New Jersey Parking practice test

No closer than 200 feet

Never park within 200 feet of a working fire vehicle, and do not drive over a fire hose unless told to.

Source: New Jersey Driver Manual, Chapter 4, Pull Over and Stop for Emergency Vehicles, p. 78

No closer than 50 feet

New Jersey bars parking within 50 feet of a stop sign.

Source: New Jersey Driver Manual, Chapter 4, Parking Regulations, p. 84-85

No

Stopping or parking on an interstate is not allowed unless an officer directs it or to avoid a crash.

Source: New Jersey Driver Manual, Chapter 4, Parking Regulations, p. 84-85

No more than 6 inches

Parking more than six inches from the curb is illegal.

Source: New Jersey Driver Manual, Chapter 4, Parking Regulations, p. 84-85

The curb side

Getting out on the curb side keeps passengers away from moving traffic.

Source: New Jersey Driver Manual, Chapter 4, Parking Regulations, p. 84-85

Reverse

Downhill, use reverse; uphill, use low gear, and set the parking brake in both cases.

Source: New Jersey Driver Manual, Chapter 3, Parking, p. 57

At least 75 feet

Opposite a fire station entrance the distance is 75 feet; on the same side it is 20 feet from the driveway.

Source: New Jersey Driver Manual, Chapter 4, Parking Regulations, p. 84-85

No closer than 25 feet

Keep at least 25 feet from a crosswalk at an intersection.

Source: New Jersey Driver Manual, Chapter 4, Parking Regulations, p. 84-85

When parked outside business or residential zones

Parking lights show other drivers where the car is when it is parked away from business or residential areas.

Source: New Jersey Driver Manual, Chapter 4, Using Headlights: Other Types of Lights, p. 83

On a crosswalk

A car parked on a crosswalk blocks people crossing the road.

Source: California Driver's Handbook, Section 6, Navigating the Roads (continued); Texas Driver Handbook, Chapter 7, Parking, Stopping, or Standing, p. 42; Official Florida Driver License Handbook, s. 316.1945, Florida Statutes; New York State Driver's Manual, Chapter 7, Parallel Parking; Illinois Rules of the Road, 625 ILCS 5/11-1303; 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; North Carolina Driver Handbook, Chapter 4, Your Driving: Parking (p. 56); 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; Massachusetts Driver's Manual, Chapter 4, p. 110; Indiana Driver's Manual, Chapter 7, Illegal Parking Areas, p. 54; Missouri Driver Guide, Chapter 5, No-Parking Zones, PDF p. 37; Wisconsin Statutes, ch. 346, Wis. Stat. § 346.52(1)(b); 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; South Carolina Code of Laws, Title 56, Chapter 5, § 56-5-2530(A)(1)(d); Colorado Driver Handbook (DR 2337), Parking, printed p. 13 (PDF p. 16); Oregon Driver Manual 2026-2027, Parking & Stopping, No Parking, p. 70 (PDF p. 78); Oklahoma Driver Manual, Chapter 9, Unlawful Parking, p. 49; Connecticut Driver's Manual, Chapter 4, Road Safety, No-Parking Zones, p. 37; Utah Driver Handbook, Section 8, D. Parking, PDF p. 42; NRS 484B.450, NRS 484B.450(1)(e); handbook Chapter 3, No Parking Allowed, PDF p. 50; Iowa Code 2026, §321.358, §321.358(5); MDPS Driver's License Manual, Prohibited Parking, PDF p. 60; K.S.A. 8-1571, K.S.A. 8-1571(a)(1)(iv)