Tennessee: Parking rules — Part 2 Practice Test
Questions in this part include: “It is illegal to park within how many feet of a fire hydrant?” · “What does the manual say about parking on a sidewalk?”
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Questions are original and based on the official manual "Tennessee Comprehensive Driver License Manual" (March 2025 printing), Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security.
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What does the manual say about parking on the paved and unpaved portions of an interstate entrance or exit ramp?
- It is illegal, except when the vehicle is disabled
- It is allowed on the unpaved part of the ramp only
- It is allowed for up to one hour on a wide ramp
- It is allowed if you leave the flashers on
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Correct answer: It is illegal, except when the vehicle is disabled
Parking on interstate ramps, paved or unpaved, is illegal unless the vehicle is disabled.
Source: Tennessee Comprehensive Driver License Manual (March 2025 printing), page 65 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 65)
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It is illegal to park within how many feet of a fire hydrant?
- 5 feet
- 10 feet
- 15 feet
- 25 feet
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Correct answer: 15 feet
Parking within 15 feet of a fire hydrant is illegal.
Source: Tennessee Comprehensive Driver License Manual (March 2025 printing), page 65 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 65)
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It is illegal to park within how many feet of a crosswalk?
- 10 feet
- 20 feet
- 15 feet
- 30 feet
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Correct answer: 20 feet
Parking within 20 feet of a crosswalk, or in the marked crosswalk area, is illegal.
Source: Tennessee Comprehensive Driver License Manual (March 2025 printing), page 65 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 65)
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It is illegal to park within how many feet of a fire station driveway on the same side of the street?
- 10 feet
- 30 feet
- 50 feet
- 20 feet
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Correct answer: 20 feet
Parking within 20 feet of a fire station driveway on the same side of the street is illegal.
Source: Tennessee Comprehensive Driver License Manual (March 2025 printing), page 65 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 65)
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It is illegal to park within how many feet of a fire station driveway when you are on the other side of the street?
- 30 feet
- 50 feet
- 100 feet
- 75 feet
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Correct answer: 75 feet
On the other side of the street, parking within 75 feet of the fire station driveway is illegal.
Source: Tennessee Comprehensive Driver License Manual (March 2025 printing), page 65 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 65)
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It is illegal to park within how many feet of a traffic signal, stop sign or other traffic control device?
- 15 feet
- 30 feet
- 20 feet
- 50 feet
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Correct answer: 30 feet
Parking within 30 feet of a traffic signal, stop sign or other traffic control device is illegal.
Source: Tennessee Comprehensive Driver License Manual (March 2025 printing), page 65 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 65)
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It is illegal to park within how many feet of a railroad crossing?
- 15 feet
- 30 feet
- 50 feet
- 100 feet
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Correct answer: 50 feet
Parking within 50 feet of a railroad crossing is illegal.
Source: Tennessee Comprehensive Driver License Manual (March 2025 printing), page 65 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 65)
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What does the manual say about parking on a sidewalk?
- It is illegal
- It is allowed if pedestrians can pass
- It is allowed for up to 15 minutes
- It is allowed where there is no curb
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Correct answer: It is illegal
Parking on a sidewalk is illegal.
Source: Tennessee Comprehensive Driver License Manual (March 2025 printing), page 65 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 65)
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What does the manual say about parking upon any bridge or within a tunnel?
- It is allowed in the right lane only
- It is illegal
- It is allowed if your flashers are on
- It is allowed for up to five minutes
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Correct answer: It is illegal
Parking upon any bridge or within a tunnel is illegal.
Source: Tennessee Comprehensive Driver License Manual (March 2025 printing), page 65 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 65)
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What does the manual say about parking on the shoulder of an interstate?
- It is allowed for up to 15 minutes
- It is allowed in daylight hours only
- It is allowed if you stay inside the vehicle
- It is illegal, except in an emergency
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Correct answer: It is illegal, except in an emergency
Parking on the shoulder of any interstate is illegal except for an emergency situation.
Source: Tennessee Comprehensive Driver License Manual (March 2025 printing), page 65 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 65)
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What does the manual say about parking within an intersection?
- It is illegal
- It is allowed if you stay with the vehicle
- It is allowed on one-way streets
- It is allowed for up to five minutes
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Correct answer: It is illegal
Parking within an intersection is illegal.
