Parking & Stopping Rules — South Dakota
South Dakota DMV practice test: 470 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: 17 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 Car learner's permit test |
| Topic questions | 17 (4% of 470 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 (17)
1. When passing a row of parked vehicles, you should:
- Be prepared for a person or vehicle to unexpectedly enter your lane. ✓
- Expect all other drivers and pedestrians to respect your right-of-way.
- Drive closely to the parked vehicles to allow more room for moving traffic.
Answer: A. Be prepared for a person or vehicle to unexpectedly enter your lane.
2. There are oncoming vehicles to your left and a row of parked vehicles to your right. You should steer:
- Closer to the oncoming vehicles than the parked vehicles.
- Closer to the parked vehicles than the oncoming vehicles.
- A middle course between the oncoming and parked vehicles. ✓
Answer: C. A middle course between the oncoming and parked vehicles.
3. Drivers may not park within ____ of a fire hydrant.
- 15 feet ✓
- 20 feet
- 30 feet
Answer: A. 15 feet
4. You want to park downhill on a two-way road and there is no curb. Which way do you turn your front wheels?
- Straight ahead
- Right, toward the side of the road ✓
- Left, toward the center of the road
Answer: B. Right, toward the side of the road
5. If you must park your vehicle in an area not usually used for parking:
- Park with your reverse lights on.
- Make sure your vehicle is visible to drivers approaching from any direction. ✓
- Park five feet from the curb.
Answer: B. Make sure your vehicle is visible to drivers approaching from any direction.
6. Handicap parking spaces are available:
- To anyone, but only if all other spaces are occupied.
- Only to drivers with the appropriate license plate or hanging tag. ✓
- To people who are not feeling well.
Answer: B. Only to drivers with the appropriate license plate or hanging tag.
7. When parking next to a curb, you should use your turn signals:
- Only when pulling away from the curb.
- When pulling next to, but not away from, the curb.
- When pulling next to or away from the curb. ✓
Answer: C. When pulling next to or away from the curb.
8. When entering traffic after being parked at a curb, you:
- Should drive more slowly than other traffic for 200 feet.
- Should wait for a large enough gap to get up to the speed of traffic. ✓
- Should wait for the first two vehicles to pass, then drive into the lane.
Answer: B. Should wait for a large enough gap to get up to the speed of traffic.
9. If you park facing uphill where there is no curb, set the parking brake and:
- Turn your wheels toward the edge of the road. ✓
- Turn your wheels away from the edge of the road.
- Keep your wheels facing straight.
Answer: A. Turn your wheels toward the edge of the road.
10. If you parallel park facing downward on a hill:
- Turn your wheels sharply toward the side of the road. ✓
- Turn your wheels away from the side of the road.
- Keep your wheels straight.
Answer: A. Turn your wheels sharply toward the side of the road.
Source
Last checked: 2026-10-17 · Verified from official source
Updated: · Based on the official driver handbook