Arizona permit test: parking
Backing up, parallel parking, parking on hills, emergency parking and where parking is prohibited. 11 questions, 10 at a time, starting with ones you haven't seen.
Rules to remember7 key parking rulesShow the rules
- When parking downhill, turn your wheels toward the curb and set your parking brake. (p. 30)
- Uphill with a curb, turn your wheels to the left and let the car roll back until the right front wheel rests against the curb. (p. 30)
- When backing, turn around and look directly through the rear window. (p. 30)
- Stop alongside the forward car with your back bumpers lined up, leaving about 2 feet between you. (p. 30)
- With no curb, turn the wheels to the right so the car will roll away from the center of the road if the brakes fail. (p. 30)
- Check behind your car before you get in, because children and small objects are hard to see from the driver's seat. (p. 30)
- Arizona prohibits parking on a sidewalk, in front of driveways, in intersections, on bridges and near crosswalks and railroad crossings. (p. 31)
Taken from the explanations to checked practice questions; page numbers link to the official handbook.
Sample parking questions
1.You park facing uphill next to a curb. Which way should you turn your front wheels?
- ATo the right, then roll forward
- BTo the left, away from the curb
- CTo the right, toward the curb
- DStraight ahead
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✓ B. To the left, away from the curb
Uphill with a curb, turn your wheels to the left and let the car roll back until the right front wheel rests against the curb.
Source: Arizona Driver License Manual (99-0117) (Revised September 2026), page 30
2.You borrow your grandmother's car, which has a valid disability placard. She is not with you. May you park in a space with the access symbol?
- ANo, only when transporting her
- BYes, for up to 30 minutes
- CYes, because the car has a placard
- DYes, if no other spaces are open
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✓ A. No, only when transporting her
Spaces with the international symbol of access may be used only by a vehicle with a valid placard or plate, and only when carrying the person it was issued to.
Source: Arizona Driver License Manual (99-0117) (Revised September 2026), page 30
3.You are starting to parallel park. You pull up beside the car in front of the space. About how much space should you leave between your car and that car?
- AAbout 2 feet
- BAbout 4 feet
- CAbout 6 feet
- DAbout 6 inches
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✓ A. About 2 feet
Stop alongside the forward car with your back bumpers lined up, leaving about 2 feet between you.
Source: Arizona Driver License Manual (99-0117) (Revised September 2026), page 30
4.You park facing uphill on a road with no curb. Which way should you turn your front wheels?
- AStraight ahead
- BIt does not matter
- CTo the left
- DTo the right
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✓ D. To the right
With no curb, turn the wheels to the right so the car will roll away from the center of the road if the brakes fail.
Source: Arizona Driver License Manual (99-0117) (Revised September 2026), page 30