Rhode Island permit test: stopping, parking and backing
Where you may stop and park and proper backing. 10 questions, 10 at a time, starting with ones you haven't seen.
Rules to remember5 key stopping, parking and backing rulesShow the rules
- You may not park or stop within 8 feet of a fire hydrant. (p. 33, Rhode Island Driver's Manual (April 2024) (opens the handbook))
- Keep 30 feet of clear space between your parked car and any stop sign, traffic light, or flashing signal. (p. 33, Rhode Island Driver's Manual (April 2024) (opens the handbook))
- Double parking means parking beside a vehicle already stopped or parked at the side of a street, which is prohibited. (p. 33, Rhode Island Driver's Manual (April 2024) (opens the handbook))
- Parking or stopping on a bridge or in a tunnel is prohibited, along with on sidewalks, in intersections and on railroad tracks. (p. 33, Rhode Island Driver's Manual (April 2024) (opens the handbook))
- If you back up more than 30 feet, turn on your hazard lights to warn others, and look over your right shoulder while backing. (p. 34, Rhode Island Driver's Manual (April 2024) (opens the handbook))
Taken from the explanations to checked practice questions; page numbers link to the official handbook.
Sample stopping, parking and backing questions
1.You need to drop off a package near a railroad crossing. How close may you stop?
- AAnywhere if your flashers are on
- BNever within 100 feet for any reason
- CRight on the tracks if no train is coming
- DWithin 50 feet only briefly to load or unload
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✓ D. Within 50 feet only briefly to load or unload
You may not park within 50 feet of the nearest rail of a railroad crossing unless you stop briefly to load or unload passengers or packages.
2.You park on a one-way road. Which direction must your car face?
- AThe same way traffic goes
- BAgainst traffic, so you can see it
- CEither direction
- DToward the nearest intersection
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✓ A. The same way traffic goes
On a one-way road, either side's wheels may be up to 12 inches from the edge, and the car must face the same way traffic goes.
3.You will back up more than 30 feet. What is recommended?
- ARely only on the rearview mirror
- BTurn on your high beams
- CTurn on your hazard lights
- DBack up as quickly as possible
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✓ C. Turn on your hazard lights
If you back up more than 30 feet, turn on your hazard lights to warn others, and look over your right shoulder while backing.
4.You pull out of a parked position into traffic. Which step comes before you drive off?
- ACheck over your left shoulder
- BHonk twice to warn other cars
- CBack up to get more room first
- DSwitch on your high beam lights
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✓ A. Check over your left shoulder
Before re-entering traffic from a parked position, check your mirrors and look over your left shoulder to cover the blind spots, then signal and pull out carefully.