Parking & Stopping Rules — Wisconsin

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Questions (4)

1. When parking along the road, you should:
  1. Park at a 45-degree angle with the rear wheel touching the curb.
  2. Park on the sidewalk.
  3. Park at a 90-degree angle with the rear wheel touching the curb. ✓
  4. Park at a 90-degree angle with the front wheel touching the curb.

Answer: C. Park at a 90-degree angle with the rear wheel touching the curb.

Park at a 90-degree angle with the rear wheel touching the curb. The manual's parking section tells you to put the motorcycle in a parallel space at an angle with the rear wheel against the curb, the same position you'd use with a two-wheel motorcycle. Angling the rear tire to the curb is what the handbook describes for roadside parking, and that is the right-angle, rear-wheel-to-curb position. Some cities have ordinances requiring motorcycles to park parallel instead, so check local rules, but the general guidance is the angled position with the rear wheel at the curb.
Official handbook: MSF Motorcycle Operator Manual (18th ed.), p. 23
2. When passing a row of parked cars to your right when there is no oncoming traffic to your left, you should:
  1. Stay toward the right side of your lane.
  2. Stay toward the left side of your lane. ✓
  3. Look to your left frequently.
  4. Use your rearview mirrors more frequently than usual.

Answer: B. Stay toward the left side of your lane.

Stay toward the left side of your lane when passing a row of parked cars on your right. The manual gives a direct rule for passing parked cars: keep toward the left of your lane. That position gives you more room to deal with problems caused by car doors opening from the parked vehicles. Since the question says there is no oncoming traffic on your left, moving to the left part of your own lane does not put you into a head-on conflict. The instruction is about where you sit inside your lane, not about leaving your lane.
Official handbook: MSF Motorcycle Operator Manual (18th ed.), p. 21
3. When passing a row of parked cars, you should:
  1. Ride on the left side of the lane. ✓
  2. Ride wherever you are most comfortable.
  3. Ride in the right portion of the lane.

Answer: A. Ride on the left side of the lane.

When passing a row of parked cars, ride on the left side of your lane. The manual's section on passing parked cars says to stay toward the left of your lane. It gives that position as the way to avoid problems caused by doors. So the correct choice is the left side of the lane, not the right portion or a spot chosen only for comfort.
Official handbook: MSF Motorcycle Operator Manual (18th ed.), p. 21
4. When passing parked vehicles, motorcycle riders should be especially cautious of:
  1. Cars leaving their parking spaces. ✓
  2. Motorists looking for a place to park.
  3. Noise.

Answer: A. Cars leaving their parking spaces.

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Last checked: 2026-10-17 · Verified from official source

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