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Rhode Island Permit Test: Parking Practice Questions
Parking on hills, curb colors and where parking is not allowed.
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Question 1
How close to a fire hydrant may you park in RI?
No closer than 3 feet
No closer than 15 feet
No closer than 30 feet
No closer than 8 feet
Correct answer: No closer than 8 feet
Do not park within 8 feet of a fire hydrant.
Source: III. Stopping and Parking
Question 2
How close to a crosswalk at an intersection may you park in RI?
No closer than 5 feet
No closer than 20 feet
No closer than 10 feet
No closer than 100 feet
Correct answer: No closer than 20 feet
Do not park within 20 feet of a crosswalk at an intersection.
Source: III. Stopping and Parking
Question 3
How close to a stop sign or traffic light may you park in RI?
No closer than 10 feet
No closer than 30 feet
No closer than 20 feet
No closer than 100 feet
Correct answer: No closer than 30 feet
Do not park within 30 feet of a flashing light, stop sign, or traffic light.
Source: III. Stopping and Parking
Question 4
How close to the nearest rail of a railroad crossing may you park in RI?
No closer than 10 feet
No closer than 25 feet
No closer than 200 feet
No closer than 50 feet
Correct answer: No closer than 50 feet
Do not park within 50 feet of the nearest rail unless briefly loading or unloading.
Source: III. Stopping and Parking
Question 5
How close to a fire station driveway may you park on the same side in RI?
No closer than 5 feet
No closer than 10 feet
No closer than 20 feet
No closer than 100 feet
Correct answer: No closer than 20 feet
Do not park within 20 feet of a fire station driveway, or within 75 feet across the street where signed.
Source: III. Stopping and Parking
Question 6
When parked on a two-lane road in RI, how far from the curb may your right wheels be?
No more than 12 inches
No more than 24 inches
No more than 6 feet
Any distance, if you are not blocking traffic
Correct answer: No more than 12 inches
Right wheels must be a maximum of twelve inches from the right side of the road or curb.
Source: III. Stopping and Parking
Question 7
Which is a place you may NOT park in RI?
In a marked parking space
In your own driveway
In a parking garage
On a bridge or in a tunnel
Correct answer: On a bridge or in a tunnel
You may not park or stop on a bridge or in a tunnel, among other places.
Source: III. Stopping and Parking
Question 8
What is "double parking"?
Parking across two marked spaces in a lot
Parking for two hours at a one-hour meter
Parking beside a car already parked at the curb
Parking directly behind another parked car
Correct answer: Parking beside a car already parked at the curb
Double parking is stopping or parking beside a vehicle already stopped or parked at the side of a street.
Source: III. Stopping and Parking
Question 9
After parallel parking, what should you do?
Leave the engine running if you will be back soon
Stop the engine, remove the key, set the brake
Leave it in neutral so it can be pushed if needed
Leave the key inside so you won’t lose it
Correct answer: Stop the engine, remove the key, set the brake
Stop the engine, lock the ignition switch, remove the key, and set the parking brake.
Source: III. Stopping and Parking
Question 10
Pulling out from a parked position, what should you do before moving?
Only check the rearview mirror
Honk
Look over your left shoulder
Flash your lights
Correct answer: Look over your left shoulder
Check mirrors and look over your left shoulder to cover blind spots, signal, then pull out carefully.
Source: III. Stopping and Parking
Question 11
What is "dooring"?
Locking all doors
Leaving doors open at a gas station
Slamming a door
Opening a car door into a passing cyclist
Correct answer: Opening a car door into a passing cyclist
Dooring is when someone carelessly opens a car door and collides with a passing cyclist.
Source: VIII. Bicycle Riders
Question 12
What is the "Dutch Reach" in the RI manual?
Reaching for your seat belt
Opening the driver’s door with your right hand
Steering with one hand
Signaling with your arm
Correct answer: Opening the driver’s door with your right hand
Dutch Reach is opening the driver’s door with the right hand, turning your head to look out the side and rear windows.
Source: VIII. Bicycle Riders
Question 13
When starting on a hill during the RI road test, what must hold the car?
The clutch only
Your foot on the gas
Nothing
The parking brake
Correct answer: The parking brake
You will set the parking brake and shift to neutral; the parking brake must hold the vehicle from rolling back.
Source: III. Stopping and Parking
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