Delaware permit test: parking
General parking rules and stopping and parking violations. 12 questions, 10 at a time, starting with ones you haven't seen.
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- Before parallel parking, check your mirror. (p. 91, Delaware Driver Manual (JULY 2026) (opens the handbook))
- When you park and leave your car, stop the engine, lock the ignition, remove the key and set the brakes. (p. 91, Delaware Driver Manual (JULY 2026) (opens the handbook))
- Park parallel to and within 12 inches of the curb or edge of the road. (p. 91, Delaware Driver Manual (JULY 2026) (opens the handbook))
- When parked on a shoulder or roadside from sunset to sunrise, or when you can't see 1000 feet, turn on parking lights (or 4-way flashers). (p. 91, Delaware Driver Manual (JULY 2026) (opens the handbook))
- Leave a manual car in low gear when parked headed uphill and in reverse when headed downhill, in case the parking brake fails. (p. 91, Delaware Driver Manual (JULY 2026) (opens the handbook))
- After signaling, pull up beside the car ahead of the space so your rear bumpers line up. (p. 91, Delaware Driver Manual (JULY 2026) (opens the handbook))
- You may not stop or park within 15 feet of a fire hydrant. (p. 92, Delaware Driver Manual (JULY 2026) (opens the handbook))
- Headed uphill with a curb, turn the front wheels away from the curb and let the curb-side front wheel touch it. (p. 92, Delaware Driver Manual (JULY 2026) (opens the handbook))
- Never open a door into traffic. (p. 92, Delaware Driver Manual (JULY 2026) (opens the handbook))
Taken from the explanations to checked practice questions; page numbers link to the official handbook.
Sample parking questions
1.You park headed uphill on a road with no curb. Which way should you turn your front wheels?
- AToward the center of the road
- BToward the edge of the highway
- CIt doesn't matter
- DStraight ahead
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✓ B. Toward the edge of the highway
Uphill with no curb, turn the wheels toward the edge of the road, so a rolling car would go off the road rather than into traffic.
2.You park a manual-transmission car headed uphill. Which gear should you leave it in?
- ANeutral
- BLow gear
- CAny gear
- DReverse
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✓ B. Low gear
Leave a manual car in low gear when parked headed uphill and in reverse when headed downhill, in case the parking brake fails.
3.You want to parallel park, but a car behind you is following too closely. What should you do?
- ATurn on your hazards and stop
- BKeep driving and find another space
- CStop suddenly and back in
- DWave the driver around you
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✓ B. Keep driving and find another space
Before parallel parking, check your mirror. If a car is following too closely, don't stop suddenly; keep driving and find another space to avoid being hit from the rear.
4.You park on a street and leave your car. What must you do?
- ALeave the key in case it needs moving
- BLeave the engine running if you'll be quick
- CJust put it in park
- DStop the engine, remove the key and set the brake
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✓ D. Stop the engine, remove the key and set the brake
When you park and leave your car, stop the engine, lock the ignition, remove the key and set the brakes. Leaving keys in a running, unattended car is illegal.