the local police department.
- The driver should do a walkthrough to ensure no damage has occurred since the last trip. ✓
- The driver may ask the passengers to check the interior of the bus.
Answer: C. The driver should do a walkthrough to ensure no damage has occurred since the last trip.
Before driving a bus that has been parked for a few days, do a walkthrough of the interior to check that no damage has occurred since the last trip. The handbook says people sometimes damage buses that are left unattended, so the driver must always check the interior before driving to ensure rider safety. It also says parts such as handholds and railings must be in safe working condition. A walkthrough of the inside lets you see whether anything changed while the bus sat parked, which matches the bank answer. The passages do not tell you to assume the interior is fine or to hand that check to someone else.
8. To check the automatic transmission fluid level in some vehicles, the vehicle:
- Should be parked uphill.
- Should be parked downhill.
- Must be washed.
- May have to be left running. ✓
Answer: D. May have to be left running.
On some vehicles, the automatic transmission fluid level may have to be checked with the engine left running. The handbook's pre-trip inspection checklist says to check the automatic transmission fluid level, and notes that this check may require the engine to be running. Nothing in the checklist says the vehicle has to be parked on a slope or washed before you check the fluid, so the only supported point is that the engine may need to stay on.
9. If you need to travel down a hill, you should switch into a lower gear:
- After you start moving downhill.
- As you go downhill and pick up speed.
- Before you start moving downhill. ✓
- Near the bottom of the hill.
Answer: C. Before you start moving downhill.
You should shift into a lower gear before you start moving downhill. The handbook says to slow down and shift into a gear you can control without hard braking, and it states plainly to downshift before starting down the hill. It also warns that once your speed has built up, you may not get the transmission into a lower gear. Choosing the lower gear first lets the engine help control your speed and keeps the brakes from overheating and losing their power. The gear should usually be lower than the one you would need to climb that same hill.
10. To ensure you do not interfere with traffic while driving a heavy vehicle, you should:
- Switch gears while driving uphill.
- Try to pass other vehicles while driving uphill.
- Stay in the right lane. ✓
- Ride the brakes while driving downhill.
Answer: C. Stay in the right lane.
Stay in the right lane. That keeps a heavy vehicle from holding up faster traffic when a load slows it down. The handbook says heavy vehicles often get tailgated when they cannot keep up, especially uphill. When a heavy load reduces your speed, use the right lane if possible. It also says to remain in the right-most lane unless it is blocked. Passing uphill is limited to cases where you can get around quickly and safely. Keeping right leaves room for other traffic to pass and lowers the chance that you interfere with the flow.
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Last checked: 2026-10-17 · Verified from official source
Updated: · Based on the official driver handbook