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Parking

A 3-minute lesson from the Vermont 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
3 minutes
Course unit
Speed, Turns, Right-of-Way & Parking
Checkpoint questions
6
Source pages
30

A parked car can still cause a crash if it rolls, blocks a view or sits where emergency vehicles need access. Vermont's parking rules use exact distances, so learn the numbers precisely.

Know the rule

Parking choices include parallel, angle (left or right) and perpendicular (left or right, forward or backward). Don't cross the center line to park.

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12 inches

On a 2-lane road your right wheels must be within 12 inches of the curb or road edge; on a one-way road, within 12 inches of the side

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Know the rule

Park in the same direction as traffic. If you must park on a highway in a rural area, get all wheels off the traveled portion of the road.

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150 feet

Don't stop on a hill, a curve, or anywhere your vehicle can't be seen for at least 150 feet in either direction

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Know the rule

When parking on a hill, always turn your front wheels and set the parking brake so the vehicle can't roll into traffic.

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Parking on a hill (wheel direction)
Parking on a hill (right side of the street)

Which way to turn your wheels (right side of street)

Which way to turn your wheels (right side of street)
Parking…Turn wheels
DownhillTo the right
Uphill, with a curbTo the left
Uphill, without a curbTo the right
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Never park:

  • On the traveled portion of the highway
  • Beside a vehicle stopped or parked at the side of a street
  • On a sidewalk, a crosswalk, or within an intersection
  • Beside road work, so that you block traffic
  • On a bridge or in a tunnel
  • On railroad tracks
  • In front of any driveway
  • On a marked bicycle lane, or in a marked disabled parking area
  • Anywhere an official sign says No Parking
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Minimum parking distances

Minimum parking distances
Don't park within…Of
6 feetA fire hydrant
20 feetA crosswalk at an intersection
30 feetA flashing red or yellow light, stop sign or traffic light
50 feetThe nearest rail of a railroad crossing
20 feet (75 feet across the street)A fire station driveway, when signs are posted
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Put it into practice

You're parallel parking downtown near a corner. Keep your right wheels within 12 inches of the curb, at least 6 feet from the hydrant, 20 feet from the crosswalk and 30 feet from the stop sign. You can't park in front of the driveway next to it.

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.

When parking on a two-lane road, your right wheels must be within how many inches of the curb or road edge?
  1. 18 inches
  2. 6 inches
  3. 24 inches
  4. 12 inches

Answer: 12 inches

A vehicle parked on a 2-lane road must have its right wheels within 12 inches of the right side of the road or curb.

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In Vermont, you may not park within how many feet of a fire hydrant?
  1. 6 feet
  2. 15 feet
  3. 10 feet
  4. 20 feet

Answer: 6 feet

Vermont's no-parking list includes within 6 feet of a fire hydrant.

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You want to park near a corner with a stop sign. How far from the stop sign must you stay?
  1. At least 20 feet
  2. At least 30 feet
  3. At least 50 feet
  4. At least 15 feet

Answer: At least 30 feet

Do not park within 30 feet of a flashing red or yellow light, stop sign, or traffic light.

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You're parking downhill on the right side of the street. Which way should you turn your front wheels?
  1. To the right
  2. To the left
  3. Keep them straight
  4. Left if there is no curb

Answer: To the right

The handbook's hill-parking diagram shows turning the wheels to the right when parking downhill, then setting the parking brake.

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You must not stop where your vehicle can't be seen for at least how far in either direction?
  1. 100 feet
  2. 200 feet
  3. 150 feet
  4. 500 feet

Answer: 150 feet

Don't stop on a hill, curve, or anywhere your vehicle cannot be seen for at least 150 feet in either direction.

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You may park 10 feet from a crosswalk at an intersection as long as your car doesn't block it.
  1. True
  2. False

Answer: False

Parking is not allowed within 20 feet of a crosswalk at an intersection.

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