Minnesota Permit Test: Parking Practice Questions

Correct answer: 12 inches

Park with the curb-side wheels no more than 12 inches from the curb.

Source: Chapter 3: Traffic laws and vehicle operation – Parking

Correct answer: No closer than 10 feet

Parking within 10 feet of a fire hydrant is prohibited.

Source: Chapter 3: Traffic laws and vehicle operation – Parking

Correct answer: 20 feet

Do not park within 20 feet of a crosswalk at an intersection.

Source: Chapter 3: Traffic laws and vehicle operation – Parking

Correct answer: 30 feet

Parking within 30 feet of a flashing light, stop sign or traffic control signal is not allowed.

Source: Chapter 3: Traffic laws and vehicle operation – Parking

Correct answer: At least 50 feet

Do not park within 50 feet of the nearest rail of a railroad crossing.

Source: Chapter 3: Traffic laws and vehicle operation – Parking

Correct answer: Along a curb 40 feet from a stop sign with no restrictions posted

Parking is banned on bridges, at yellow curbs and at driveway ends; 40 feet from a stop sign is beyond the 30-foot limit.

Source: Chapter 3: Traffic laws and vehicle operation – Parking

Correct answer: Parking on the traffic side of a vehicle already parked at the curb

Double parking means stopping on the traffic side of a vehicle parked at the curb, and it is illegal.

Source: Chapter 3: Traffic laws and vehicle operation – Parking

Correct answer: Toward the curb

When the front of the vehicle points downhill, turn the wheels toward the curb or shoulder.

Source: Chapter 3: Traffic laws and vehicle operation – Parking

Correct answer: Away from the curb

Uphill with a curb, turn the wheels away from the curb so the car rolls back into it.

Source: Chapter 3: Traffic laws and vehicle operation – Parking

Correct answer: Toward the shoulder

Uphill with no curb, turn the wheels toward the shoulder so the car would roll off the road.

Source: Chapter 3: Traffic laws and vehicle operation – Parking

Correct answer: At least one white or amber front light and one red rear light, visible from 500 feet

At night a vehicle parked on a highway needs at least one white or amber front light and one red taillight, each visible from 500 feet.

Source: Chapter 3: Traffic laws and vehicle operation – Parking

Correct answer: Park at an angle across two regular spaces

If disability spaces are occupied, a driver with a valid permit or plates may park at an angle and occupy two standard spaces.

Source: Chapter 5: Signs, signals and pavement markings – Signs