Parking & Stopping Rules — Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania CDL practice test: 392 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: 12 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 | Pennsylvania CDL permit (CLP) knowledge tests |
| Topic questions | 12 (3% of 392 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 (12)
1. 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.
2. When asked to complete a driver's side parallel parking maneuver, you should:
- Pass the parking space while backing, then pull forward into it.
- Pull forward past the parking space, then back into it. ✓
- Pull forward into the parking space without passing it first.
- Back into the parking space without passing it first.
Answer: B. Pull forward past the parking space, then back into it.
You should pull forward past the parking space first, then back into it. The handbook warns that backing is always dangerous because you cannot see everything behind you, so it says to avoid backing whenever you can and, when you must back, to back and turn toward the driver's side whenever possible. The maneuver follows that idea: you drive beyond the space so the vehicle can be backed in on the driver's side, where your mirrors and view are best, instead of trying to work your way in from a position short of the space.
3. When asked to complete an offset back/left parking maneuver, you should:
- Pull straight forward, then back to the right.
- Pull straight forward, then back to the left. ✓
- Pull forward to the right, then back in a straight line.
- Pull forward to the left, then back in a straight line.
Answer: B. Pull straight forward, then back to the left.
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. 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.
6. When asked to complete an offset back/right parking maneuver, you should:
- Pull straight forward, then back to the right. ✓
- Pull straight forward, then back to the left.
- Pull forward to the right, then back in a straight line.
- Pull forward to the left, then back in a straight line.
Answer: A. Pull straight forward, then back to the right.
7. During a basic vehicle control skills test, you may be asked to:
- Parallel park. ✓
- Inspect your tires.
- Monitor your gauges.
- Pull forward into a parking space.
Answer: A. Parallel park.
8. 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.
9. When planning to drive a bus that has been parked for a few days:
- The driver should assume the interior is in good working order.
- The driver should call the local police department.
- The driver should do a walkthrough inspection to ensure no damage has occurred since the last trip. ✓
- The driver should ask the passengers to check the interior of the bus.
Answer: C. The driver should do a walkthrough inspection to ensure no damage has occurred since the last trip.
The driver should do a walkthrough inspection to ensure no damage has occurred since the last trip. The handbook says unattended buses are sometimes damaged by people, so always check the interior before driving. It lists parts that must be in safe working condition, such as handholds, railings, and signaling devices. Walking through the bus lets you confirm nothing has been damaged or left unsafe since it was last used. That matches checking the interior before driving and supports the walkthrough inspection answer.
10. 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.
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Last checked: 2026-10-17 · Verified from official source
Updated: · Based on the official driver handbook