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NL Class 5: Parking and backing up

Backing safely, where you may not park and the distances from stop signs, crosswalks, hydrants, bus stops and railway crossings, parking on hills, parallel and angle parking.

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When parallel parked properly, how close should your wheels be to the curb?

Study reference: Newfoundland and Labrador Driver's Handbook (2025 edition), Ch. 4 Rules of the Road — Backing, Parking, Parking on a hill, Parallel parking, Angle parking, pp. 107–112

All 17 questions in this test

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  1. When parallel parked properly, how close should your wheels be to the curb?

    1. Within 1 metre
    2. Within 10 cm
    3. Within 30 cm
    4. Within 50 cm

  2. You must park on a highway. From how far away must your vehicle be visible in both directions?

    1. 100 metres
    2. 30 metres
    3. 150 metres
    4. 60 metres

  3. How large a space do you need for parallel parking?

    1. About twice your vehicle's length
    2. About three times your vehicle's length
    3. Exactly your vehicle's length
    4. About 1.5 times your vehicle's length

  4. Your car breaks down and you raise the hood. What does a raised hood signal to other drivers?

    1. That you are about to pull out
    2. That you need help
    3. That the engine is cooling
    4. That the car is for sale

  5. How close may you park to the entrance of a school or church?

    1. No closer than 12 metres
    2. No closer than 6 metres
    3. No closer than 20 metres
    4. No closer than 2 metres

  6. How far from a bus stop must you park?

    1. At least 30 metres
    2. At least 20 metres
    3. At least 10 metres
    4. At least 5 metres

  7. You want to park on the same side of the street as a fire station entrance. How far away must you be?

    1. At least 7 metres
    2. At least 30 metres
    3. At least 15 metres
    4. At least 3 metres

  8. What does the handbook mean by double-parking?

    1. Parking behind another car
    2. Stopping beside a vehicle already parked
    3. Parking across two spaces
    4. Parking for twice the time limit

  9. You park facing uphill next to a curb. Which way should your wheels point?

    1. Toward the centre of the street
    2. Toward the curb
    3. Straight ahead
    4. Toward the edge of the street

  10. For a space at 90 degrees to the road, as in most parking lots, how does the handbook say to park?

    1. Back in and drive out
    2. Drive in and back out
    3. Drive in and drive out
    4. Either way is recommended

  11. While backing up, where should your left hand be on the steering wheel?

    1. At 9 o'clock
    2. At the bottom (6 o'clock)
    3. At the top centre (12 o'clock)
    4. On the gear lever

  12. How close to a stop sign may you park?

    1. No closer than 5 metres
    2. No closer than 10 metres
    3. No closer than 20 metres
    4. No closer than 3 metres

  13. What is the closest you may park to a railway crossing?

    1. 15 metres
    2. 10 metres
    3. 30 metres
    4. 5 metres

  14. What is the minimum distance you must park from a crosswalk?

    1. 6 metres
    2. 10 metres
    3. 15 metres
    4. 2 metres

  15. Before backing out of a driveway, what should you do first?

    1. Back up quickly to clear traffic
    2. Sound your horn twice
    3. Rely on your rear-view mirror
    4. Check behind the vehicle from outside

  16. You park facing uphill on a road with no curb. Which way do you turn your wheels?

    1. Toward the edge of the road
    2. Straight ahead
    3. Toward oncoming traffic
    4. Toward the centre of the road

  17. You park facing downhill. Which way should you turn your front wheels?

    1. Toward the centre of the street
    2. Straight ahead
    3. Toward the edge of the street
    4. It does not matter

Parking and backing up: key rules to remember

Our summary of what the official handbook says on this topic, in our own words. Read it before or after the practice questions above, then check the original chapter. Read the official chapter ↗

Backing

  • Check behind the vehicle from outside first (children, bikes). Check both sides once seated.
  • Shift weight to right hip, turn to look out the rear window, right arm along the top of the passenger seat; left hand at 12 o'clock on the wheel. Back slowly.
  • Crossing a crosswalk or sidewalk before the street: stop and check both ways again.
  • Back into the nearest lane going the direction you want.

Parking

  • Don't block sidewalk, intersection, lane, crosswalk, driveway, emergency exit; not in front of a loading door, on a bridge or in a tunnel; no double-parking.
  • Do not park within: 10 m of a stop sign or traffic control signal; 6 m of a crosswalk; 1 m of the curb point opposite a fire hydrant (as printed); 20 m of a bus stop; 15 m of a railway crossing; 7 m of a fire station entrance; 6 m of a public building entrance.
  • Parking on a highway: right shoulder, parallel, visible from 60 m in both directions; lock ignition, remove key, set brake.
  • Raised hood = widely recognised distress signal.
  • Leaving a parked position: check traffic, signal, pull out when safe.

Parking on a hill

  • Uphill with curb: wheels toward the centre of the street. Uphill without curb: wheels toward the edge. Downhill: always toward the edge.

Parallel parking

  • Space about 1.5 times your vehicle length. Align rear bumpers; reverse turning sharply right to about 45 degrees; when front clears, turn sharply left. Wheels within 30 cm of the curb.

Angle parking, practice

  • 90-degree spaces: back in, drive out. 60-degree spaces: drive in, back out. Practise from left and right. Signal during all parking procedures.

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