Parking & Stopping

Study questions with answers

12 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. Who may legally park in a space marked with a wheelchair symbol?

   Correct answer: Only a driver with a disability placard or plate

   A disabled-parking space is off-limits to you unless the state has given you a disability placard or plate.

   Source: Section 5: Learning to Drive — No-Parking Zones / Handicapped Spaces

2. 2. When parking next to a curb on a two-way street, how close to the curb must your vehicle be?

   Correct answer: Not more than 12 inches from the curb

   Park lined up with the curb on the right, leaving no more than a foot of gap.

   Source: Section 5: Learning to Drive — Parking

3. 3. You are leaving a driveway or alley in a business or residential district. Before crossing the sidewalk, you must do what?

   Correct answer: Stop at the sidewalk and yield to pedestrians

   Pulling out of an alley, driveway, or private road within a business or residential area, you have to halt at the walkway and let any pedestrian there go first.

   Source: Section 5: Learning to Drive — A Driver Must Stop

4. 4. You have a green light, but traffic has filled the road on the far side of the intersection. What should you do?

   Correct answer: Wait before the intersection until there is room to clear it

   Do not enter an intersection when there is not enough room on the other side for your vehicle; stop before the intersection and wait until traffic ahead moves so you do not block it.

   Source: Section 5: Learning to Drive — Tips (Intersections)

5. 5. When you must park on a graded surface, which set of steps is correct?

   Correct answer: Turn the wheels toward the curb, shift to park, and set the parking brake

   On a hill, turn the front wheels toward the curb, shift from DRIVE to PARK, set the parking brake, and turn off the engine.

   Source: Section 5: Learning to Drive — Parking on a Hill or Grade

6. 6. May a bicycle be parked on a sidewalk in Ohio?

   Correct answer: Yes, if it does not block pedestrian traffic

   Bikes, e-bikes, mopeds, and similar small devices can sit on a sidewalk provided they leave walkers a clear path.

   Source: Section 5: Learning to Drive — Parking

7. 7. Which of the following is a place where stopping, standing, or parking is prohibited?

   Correct answer: Directly ahead of a public or private driveway

   Off-limits spots include sidewalks, the space ahead of any driveway, the area up to 20 feet from a crossing, a 10-foot zone by a hydrant, and any spot within a foot of a parked car.

   Source: Section 5: Learning to Drive — Stopping, Parking, or Standing Prohibited

8. 8. You may not park within how many feet of an intersection or crosswalk?

   Correct answer: 20 feet

   Stopping or leaving a vehicle is banned anywhere closer than 20 feet to a crosswalk or intersection.

   Source: Section 5: Learning to Drive — Stopping, Parking, or Standing Prohibited

9. 9. On a two-way street, which way should your vehicle face when parked at the curb?

   Correct answer: Pointing the same way traffic moves on that side

   Point your car the same way traffic flows on your side of the roadway when you park.

   Source: Section 5: Learning to Drive — Parking

10. 10. When you must park facing downhill next to a curb, which way should you turn your front wheels?

    Correct answer: Toward the curb

    Parking on a slope calls for angling your front tires in toward the curb so the car is less likely to roll.

    Source: Section 5: Learning to Drive — Parking on a Hill or Grade

11. 11. How close to a fire hydrant are you allowed to park?

    Correct answer: No closer than 10 feet from it

    You may not stop, stand, or park within 10 feet of a fire hydrant.

    Source: Section 5: Learning to Drive — Stopping, Parking, or Standing Prohibited

12. 12. How may you park along a one-way street?

    Correct answer: Parallel to either the right or left curb

    Along a one-way street you may line up next to whichever curb you like, staying within a foot of it.

    Source: Section 5: Learning to Drive — Parking