A 2-minute lesson from the Missouri course. Read the rules and examples, follow the handbook page references, and check your understanding before you move on.
Parking in the wrong place can block traffic, hide pedestrians or keep firefighters from a hydrant. Check for signs that prohibit or limit parking, and watch for colored curb markings.
Do not park:
In an intersection
On a crosswalk or sidewalk
Across a driveway entrance
On the left side of a two-way street
Alongside a curb painted yellow
On a bridge
Blocking a fire hydrant
Blocking normal traffic flow or creating a hazard to other drivers
Handicapped parking spaces may be used only when the vehicle displays a handicapped placard or license plates AND a physically handicapped person is in the vehicle, or is being dropped off or picked up.
You borrow your grandmother's car, which has a disability placard, to run errands alone. You may not park in a handicapped space: she isn't with you. With her in the car, or while dropping her off or picking her up, you may.
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.
Which of the following is prohibited for parking?
Parking on the right side of a one-way street
Blocking a fire hydrant
Parking within a designated area
Parking facing the direction of traffic
Answer: Blocking a fire hydrant
You may not park in a way that blocks a fire hydrant, among other listed no-parking areas.
A handicapped parking space may be used when which condition is met?
Only if no other spaces are available
Valid placard or plates and a handicapped occupant
A placard is displayed, even if the owner is absent
Any driver, for 15 minutes or less
Answer: Valid placard or plates and a handicapped occupant
Handicapped spaces may only be used when the vehicle displays a valid placard or plates and a physically handicapped person is the occupant, or is being dropped off or picked up.
