Texas Permit Test: Parking Practice Questions

Correct answer: No closer than 15 feet

Do not park or stand a vehicle within 15 feet of a fire hydrant.

Source: Chapter 7: Parking, Stopping, or Standing – Do Not Park or Stand a Vehicle

Correct answer: 20 feet

Parking or standing within 20 feet of a crosswalk at an intersection is prohibited.

Source: Chapter 7: Parking, Stopping, or Standing – Do Not Park or Stand a Vehicle

Correct answer: No closer than 30 feet

Do not park within 30 feet on the approach to a stop sign, yield sign, flashing signal, or other roadside traffic signal.

Source: Chapter 7: Parking, Stopping, or Standing – Do Not Park or Stand a Vehicle

Correct answer: At least 75 feet

On the same side, stay 20 feet from a fire station driveway; on the opposite side of the street, stay at least 75 feet from the entrance.

Source: Chapter 7: Parking, Stopping, or Standing – Do Not Park or Stand a Vehicle

Correct answer: No closer than 50 feet

Do not park a vehicle, occupied or not, within 50 feet of the nearest rail of a railroad crossing.

Source: Chapter 7: Parking, Stopping, or Standing – Do Not Park a Vehicle

Correct answer: 18 inches

When parallel parking, end up close to the curb and never more than 18 inches from it.

Source: Chapter 7: Parking, Stopping, or Standing – Parallel Parking

Correct answer: Even with the front of the car ahead of the space, two feet out

Signal, then stop even with the front of the car ahead of the space, about two feet away from it, before backing in.

Source: Chapter 7: Parking, Stopping, or Standing – Parallel Parking

Correct answer: To the right, toward the edge of the road

With no curb, turn the wheels to the right so the car would roll away from traffic if it moved.

Source: Chapter 7: Parking, Stopping, or Standing – Parking on Hills

Correct answer: Engine off, key removed, brake set, and front wheels turned to the curb or roadside

An unattended vehicle must have the engine off, ignition locked, key removed, and brake set; on a grade, turn the front wheels to the curb or side of the road.

Source: Chapter 7: Parking, Stopping, or Standing – Unattended Motor Vehicle

Correct answer: $500 to $750

Illegally parking in a disabled space is a misdemeanor with a $500 to $750 fine for a first offense, increasing for repeat offenses.

Source: Chapter 7: Parking, Stopping, or Standing – Disabled Parking

Correct answer: It is needed for wheelchair ramps and lifts

The striped areas next to disabled parking spaces are for wheelchair lifts, so do not park there.

Source: Chapter 7: Parking, Stopping, or Standing – Disabled Parking

Correct answer: Only when transporting the person it was issued to

A disabled parking placard may only be used when transporting the person it was issued to, and it may not be lent to others.

Source: Chapter 7: Parking, Stopping, or Standing – Disabled Parking

Correct answer: Be visible from 200 feet each way and use parking lights or dim headlights

If you can't park off the road, leave room to pass, be visible for at least 200 feet in each direction, and at night use parking lights or dim headlights.

Source: Chapter 7: Parking, Stopping, or Standing – Parking, Stopping, or Standing on a Highway Outside an Urban Area

Correct answer: No, it is illegal

Coasting downhill in neutral is illegal because it reduces your control of the vehicle.

Source: Chapter 7: Parking, Stopping, or Standing – Coasting

Correct answer: No, it is prohibited

You may not park, stop, or stand on the roadway side of a vehicle that is stopped or parked at the curb.

Source: Chapter 7: Parking, Stopping, or Standing – Do Not Park, Stop, or Stand a Vehicle