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Louisiana permit test: parking and backing

The parking brake, hills, angle and parallel parking, accessible parking and backing. 18 questions, 10 at a time, starting with ones you haven't seen.

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Rules to remember10 key parking and backing rulesShow the rules
  1. Use the parking brake every time you park, on hills or flat ground, in automatic or manual cars. (p. 72, Class D & E Driver's Guide (DPSMV2052) (opens the handbook))
  2. Facing downhill, turn your wheels toward the curb and shift into reverse or park. (p. 73, Class D & E Driver's Guide (DPSMV2052) (opens the handbook))
  3. Facing uphill with a curb, turn your wheels away from the curb so the car rolls back into it if the brakes fail. (p. 73, Class D & E Driver's Guide (DPSMV2052) (opens the handbook))
  4. Signal and stop parallel to the front car, about 18 inches away, with rear bumpers even. (p. 74, Class D & E Driver's Guide (DPSMV2052) (opens the handbook))
  5. Getting out on the street side is dangerous. (p. 75, Class D & E Driver's Guide (DPSMV2052) (opens the handbook))
  6. A blue curb indicates an accessibility restriction for drivers with a proper plate, hang tag or card. (p. 75, Class D & E Driver's Guide (DPSMV2052) (opens the handbook))
  7. You may not park within 20 feet of a traffic signal, flashing beacon, stop sign or yield sign at the side of the road. (p. 75, Class D & E Driver's Guide (DPSMV2052) (opens the handbook))
  8. A yellow curb marks a loading zone or some other restriction. (p. 75, Class D & E Driver's Guide (DPSMV2052) (opens the handbook))
  9. A white curb means only short stops are permitted. (p. 75, Class D & E Driver's Guide (DPSMV2052) (opens the handbook))
  10. Turn your head and body and look out the rear window. (p. 78, Class D & E Driver's Guide (DPSMV2052) (opens the handbook))

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

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Sample parking and backing questions

  1. 1.Before backing up, what is the best way to see behind you?

    • ATurn and look out the rear window
    • BRely on the backup beeper
    • CUse only the rearview mirror
    • DUse only the side mirrors
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    ✓ A. Turn and look out the rear window

    Turn your head and body and look out the rear window. Do not depend on your mirrors, and walk around the car first.

    Source: Class D & E Driver's Guide (DPSMV2052) (DPSMV2052), page 78

  2. 2.What is the closest you may park to a railroad crossing?

    • A20 feet
    • B50 feet
    • C15 feet
    • D100 feet
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    ✓ B. 50 feet

    It is illegal to park within 50 feet of a railroad crossing.

    Source: Class D & E Driver's Guide (DPSMV2052) (DPSMV2052), page 75

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

    • AUphill: middle; downhill: edge
    • BToward the edge of the road
    • CStraight ahead
    • DToward the middle of the road
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    ✓ B. Toward the edge of the road

    With no curb, turn your wheels toward the edge of the road, whether facing uphill or downhill.

    Source: Class D & E Driver's Guide (DPSMV2052) (DPSMV2052), page 73

  4. 4.An accessible parking space has blue diagonal stripes beside it. May you leave a shopping cart in that striped area?

    • AYes, if it is only for a minute
    • BNo, that blocks the access aisle
    • CYes, if you have a hang tag
    • DYes, it is extra space for anyone
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    ✓ B. No, that blocks the access aisle

    The striped access aisle is for safe loading and unloading. Leaving carts or motorcycles there counts as blocking it.

    Source: Class D & E Driver's Guide (DPSMV2052) (DPSMV2052), page 76