Alaska Parking practice test

Practice curb colors, hills and where you can't park: 20 questions based on the Alaska Driver Manual, 12 of them on Alaska's own rules.

Key Alaska facts: Parking

Sample Parking questions

What is the minimum parking distance from the entrance of a fire station?

  • No limit
  • No closer than 5 feet
  • No closer than 20 feet
  • No closer than 50 feet
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No closer than 20 feet

Parking is illegal within 20 feet of the entrance to a fire station.

Source: Alaska Driver Manual (REV. 10/2025), Parking, PDF p. 74

Except in an emergency, where is parking prohibited on a controlled access highway?

  • Only in the center of the paved roadway
  • Anywhere in the right-of-way, shoulders included
  • Only on the entrance and exit ramps
  • Nowhere; parking there is always allowed
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Anywhere in the right-of-way, shoulders included

Parking is prohibited on the paved portion, shoulders or right-of-way.

Source: Alaska Driver Manual (REV. 10/2025), Highways, PDF p. 70

How close may you park to fire apparatus that has stopped with emergency lights flashing?

  • No closer than 500 feet
  • No closer than 20 feet
  • No limit
  • No closer than 50 feet
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No closer than 500 feet

Stay at least 500 feet away from stopped fire apparatus with flashing lights.

Source: Alaska Driver Manual (REV. 10/2025), Parking, PDF p. 74

How close to a railroad crossing may you park?

  • No closer than 20 feet
  • No closer than 50 feet
  • No closer than 5 feet
  • No limit
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No closer than 50 feet

Parking is illegal within 50 feet of a railroad crossing.

Source: Alaska Driver Manual (REV. 10/2025), Parking, PDF p. 74

You park facing downhill next to a curb. Which way do you turn your front wheels?

  • Straight
  • Either way
  • Toward the curb
  • Away from the curb
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Toward the curb

When parking downhill, turn the front wheels toward the curb.

Source: Alaska Driver Manual (REV. 10/2025), Parking, PDF p. 74

How close to a crosswalk or intersection may you park?

  • No closer than 50 feet
  • No limit
  • No closer than 20 feet
  • No closer than 2 feet
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No closer than 20 feet

Parking is illegal within 20 feet of a crosswalk or intersection.

Source: Alaska Driver Manual (REV. 10/2025), Parking, PDF p. 74

How close to a fire hydrant may you park?

  • No closer than 100 feet
  • No closer than 2 feet
  • There is no limit
  • No closer than 15 feet
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No closer than 15 feet

It is illegal to park within 15 feet of a fire hydrant.

Source: Alaska Driver Manual (REV. 10/2025), Parking, PDF p. 74

You park next to a road outside city limits. Where should your wheels be?

  • All four on the pavement near the lane
  • Two wheels on the road and two off
  • All four off the pavement, if possible
  • On the center line of the road
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All four off the pavement, if possible

Outside city limits you should pull completely off the pavement when you can.

Source: Alaska Driver Manual (REV. 10/2025), Parking, PDF p. 74

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We wrote these practice questions from the facts in the Alaska Driver Manual (Alaska Driver Manual, prepared by the Alaska Department of Administration, Division of Motor Vehicles; PDF file marked 'REV.10/2025', 95 PDF pages (the last page is blank); the manual's own web address is https://dmv.alaska.gov/home/. The agency hosts (dmv.alaska.gov, doa.alaska.gov) block automated clients, so the owner supplied the PDF from a normal browser on 2026-11-10; it was not downloaded by the builder. Page numbers cited are PDF pages (the printed page number is the PDF page minus 4 up to PDF p. 91). PDF pp. 5, 12, 19 (cost box), 85 and 87-90 (eco-driving and maintenance tips) and 92-93 (office lists) were not used for questions; p. 86 is cited only for its note on 13 AAC 02.090, p. 91 only for the unsecured-load rule and p. 94 only for the tired-driving line. The manual's online-test pages mention ak.knowtodrive.com and a DMV practice test; neither is a source. Statutes (Alaska Statutes Title 28, read on akleg.gov with curl on 2026-11-10) were used wherever they state the rule; the Alaska Administrative Code (13 AAC 02 traffic regulations, 2 AAC 90 points) is not hosted on akleg.gov in a form that could be read, so speed limits by area (PDF p. 34), lighting distances (p. 67), passing and parking distances (pp. 42, 74), the point schedule (p. 16) and fees (p. 13) come from the manual alone and were not checked against the regulations. Handbook statements that differ from or go beyond current law and how they were handled: (1) child restraints (PDF p. 26 says a child 'one or more years of age but less than five'; AS 28.05.095(b)(2) says less than four): questions follow the statute; (2) seat belts (PDF p. 26 says passengers 18 and older are cited; AS 28.05.095(a) requires everyone 16 or older to be restrained): questions use the statute; the $50 and $15 fines (PDF p. 27) are not in the statute and come from the manual alone; (3) school buses (PDF p. 53 gives no stopping distance and says 'separated roadways providing two or more lanes in each direction'; AS 28.35.145 requires stopping at least 30 feet away and exempts roadways that are separate): questions use the statute and avoid the lane count; (4) minor operating after consuming alcohol (PDF p. 20 says community service and/or a fine up to $1,000; AS 28.35.280(d) sets a $500 fine plus 20 to 40 hours of community work service for a first conviction): the question uses the statute; the DMV revocation periods (30, 60, 90 days, one year) match AS 28.15.183(d); (5) texting (PDF p. 31 says texting is prohibited and p. 29 says 'against the law'; AS 28.35.161 bans reading or typing a text or other nonvoice message and operating a screen device in the driver's view, with exceptions for voice calls, navigation and similar displays): questions follow the statute; (6) stationary emergency vehicles (PDF p. 76 says 'four-lane road'; AS 28.35.185 covers roads with two or more lanes in one direction and also names tow trucks, maintenance vehicles and animal control): questions use the statute; (7) crash reporting (PDF p. 15 repeats $2,000 and 10 days, matching AS 28.35.080; the $501 and 15-day proof of insurance rule on PDF p. 14 matches AS 28.22.021 and 28.22.031); (8) administrative hearing request (PDF p. 21 says seven days for every revocation; AS 28.15.165 gives seven days after a DUI or refusal notice but AS 28.15.183 gives a minor ten days): the question was not asked; (9) driving while license is revoked (PDF p. 9 says a jail sentence of not less than 10 days; AS 28.15.291(b) suspends the 10 days for a first offense): not tested; (10) following distance: PDF pp. 32-33 recommend four seconds and note that 13 AAC 02.090 requires at least two seconds, so following_seconds records 4 as the manual's recommendation and questions state both; (11) the alcohol equivalents (PDF p. 22) say 4 ounces of wine equals a 12-ounce beer, so a common question that says 5 ounces is excluded; (12) fees (PDF p. 13) and the point schedule (PDF p. 16) are quoted only where the manual states them and were not checked against regulation. Ages, hours, the school bus distance and the fines marked as statute above match AS 28.15.051, .055, .057, .071, .099, 28.35.145, 28.35.280 and 28.35.030. edition) and from official sources on road signs. Every answer links to its source, so you can check it and read more.

DMV Decoded is an independent guide, not a government agency. This practice test is not connected to the Alaska Department of Administration, Division of Motor Vehicles, and your actual test will have different questions. Study the handbook, and check the agency's website for current rules.