Sample Parking questions
Your car is disabled on a highway shoulder and you have to walk away from it. What should you do?
Leave the keys inside for the tow truck Leave the engine running Lock it Leave a door open as a signal Show the answer
Lock it
Stay with the vehicle if you can, but lock it if you must leave.
Source: Arizona Driver License Manual and Customer Service Guide, Section 2, Safe Driving Practices: Emergency Parking (p. 31)
What may you do at a curb painted yellow in Arizona?
Stop only to pick up or drop off passengers Stop only to load or unload, staying with your car Park for up to two hours Never stop for any reason Show the answer
Stop only to load or unload, staying with your car
A yellow curb allows stopping just long enough to load or unload, and you must stay with the car.
Source: Arizona Driver License Manual and Customer Service Guide, Section 3, Roadway and Vehicle Knowledge: Painted Curbs (p. 46)
While backing into a parallel parking space, when should you turn the wheel sharply to the left?
Before you shift into reverse When your front bumper passes the forward car's rear bumper As soon as you start backing up When your rear wheel touches the curb Show the answer
When your front bumper passes the forward car's rear bumper
First back up turning sharply right, then turn sharply left once your front bumper clears the forward car.
Source: Arizona Driver License Manual and Customer Service Guide, Section 2, Safe Driving Practices: Parallel Parking (p. 30)
You start to parallel park. About how far from the forward car should you stop beside it?
About six inches About ten feet About two feet About five feet Show the answer
About two feet
Pull up beside the forward car with your rear bumpers lined up and about two feet between the cars.
Source: Arizona Driver License Manual and Customer Service Guide, Section 2, Safe Driving Practices: Parallel Parking (p. 30)
What does a red painted curb mean?
Passenger pickup only Loading and unloading only No stopping, standing or parking Show the answer
No stopping, standing or parking
At a red curb you may not stop, stand or park.
Source: Arizona Driver License Manual and Customer Service Guide, Section 3, Roadway and Vehicle Knowledge: Painted Curbs (p. 46)
What may you do at a curb painted white in Arizona?
Stop only to pick up or drop off passengers Stop to load freight while you stay with the car Never stop for any reason Park if you have a disability placard Show the answer
Stop only to pick up or drop off passengers
A white curb lets you stop only briefly so passengers can get in or out.
Source: Arizona Driver License Manual and Customer Service Guide, Section 3, Roadway and Vehicle Knowledge: Painted Curbs (p. 46)
When may you park on the shoulder of an Arizona freeway?
Whenever your flashers are on Only in an emergency For up to one hour Show the answer
Only in an emergency
Parking on a freeway or interstate is illegal except in an emergency.
Source: Arizona Driver License Manual and Customer Service Guide, Section 2, Safe Driving Practices: Prohibited Parking (p. 31)
You park uphill next to a curb and turn your wheels to the left. What should you do next?
Pull forward until the bumper touches the curb Turn the wheels back to straight Leave the car in neutral Let the car ease back until the right front tire touches the curb Show the answer
Let the car ease back until the right front tire touches the curb
Easing back lets the curb hold the right front tire; then set the parking brake.
Source: Arizona Driver License Manual and Customer Service Guide, Section 2, Safe Driving Practices: Parking on a Hill (p. 30)
You borrow a relative's disability placard, but the relative is not with you. May you park in an accessible space?
Yes, if no other spaces are open Yes, if the placard is displayed No, only while carrying the person it was issued to Yes, for up to 15 minutes Show the answer
No, only while carrying the person it was issued to
Accessible spaces are for vehicles showing a valid placard or plate, and only when transporting its holder.
Source: Arizona Driver License Manual and Customer Service Guide, Section 2, Safe Driving Practices: International Symbol of Access (p. 30)
How close to a railroad crossing may you park?
No closer than 500 feet No closer than 50 feet No closer than 5 feet Show the answer
No closer than 50 feet
You may not park within 50 feet of a railroad crossing.
Source: Texas Driver Handbook, Chapter 7, Parking, Stopping, or Standing, p. 42 ; Official Florida Driver License Handbook, Chapter 7, Driving Safety (p. 66) ; New York State Driver's Manual, Chapter 7, Parallel Parking ; Illinois Rules of the Road, Chapter 4, Traffic Laws ; Pennsylvania Driver's Manual (PUB 95), Chapter 3, Parking: Parking ; Ohio Driver Manual, Digest of Motor Vehicle Laws, Ohio Revised Code 4511.68 ; Georgia Drivers' Manual, Section 5: Traffic Laws, Stopping, Standing, and Parking ; What Every Driver Must Know (SOS-133), Chapter 4, Parking violations, pp. 38-39 ; New Jersey Driver Manual, Chapter 4, Parking Regulations, p. 85 ; Virginia Driver's Manual (DMV 39), Section 3, Safe Driving: Parking (p. 22) ; Washington Driver Guide, Chapter 4, 4.18 Parking: General parking rules ; Arizona Driver License Manual and Customer Service Guide, Section 2, Safe Driving Practices: Prohibited Parking (p. 31) ; Tennessee Comprehensive Driver License Manual, Section B, Chapter 4, Parking: No Parking Zones (p. 65) ; Minnesota Driver's Manual, Chapter 3, Parking, p. 35 ; Alabama Driver Manual, Chapter 3, The Driving Task, Parking, PDF p. 31 ; Louisiana Class D & E Driver's Guide, Chapter 5, Safe Driving Habits, Parking (R.S. 32:143), PDF p. 75 ; South Carolina Code of Laws, Title 56, Chapter 5, § 56-5-2530(A)(3)(a) ; Oklahoma Driver Manual, Chapter 9, Unlawful Parking, p. 49 ; NRS 484B.450, NRS 484B.450(1)(i); handbook Chapter 3, No Parking Allowed, PDF p. 50 ; Arkansas Driver License Study Guide (Vol. 1, Ed. 10, October 2026), Chapter 3, General Driving, Do Not Park, PDF p. 54
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We wrote these practice questions from the facts in the Arizona Driver License Manual and Customer Service Guide (PDF 99-0117, revised September 2026, downloaded 2026-11-08 edition) and from official sources on road signs. Every answer links to its source, so you can check it and read more.
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