Sample Parking questions
Where do you stop to begin parallel parking?
Two car lengths past the space Even with the car ahead, about 1.5 feet away Behind the empty space, against the curb Even with the car ahead, about 6 feet away Show the answer
Even with the car ahead, about 1.5 feet away
From there, back slowly while turning the wheel sharply to the right.
Source: Minnesota Driver's Manual, Chapter 3, Parallel parking, p. 36
After parallel parking on a level street, which way does the manual say to turn your front wheels?
Toward the curb or shoulder Away from the curb Straight ahead, parallel to the curb Show the answer
Toward the curb or shoulder
If the car slips out of park or the brakes fail, it rolls off the road instead of into traffic.
Source: Minnesota Driver's Manual, Chapter 3, Parking, p. 35
You leave your headlights on while parked on a highway at night. Which beam should they be on?
Either beam High beam Low beam Show the answer
Low beam
The manual says to set them on low beam and use parking or hazard lights to warn other drivers.
Source: Minnesota Driver's Manual, Chapter 3, Highway parking, p. 37
A crew is digging along one side of a street. Where may you not park?
Beside or across from it, where you'd block traffic Anywhere on the same block as the dig In any metered space on the next street over Show the answer
Beside or across from it, where you'd block traffic
A car parked there would get in the way of traffic around the work.
Source: Minnesota Driver's Manual, Chapter 3, Parking, p. 35
You have a valid disability parking permit, but every disability space is taken. What does Minnesota allow?
Parking at an angle across two standard spaces Parking on the sidewalk next to the entrance Parking in a nearby fire lane for a short time Double parking with flashers on Show the answer
Parking at an angle across two standard spaces
This applies only with a valid disability permit or plates.
Source: Minnesota Driver's Manual, Chapter 5, Handicapped Parking, p. 59
Your car has a parking assist feature. May you use it to parallel park during the road test?
Yes, any feature may be used Only if the examiner agrees No, it is not allowed for that maneuver Show the answer
No, it is not allowed for that maneuver
You must parallel park yourself during the test.
Source: Minnesota Driver's Manual, Chapter 1, The road test (during the test), p. 11
What does a curb painted yellow tell you in Minnesota?
Free parking after 6 p.m. Parking for 15 minutes No parking along it Parking for carpools only Show the answer
No parking along it
Yellow curbs and No Parking signs both mark places where you may not park.
Source: Minnesota Driver's Manual, Chapter 3, Parking, p. 35
Your city has declared a snow emergency. Why should you follow its parking rules?
To avoid being towed and fined They are only suggestions They apply only to trucks Show the answer
To avoid being towed and fined
Special parking rules let crews clear the streets.
Source: Minnesota Driver's Manual, Chapter 6, Snow emergencies and parking rules, p. 81
May you stop on an interstate freeway because you ran out of gas?
Yes, an empty tank counts as an emergency Yes, for up to 30 minutes No, that is not an emergency Show the answer
No, that is not an emergency
Stopping there is allowed only in an emergency, and running out of fuel can get you a citation.
Source: Minnesota Driver's Manual, Chapter 6, Stopping, parking and backing up, p. 77
Your car is parked on a highway at night. From how far away must its front and rear lights be visible?
1,000 feet 100 feet 500 feet 200 feet Show the answer
500 feet
You need a white or amber light in front and a red one in back, each visible from 500 feet.
Source: Minnesota Driver's Manual, Chapter 3, Highway parking, p. 37
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We wrote these practice questions from the facts in the Minnesota Driver's Manual (June 2026 (cover), English PDF, read 2026-11-09. Page numbers cited are the manual's printed ones (PDF page = printed page + 3). Where the manual is silent, Minnesota Statutes and Rules on revisor.mn.gov are the source. 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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