Vermont permit test: parking
Parking on hills, where you may not park and parallel parking. 10 questions, 10 at a time, starting with ones you haven't seen.
Rules to remember8 key parking rulesShow the rules
- On a hill, turn the front wheels and set the parking brake so the car can't roll into traffic. (p. 30, Vermont Driver's Manual (2025) (opens the handbook))
- You may not park on railroad tracks or within 50 feet of the nearest rail of a crossing. (p. 30, Vermont Driver's Manual (2025) (opens the handbook))
- Vermont bans parking within 6 feet of a fire hydrant. (p. 30, Vermont Driver's Manual (2025) (opens the handbook))
- You may not park on a bridge or in a tunnel, among other places listed in the manual. (p. 30, Vermont Driver's Manual (2025) (opens the handbook))
- Do not park within 20 feet of a crosswalk at an intersection, so drivers and walkers can see each other. (p. 30, Vermont Driver's Manual (2025) (opens the handbook))
- Do not park within 30 feet of a flashing red or yellow light, a stop sign or a traffic light. (p. 30, Vermont Driver's Manual (2025) (opens the handbook))
- When you back up, you are responsible for traffic in all directions. (p. 58, Vermont Driver's Manual (2025) (opens the handbook))
- Signal right and stop alongside the front vehicle about two to three feet away before backing into the space. (p. 58, Vermont Driver's Manual (2025) (opens the handbook))
Taken from the explanations to checked practice questions; page numbers link to the official handbook.
Sample parking questions
1.You must stop on a rural highway. Where should your car be?
- AHalf on the road, half on the shoulder
- BIn the travel lane with hazards on
- CWith all wheels off the traveled road
- DJust past the top of a hill
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✓ C. With all wheels off the traveled road
If you park on a rural highway, all wheels must be off the traveled road, and you should not stop where you can't be seen for 150 feet.
2.How close to a crosswalk at an intersection may you park?
- ANo closer than 6 feet
- BNo closer than 50 feet
- CNo closer than 20 feet
- DNo closer than 10 feet
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✓ C. No closer than 20 feet
Do not park within 20 feet of a crosswalk at an intersection, so drivers and walkers can see each other.
3.Which of these is a place where parking is NOT allowed?
- AIn a parking lot
- BAlong a curb in town
- COn a bridge
- DIn a marked space
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✓ C. On a bridge
You may not park on a bridge or in a tunnel, among other places listed in the manual.
4.What must you always do when you park on a hill?
- ALeave the car in neutral gear
- BLeave the engine running to idle
- CTurn the wheels; set parking brake
- DPark in the middle of your lane
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✓ C. Turn the wheels; set parking brake
On a hill, turn the front wheels and set the parking brake so the car can't roll into traffic.