Parking & Stopping Rules — Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania permit practice test: 355 free practice questions (140 official sample questions · Official driver handbook). Official test format: 18 Q, pass 15. Parking & Stopping Rules: 6 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 Car learner's permit test |
| Topic questions | 6 (2% of 355 total) |
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Questions (6)
1. WHEN YOU PARK ON THE ROADWAY, YOU SHOULD:
- Use your four-way flashers ✓
- Park at an angle
- Keep your turn signal on
- Turn your lights on
Answer: A. Use your four-way flashers
When you park on the roadway, you should use your four-way flashers. The handbook's parking section says that if you must park on the roadway itself, you turn on your four-way flashers and leave enough room for passing vehicles. The same section adds that your vehicle needs to be visible from at least 500 feet in both directions, which is what the flashers help with. The manual also says to always park in the direction traffic moves, so a roadway stop still has to be made the normal way, just with the flashers on.
2. YOU SHOULD HONK YOUR HORN WHEN YOU:
- Are travelling through an intersection
- Are passing a bicyclist
- See a child who is about to run into the street ✓
- Are parallel parking
Answer: C. See a child who is about to run into the street
You should honk your horn when you see a child who is about to run into the street. The handbook says your horn instantly gets other drivers' attention and should be used when you think another driver or a pedestrian does not see you. It gives the example of a child beginning to run into the street. That matches the correct choice: a child may enter the roadway without noticing your car, so honking alerts them to your vehicle.
3. 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.
When you park uphill on a street with a curb, turn the front wheels away from the curb. The Pennsylvania manual handles hill parking by pointing you to its wheel diagrams rather than one sentence. For the uphill-with-a-curb case, the picture shows the steering wheel turned so the front wheels face away from the curb, toward the street. The same page tells you to set the parking brake and shift to Park, or to Reverse or First with a manual shift, so the vehicle cannot move. The scanned caption text on that page is jumbled, so read the diagram itself for the wheel direction rather than the merged labels.
4. When parking your vehicle downhill on a two-way street:
- Turn your wheels to the right. ✓
- Turn your wheels to the left.
- Keep your wheels pointed straight ahead.
- Leave your transmission in neutral.
Answer: A. Turn your wheels to the right.
When you park downhill on a two-way street, turn your wheels completely to the right. The Pennsylvania manual's hill-parking rule says that when you park downhill, with or without a curb, your steering wheel should be turned completely to the right. It also says to set the parking brake and shift an automatic transmission to Park or a manual transmission to Reverse or First so the vehicle cannot move. Turning the wheels right matches that rule; the manual gives that as the correct wheel position for downhill parking rather than leaving the wheels straight or turned left.
5. When parking uphill on a hill or incline with a curb:
- Turn your front wheels sharply toward the curb.
- Turn your front wheels slightly to the right.
- Turn your front wheels sharply away from the curb. ✓
- Keep your front wheels straight.
Answer: C. Turn your front wheels sharply away from the curb.
Turn your front wheels sharply away from the curb. The Pennsylvania manual sends you to its hill-parking diagram for wheel direction. That diagram separates downhill parking, uphill parking without a curb, and uphill parking with a curb. For uphill parking with a curb, the wheels are shown turned sharply away from the curb. The manual also explicitly says that for downhill parking, with or without a curb, the wheels should be turned completely to the right. So the uphill-with-a-curb case is not the right-turn case, and it is not a slight turn or straight wheels.
6. You should honk your horn when you:
- Are traveling through an intersection.
- Are passing a bicyclist.
- See a child who is about to run into the street. ✓
- Are parallel parking.
Answer: C. See a child who is about to run into the street.
Honk your horn when you see a child who is about to run into the street. The manual explains that the horn is a way to get another driver's or a pedestrian's attention right away. It names exactly this situation: a child starting to run into the street. In that moment the child may not have seen you, so a quick honk is a warning. The manual also says to sound the horn if you think another vehicle is about to hit you, or if you lose control of your car. The point is to alert someone who is not aware of you.
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Last checked: 2026-10-17 · Verified from official source
Updated: · 140 official sample questions · Official driver handbook