Sample Parking questions
Backing out of a perpendicular parking space, when should you start turning the wheel?
Before you look for traffic behind you When your front bumper clears the vehicle beside you As soon as you shift into reverse and start back Only after the whole car is out in the lane Show the answer
When your front bumper clears the vehicle beside you
Back out straight until your front bumper is past the car next to you, then turn sharply the way the rear should go.
Source: South Carolina Driver's Manual, Section 7, General Driving, Exiting a Perpendicular or Angle Parking Space, pp. 7-11-7-12 (PDF pp. 86-87)
You park a car with a manual transmission on a hill. Which gear should it be in?
Neutral Any gear, if the brake is set Third First or reverse Show the answer
First or reverse
Leave a manual car in first or reverse, set the parking brake and turn off the engine.
Source: South Carolina Driver's Manual, Section 7, General Driving, Parking on Hills, p. 7-13 (PDF p. 88)
When you park along a curb, what is the farthest your wheels may be from it?
6 inches 18 inches 3 feet 5 feet Show the answer
18 inches
Park as far from traffic as you can, no more than 18 inches from the curb or pavement edge.
Source: South Carolina Driver's Manual, Section 7, General Driving, Parking; Parallel Parking, pp. 7-10-7-12 (PDF pp. 85-87)
Which place does the manual recommend for parking?
Wherever there is room On the sidewalk if it is wide In the travel lane with flashers on In a designated parking area Show the answer
In a designated parking area
Park where parking is intended and make sure your vehicle does not block others.
Source: South Carolina Driver's Manual, Section 7, General Driving, Parking, p. 7-10 (PDF p. 85)
Pulling out of a parallel space, when can you move into the traffic lane?
As soon as you start moving forward from the space When your rear wheels touch the curb behind you When your door clears the rear bumper of the car ahead After you honk twice to warn other drivers Show the answer
When your door clears the rear bumper of the car ahead
Steer out slowly and enter the lane once your door passes the rear bumper of the car parked in front.
Source: South Carolina Driver's Manual, Section 7, General Driving, Exiting a Parallel Parking Space, p. 7-13 (PDF p. 88)
Besides signs, how can you tell that parking is restricted along a curb?
The color of nearby buildings The number of trees Cracks in the sidewalk Colored curb markings Show the answer
Colored curb markings
Some parking limits are shown by painted curbs, so check the curb as well as signs.
Source: South Carolina Driver's Manual, Section 7, General Driving, No-Parking Zones, p. 7-11 (PDF p. 86)
A car shows a disability placard. When may it use a disability parking space?
Only on weekends and public holidays Whenever the placard is hanging in the car For up to 30 minutes, whoever is driving When the person named on the placard is in it Show the answer
When the person named on the placard is in it
The space may be used only when the person named on the placard or plate registration is driving or riding in the car.
Source: South Carolina Driver's Manual, Section 7, General Driving, Parking, p. 7-10 (PDF p. 85)
While parallel parking, you back up turning toward the curb. When do you turn the wheel the other way?
When your rear bumper is level with the other car's rear bumper When your rear tire bumps against the curb in the space When your front bumper lines up with the other car's rear bumper As soon as you start backing up toward the curb Show the answer
When your front bumper lines up with the other car's rear bumper
Then back slowly while turning the wheel the other way to center the car in the space.
Source: South Carolina Driver's Manual, Section 7, General Driving, Entering a Parallel Parking Space, p. 7-12 (PDF p. 87)
Where signs are posted, how far from a fire station entrance does the no-parking zone on the opposite side of the street reach?
25 feet 500 feet 75 feet 10 feet Show the answer
75 feet
State law bans parking across the street within 75 feet of a fire station entrance when it is signposted.
Source: South Carolina Code of Laws, Title 56, Chapter 5, § 56-5-2530(A)(2)(e)
You must stop on a rural highway outside town. From how far must your vehicle be visible in each direction?
One mile 20 feet 200 feet 50 feet Show the answer
200 feet
Leave room for others to pass and make sure drivers can see your vehicle from 200 feet each way.
Source: South Carolina Code of Laws, Title 56, Chapter 5, § 56-5-2510(A)
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We wrote these practice questions from the facts in the South Carolina Driver's Manual (Edition linked from SCDMV's Beginner's Permit page; no revision date is printed (the cover page of the 06/2024 edition is gone) and the file was last modified 2026-04-01 (server date), read 2026-11-09. Compared with the 06/2024 edition it adds the South Carolina Hands-Free and Distracted Driving Act (pp. 3-4 to 3-5), a 30-day permit holding period for applicants 18 or older (p. 1-5) and shorter route-restricted license lists; the rest of the text is the same, with some pages shifted. Pages are cited as printed (section-page, e.g. 1-4) with the PDF page. Where the manual gives no value, the South Carolina Code of Laws, Title 56, Chapter 5 (scstatehouse.gov, read 2026-11-09) and SCDMV web pages 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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