Source: Tennessee Comprehensive Driver License Manual (March 2025 printing), page 65 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 65)
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Where signs prohibit stopping or standing, what does the manual say about parking there?
- It is allowed if you stay with the vehicle
- It is allowed only for loading or unloading
- It is illegal
- It is allowed after dark
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Correct answer: It is illegal
Parking is illegal where official signs prohibit stopping or standing.
Source: Tennessee Comprehensive Driver License Manual (March 2025 printing), page 65 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 65)
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What does a white painted curb mean?
- Stop only long enough to load or unload and stay with your car
- Do not stop, stand or park there under any condition
- Stop only long enough to pick up or drop off passengers
- Park for any length of time during daylight hours
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Correct answer: Stop only long enough to pick up or drop off passengers
A white curb allows stopping only long enough to pick up or drop off passengers.
Source: Tennessee Comprehensive Driver License Manual (March 2025 printing), page 66 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 66)
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What does a yellow painted curb mean?
- Stop only long enough to load or unload, and stay with your car
- Stop only long enough to pick up or drop off passengers
- Do not stop, stand or park there under any condition
- Park for any length of time after business hours
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Correct answer: Stop only long enough to load or unload, and stay with your car
A yellow curb allows stopping only long enough to load or unload, and you must stay with your car.
Source: Tennessee Comprehensive Driver License Manual (March 2025 printing), page 66 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 66)
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What does a red painted curb mean?
- Stop only long enough to pick up or drop off passengers
- Stop only long enough to load or unload and stay with your car
- Park only if you stay with your vehicle
- Do not stop, stand or park there under any condition
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Correct answer: Do not stop, stand or park there under any condition
A red curb means you may not stop, stand or park there under any condition.
Source: Tennessee Comprehensive Driver License Manual (March 2025 printing), page 66 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 66)
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At the start of parallel parking, you stop even with the car in front of the open space. Where should your rear bumper be?
- One car length past the other car's bumper
- Even with the bumper of the other parked car
- Touching the other car's bumper
- Even with the curb at the end of the space
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Correct answer: Even with the bumper of the other parked car
In step 1 your rear bumper should line up with the bumper of the other parked car.
Source: Tennessee Comprehensive Driver License Manual (March 2025 printing), page 66 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 66)
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When you stop beside the other car to begin parallel parking, how close may your vehicle be to it?
- No closer than two feet
- No closer than six inches
- No closer than five feet
- No closer than one foot
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Correct answer: No closer than two feet
Your vehicle should not be any closer than two feet from the other vehicle at the start.
Source: Tennessee Comprehensive Driver License Manual (March 2025 printing), page 66 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 66)
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When you begin backing into a parallel parking space, how do you turn the steering wheel?
- Sharply to the left
- Slightly to the left
- Sharply to the right
- Keep it straight
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Correct answer: Sharply to the right
In step 2 you back very slowly with the steering wheel turned sharply to the right.
Source: Tennessee Comprehensive Driver License Manual (March 2025 printing), page 66 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 66)
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While backing into a parallel parking space with the wheel turned sharply right, you turn until the car is at about what angle with the street?
- 15 degrees
- 45 degrees
- 30 degrees
- 90 degrees
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Correct answer: 45 degrees
You turn until the car is at about a 45-degree angle with the street.
Source: Tennessee Comprehensive Driver License Manual (March 2025 printing), page 66 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 66)
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When backing into a parallel space, when should you quickly straighten the front wheels and back straight?
- When the rear bumper touches the curb
- When the car is parallel to the curb
- When your front bumper is even with the other car’s back bumper
- As the front passenger side door passes the rear bumper of the other car
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Correct answer: As the front passenger side door passes the rear bumper of the other car
You straighten the front wheels as the front passenger door passes the other car’s rear bumper, then keep backing straight.
Source: Tennessee Comprehensive Driver License Manual (March 2025 printing), page 66 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 66)
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While parallel parking, your front bumper is even with the other car’s back bumper. What should you do?
- Turn the wheels sharply to the right and stop
- Straighten the wheels and back up straight
- Shift to drive and pull straight forward
- Turn the wheels sharply and rapidly to the left
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Correct answer: Turn the wheels sharply and rapidly to the left
In step 3, when the front bumper lines up with the other car’s back bumper, you turn the wheels sharply and rapidly left.
Source: Tennessee Comprehensive Driver License Manual (March 2025 printing), page 66 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 66)