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Alaska driving lesson · Parking, Equipment & Maintenance

Where you may not park

A 2-minute lesson from the Alaska course. Read the rules and examples, follow the handbook page references, and check your understanding before you move on.

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Read time
2 minutes
Course unit
Parking, Equipment & Maintenance
Checkpoint questions
6
Source pages
70, 74, 76

Parking rules keep hydrants, crosswalks, intersections and rail crossings clear, and keep parked cars from becoming hazards on the highway. The exact distances are frequent test questions.

Never park closer than

Never park closer than
FromDistance
Fire hydrant15 feet
Crosswalk or intersection20 feet
Entrance to a fire station20 feet
Stop sign30 feet
Railroad crossing50 feet
Fire apparatus stopped with emergency lights flashing500 feet
Handbook p. 74 ↗

Know the rule

Outside city limits, when parking next to the roadway, get all four wheels off the pavement if possible.

Handbook p. 74 ↗
8 feet

At night, leave parking lights or low beams on unless you're parked this far from the edge of the pavement

Handbook p. 74 ↗

Know the rule

"No parking zones" in cities and towns are usually marked by a sign or a yellow or red painted curb.

Handbook p. 74 ↗

Know the rule

Double parking is prohibited by law.

Handbook p. 74 ↗

Know the rule

To prevent theft, never leave the key in the ignition. Remove keys or fobs from a parked, unattended vehicle.

Handbook p. 74 ↗

Know the rule

Except in an emergency, parking is prohibited on the paved portion of a highway, its shoulders, or anywhere within the right-of-way.

Handbook p. 70 ↗

Know the rule

Do not park within 500 feet of where fire apparatus has stopped and is displaying flashing red and/or blue lights.

Handbook p. 76 ↗

Put it into practice

You find a spot 18 feet from a corner crosswalk and 25 feet from a hydrant. The hydrant is fine (15 feet), but you're too close to the crosswalk. You need 20 feet, so keep looking.

Check your understanding

Read the question, decide on an answer, then open it to check the explanation. These are Roadwise study questions based on the source handbook.

How far must you park from a fire hydrant?
  1. 10 feet
  2. 20 feet
  3. 15 feet
  4. 30 feet

Answer: 15 feet

You may not park closer than 15 feet from a fire hydrant.

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How far must you park from a stop sign?
  1. 15 feet
  2. 20 feet
  3. 50 feet
  4. 30 feet

Answer: 30 feet

You may not park closer than 30 feet from a stop sign.

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How far must you park from a crosswalk or intersection?
  1. 15 feet
  2. 20 feet
  3. 30 feet
  4. 10 feet

Answer: 20 feet

You may not park closer than 20 feet from a crosswalk or intersection.

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How far must you park from a railroad crossing?
  1. 20 feet
  2. 30 feet
  3. 50 feet
  4. 100 feet

Answer: 50 feet

You may not park closer than 50 feet from a railroad crossing.

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How far must you park from fire apparatus stopped with emergency lights flashing?
  1. 100 feet
  2. 200 feet
  3. 50 feet
  4. 500 feet

Answer: 500 feet

You may not park within 500 feet of fire apparatus stopped with lights flashing.

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When parking outside city limits adjacent to a roadway, where should all four wheels be?
  1. Off the pavement, if possible
  2. Straddling the shoulder line
  3. On the pavement with hazards on
  4. It does not matter as long as lights are on

Answer: Off the pavement, if possible

Outside city limits, all four wheels should be off the pavement if possible.

Handbook p. 74 ↗
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