A 4-minute lesson from the Oklahoma course. Read the rules and examples, follow the handbook page references, and check your understanding before you move on.
Not all collisions are driving errors: an improperly parked car can roll, gain speed, destroy property or kill someone. Parking well means securing the vehicle every time, getting fully off the road, and moving slowly and carefully into and out of spaces.
Where parking on a highway is permitted, signal, slow down and drive completely off the pavement. If you break down, move completely off the highway and turn on your emergency flashers. Watch for fast traffic as you get out, and keep children away from traffic.
Parallel parking: pull up even with the car ahead, about 2 feet out
Know the rule
The front of your car swings opposite to the direction of your turn and can hit the car next to you. Back slowly while turning until your left front wheel passes the rear bumper of the car parked on the left, then straighten the wheels as you come back into the lane.
Too close to the car ahead, or cutting right too soon, puts you too near its rear bumper. Too far out, and you can't get close to the curb. Cutting left too late hits the curb. Each time you pull out or back up, signal, watch for oncoming traffic and move slowly.
You're backing out of a supermarket angle space with a van parked beside you. Check for carts and people, tap the horn, and back very slowly. When you can see past the tops of the neighboring cars, stop and look both ways again before continuing.
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.
What should you do before backing out of an angle parking space?
Back out quickly to clear traffic
Only check your rearview mirror
Rely on your backup lights to warn others
Look both ways, then tap your horn
Answer: Look both ways, then tap your horn
Look both ways, double-check for traffic, and tap your horn to warn nearby pedestrians.
You should set the parking brake and turn off the motor every time you leave your car, even in your own driveway.
True
False
Answer: True
When you leave your car, set the parking brake, put it in gear or park, turn off the motor and remove the key; the manual adds it's good practice to lock it even in your own driveway.
