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New York permit test: parking

Parallel parking, parking on hills, pulling out, where you may not park and reserved disability parking. 6 questions, 10 at a time, starting with ones you haven't seen.

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Sample parking questions

  1. 1. In New York, you may NOT park or stand within how many feet of a STOP sign?

    • A. 20 feet
    • B. 15 feet
    • C. 50 feet
    • D. 30 feet
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    D. 30 feet

    Parking or standing is not allowed within 30 feet of a traffic light, STOP sign or YIELD sign.

    Source: New York State Driver's Manual (MV-21) (No revision date in extractable text), page 43

  2. 2. How close to a railroad crossing may you park your vehicle?

    • A. No closer than 100 feet
    • B. No closer than 30 feet
    • C. No closer than 50 feet
    • D. No closer than 15 feet
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    C. No closer than 50 feet

    You cannot park within 50 feet of a railroad crossing. You also may never park, stop or stand on the tracks themselves.

    Source: New York State Driver's Manual (MV-21) (No revision date in extractable text), page 43

  3. 3. Unless a licensed driver stays in the vehicle, how close to a fire hydrant may you park, stop or stand?

    • A. No closer than 15 feet
    • B. No closer than 30 feet
    • C. No closer than 10 feet
    • D. No closer than 20 feet
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    A. No closer than 15 feet

    You may not park, stop or stand within 15 feet of a fire hydrant unless a licensed driver stays in the vehicle to move it in an emergency.

    Source: New York State Driver's Manual (MV-21) (No revision date in extractable text), page 43

  4. 4. You want to pick up a friend at a curb with a NO STANDING sign. What are you allowed to do?

    • A. Stop briefly to let your friend get in, staying in the car
    • B. Stop briefly to load packages into your trunk
    • C. Park and walk into the building to get your friend
    • D. Nothing; you may not stop there for any reason
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    A. Stop briefly to let your friend get in, staying in the car

    A NO STANDING sign allows only a temporary stop to pick up or drop off passengers, and the driver cannot leave the vehicle. Loading merchandise is allowed at a NO PARKING sign, not a NO STANDING sign.

    Source: New York State Driver's Manual (MV-21) (No revision date in extractable text), page 43