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Colorado permit test: parking

Parking on hills, with and without a curb, and where not to park. 15 questions, 10 at a time, starting with ones you haven't seen.

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  1. While stopped, keep your wheels pointed straight ahead and don't turn them until you begin the turn. (p. 5)
  2. Stop even with the vehicle ahead, turn the wheel sharply right and back slowly. (p. 16)
  3. With a standard transmission, leave it in low gear facing uphill and in reverse facing downhill, and set the emergency brake. (p. 16)
  4. Leave an automatic in park, set the emergency brake, and remove the ignition key when leaving the vehicle. (p. 16)
  5. Do not park within 15 feet of a fire hydrant. (p. 16)
  6. To pull out of a parallel space, turn on your signal, check your mirrors and blind spots, and go only when it's safe. (p. 16)
  7. Wait at the stop line or crosswalk until there's a big enough gap. (p. 16)
  8. A three-point turnabout reverses direction on a road too narrow for a U-turn when you can't go around the block. (p. 16)
  9. U-turns are forbidden unless they can be made without endangering others, and never where a No U-turn sign is posted. (p. 16)
  10. When parked downhill, turn the front wheels toward the curb and let the car roll slowly until the front tire rests against it. (p. 17)

Taken from the explanations to checked practice questions; page numbers link to the official handbook.

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Sample parking questions

  1. 1.You are stopped at a light, waiting to turn left. Which way should your front wheels point while you wait?

    • ATurned to the left
    • BStraight ahead
    • CIt does not matter
    • DTurned to the right
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    ✓ B. Straight ahead

    While stopped, keep your wheels pointed straight ahead and don't turn them until you begin the turn. If you are hit from behind, straight wheels keep you out of oncoming traffic.

    Source: Colorado Driver Handbook (DR 2337) (DR 2337), page 5

  2. 2.When may you make a three-point turnabout?

    • AAt any busy intersection with a light
    • BOn a freeway after you miss an exit
    • COn a two-lane road too narrow for a U-turn
    • DOn a divided highway at night
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    ✓ C. On a two-lane road too narrow for a U-turn

    A three-point turnabout reverses direction on a road too narrow for a U-turn when you can't go around the block. Only use it on a two-lane roadway.

    Source: Colorado Driver Handbook (DR 2337) (DR 2337), page 16

  3. 3.Which of these is a place where you may NOT park?

    • AOn a bridge
    • BOn the shoulder of a quiet rural road
    • CAlong a curb on a residential street
    • DIn a marked space in a lot
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    ✓ A. On a bridge

    You may not park on a crosswalk, sidewalk, bridge, elevated structure, railroad tracks, controlled-access highway, in an intersection, tunnel or bike lane, or blocking a driveway.

    Source: Colorado Driver Handbook (DR 2337) (DR 2337), page 16

  4. 4.You park on a hill on a road with no curb. Which way should you turn your front wheels?

    • AStraight ahead
    • BRight, whether facing uphill or downhill
    • CLeft when uphill, right when downhill
    • DLeft in both cases
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    ✓ B. Right, whether facing uphill or downhill

    With no curb, turn your front wheels to the right whether you face uphill or downhill, so a rolling car goes off the highway, not into traffic.

    Source: Colorado Driver Handbook (DR 2337) (DR 2337), page 17