Practice curb colors, hills and where you can't park, with questions based on the Ohio Driver Manual, Digest of Motor Vehicle Laws.
Off the pavement, if practicable
Do not stop, park or leave a vehicle on the paved or main traveled part of the highway if you can stop off it.
Source: Ohio Revised Code, Section 4511.66, Prohibition against parking on highways
No, parking there is not allowed
A bicycle lane is on the list of places where you may not stand or park.
Source: Ohio Revised Code, Section 4511.68, Parking - prohibited acts
No, you must face the direction of travel
Cars must be parked facing the way traffic moves on that side of the road.
Source: Ohio Revised Code, Section 4511.69, Parking requirements; Ohio Driver Manual, Section 5: Learning to Drive, Parking
A bicycle
Bicycles, mopeds, motor scooters of 150 cc or less and micro-mobility devices may be parked there. Cars may not.
Source: Ohio Driver Manual, Section 5: Learning to Drive, Stopping, Parking, or Standing Prohibited
No, that is not allowed
The roadway part of a freeway, expressway or thruway is off limits for standing or parking.
Source: Ohio Revised Code, Section 4511.68, Parking - prohibited acts
At least 20 feet
Standing or parking within 20 feet of a crosswalk at an intersection is not allowed, unless needed to avoid traffic or as an officer or device directs.
Source: Ohio Revised Code, Section 4511.68, Parking - prohibited acts; Ohio Driver Manual, Section 5: Learning to Drive, Stopping, Parking, or Standing Prohibited
Toward the curb side of the road
Turn the wheels toward the curb side to stabilize the vehicle. Shift to park, set the parking brake and turn the engine off.
Source: Ohio Driver Manual, Section 5: Learning to Drive, Parking on a Hill or Grade
The right or the left curb
The manual allows parking at either curb on a one-way street, parallel to it and no more than 12 inches away.
Source: Ohio Driver Manual, Section 5: Learning to Drive, Parking
Stop the engine, remove the key and set the brake
Stop the engine, lock the ignition, remove the key and set the parking brake. On a grade, also turn the front wheels to the curb or side of the road.
Source: Ohio Revised Code, Section 4511.661, Unattended motor vehicles
Within 12 inches
Your right-hand wheels must be parallel with the curb and no more than 12 inches from it, unless it is impossible to get that close.
Source: Ohio Revised Code, Section 4511.69, Parking requirements; Ohio Driver Manual, Section 5: Learning to Drive, Parking
We wrote these practice questions from the facts in the Ohio Driver Manual, Digest of Motor Vehicle Laws 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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