Parking & Stopping

Study questions with answers

10 sample Parking & Stopping questions with the correct answer, a short explanation, and the official handbook reference. Read through them, then take the quiz above.

1. 1. When placing warning triangles, how should you hold them for your own safety?

   Correct answer: Between yourself and the oncoming traffic

   Hold the triangles between yourself and oncoming traffic as you walk out to place them, so approaching drivers can see you.

   Source: North Carolina CDL Driver Handbook — Section 2: Driving Safely (2.5.2)

2. 2. On a one-way or divided highway, where do you place the three warning devices after stopping?

   Correct answer: 10, 100, and 200 feet toward approaching traffic

   On a divided or one-way road, set the three devices back toward oncoming traffic at roughly 10, 100, and 200 feet from the vehicle.

   Source: North Carolina CDL Driver Handbook — Section 2: Driving Safely (2.5.2)

3. 3. During the on-road stop/start maneuver, after coming to a full stop at the roadside, what should you do?

   Correct answer: Set the parking brake and put it in neutral or park

   Once stopped, cancel your turn signal, turn on the four-way flashers, set the parking brake, and put the transmission in neutral or park.

   Source: North Carolina CDL Driver Handbook — Section 13: On-road Driving (13.1.6)

4. 4. In the alley-dock exercise, how close to the rear of the alley must you bring the back of your vehicle?

   Correct answer: Within three feet

   In the alley-dock exercise you back the vehicle until its rear sits no more than three feet from the back of the alley, finishing straight in the lane.

   Source: North Carolina CDL Driver Handbook — Section 12: Basic Vehicle Control Skills (12.2.6)

5. 5. When you park at the roadside and stop, which lights should you turn on, especially at night?

   Correct answer: Four-way emergency flashers

   Turn on your four-way emergency flashers when you pull off and stop; do not rely on taillights, which drivers may mistake for a moving vehicle.

   Source: North Carolina CDL Driver Handbook — Section 2: Driving Safely (2.5.2)

6. 6. On a two-lane road carrying traffic both ways, where should the warning devices go?

   Correct answer: Within 10 feet of the vehicle and 100 feet ahead and behind

   On a two-way undivided road, put one device about 10 feet off a corner of the vehicle and the others roughly 100 feet to its front and rear.

   Source: North Carolina CDL Driver Handbook — Section 2: Driving Safely (2.5.2)

7. 7. When you apply the parking brake, what does the manual say you should do whenever you leave the vehicle?

   Correct answer: Apply the parking brake

   Apply the parking brake whenever you leave your vehicle, and fasten your seat belt when you are on the road.

   Source: North Carolina CDL Driver Handbook — Section 2: Driving Safely (2.2)

8. 8. Within how many minutes of stopping on a road or shoulder must you put out your emergency warning devices?

   Correct answer: Within 10 minutes

   You must place your emergency warning devices within ten minutes of stopping on a road or shoulder.

   Source: North Carolina CDL Driver Handbook — Section 2: Driving Safely (2.5.2)

9. 9. When you park, how should you position the vehicle if possible?

   Correct answer: So you can pull forward when leaving

   Try to park so you can pull forward when you leave, because backing is always more dangerous than driving forward.

   Source: North Carolina CDL Driver Handbook — Section 2: Driving Safely (2.2.4)

10. 10. If a hill or curve blocks the view of your stopped vehicle, how should you adjust your warning-device placement?

    Correct answer: Move the rearmost device back beyond the obstruction

    Move the rearmost warning device farther back down the road, beyond the hill or curve, so approaching drivers get warning within 500 feet.

    Source: North Carolina CDL Driver Handbook — Section 2: Driving Safely (2.5.2)