Parking & Stopping Rules — South Dakota
South Dakota CDL practice test: 460 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: 8 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 | South Dakota CDL permit (CLP) knowledge tests |
| Topic questions | 8 (2% of 460 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 (8)
1. When passing a row of parked vehicles, a driver should:
- Stay close to the vehicles.
- Watch for signs of a person exiting a vehicle. ✓
- Flash their headlights.
Answer: B. Watch for signs of a person exiting a vehicle.
2. To check the automatic transmission fluid level in some vehicles, you will have to:
- Park your vehicle uphill.
- Park your vehicle downhill.
- Leave the vehicle running. ✓
Answer: C. Leave the vehicle running.
You should leave the vehicle running when checking automatic transmission fluid in some vehicles. The handbook's vehicle inspection section lists the automatic transmission fluid level as an item to check, and it notes that this check may require the engine to be running. That matches the answer: in some vehicles, you keep the engine on while you check the fluid. The passages do not link this check to parking uphill or downhill.
3. 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.
4. During a basic vehicle control skills test, you may be asked to:
- Alley dock.
- Parallel park to your right.
- Parallel park to your left.
- All of the above. ✓
Answer: D. All of the above.
You may be asked to do all of these: alley dock, parallel park to your right, and parallel park to your left. The handbook lists these as possible basic control skills. It says you may be asked to parallel park in a space on your right, and it says you may be asked to sight-side back into an alley. Its parallel-park figures also cover a driver-side park and a conventional park, so parking to your left is included too. Since every choice is one of the listed maneuvers, the answer that includes them all is correct.
5. If brakes overheat while going down a downhill grade, they may:
- Get sticky.
- Stop working. ✓
- Squeak.
Answer: B. Stop working.
Overheated brakes may stop working, or fade and fail to control the vehicle. The handbook explains that braking creates heat, and brakes can fade or fail when excessive heat builds up from using them too much instead of relying on engine braking. On a downgrade, you are supposed to use the engine as the main way to control speed and save the brakes for slowing or stopping as needed. If the brakes overheat, they can lose their ability to control the vehicle, which matches the idea that they may stop working.
6. When completing an offset back/left parking maneuver, a driver should:
- Pull straight forward, then back to the left. ✓
- Drive straight back, then pull forward to the left.
- Pull straight forward, then drive straight back.
Answer: A. Pull straight forward, then back to the left.
7. When you must travel down a hill, when should you switch into a lower gear?
- As you begin to move downward
- As you go downhill and pick up speed
- Before you start going downhill ✓
Answer: C. Before you start going downhill
You should switch into a lower gear before you start going downhill. The handbook says to shift to a low gear before starting down the grade. It warns not to wait until your speed has built up, because then you may not be able to downshift; you might not get back into any gear and lose engine braking. It also says to slow down and choose a gear low enough to control the vehicle without hard braking, so the brakes do not overheat and fade. That makes preparing before the downhill start the safe choice.
8. 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