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PEI Class 7: Parking, stopping and backing

No-parking distances from hydrants, crosswalks, stop signs and railway tracks, parallel and angle parking, leaving a vehicle, breakdowns and safe backing.

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Your car breaks down at night on a highway and you can't move it off the road. What should you do?

Study reference: PEI Driver's Handbook (2022 PDF edition), Ch. 4 Speed Limits, Following Distances and Driving Skills — Meeting oncoming traffic, Parking regulations, Backing, pp. 100–104

All 13 questions in this test

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  1. Your car breaks down at night on a highway and you can't move it off the road. What should you do?

    1. Leave it with lights off
    2. Stand behind the car on the road to wave traffic around it
    3. Stop in the left lane
    4. Pull as far right as possible and turn on hazard lights

  2. How far in front of and behind a disabled truck or bus must flares or warning lamps be placed?

    1. At least 60 metres
    2. At least 150 metres
    3. At least 30 metres
    4. At least 15 metres

  3. What does the handbook advise just before you start backing?

    1. Open the driver's door to look
    2. Sound the horn to alert pedestrians
    3. Turn on your high beams
    4. Rev the engine

  4. To begin parallel parking, how far from the car ahead should you stop alongside it?

    1. About 0.45 metres
    2. About 2 metres
    3. About 0.1 metres
    4. About 1.5 metres

  5. What must you do before leaving your parked vehicle?

    1. Leave the keys under the seat
    2. Turn on the hazard lights
    3. Set the brake, stop the engine and remove the keys
    4. Leave it running if you'll only be gone a minute or two

  6. While backing into a parallel space, at what angle to the curb should you straighten your wheels?

    1. About 90 degrees
    2. About 70 degrees
    3. About 10 degrees
    4. About 45 degrees

  7. When parallel parked, how close to the curb must your wheels be?

    1. Touching the curb
    2. Within 0.5 metres
    3. Within 1 metre
    4. Within 0.3 metres

  8. You meet an oncoming car on a narrow street. Who should slow down or stop?

    1. Only the driver going uphill
    2. Both drivers
    3. Only the larger vehicle
    4. Only the driver who arrived second

  9. How far back from the approach to a crosswalk must you park?

    1. At least 6 metres
    2. At least 2 metres
    3. At least 15 metres
    4. At least 12 metres

  10. How close to the nearest rail of a railway crossing may you park?

    1. No closer than 6 metres
    2. No closer than 5 metres
    3. No closer than 15 metres
    4. No closer than 30 metres

  11. The handbook says double parking is illegal. What does double parking mean?

    1. Parking two cars one behind the other in a driveway
    2. Parking on the road side of a parked vehicle
    3. Parking across two spaces
    4. Parking facing the wrong way

  12. What is the closest you may park to a stop sign or traffic signal?

    1. 12 metres
    2. 2.5 metres
    3. 30 metres
    4. 6 metres

  13. How close to a fire hydrant may you park in PEI?

    1. No closer than 2.5 metres
    2. No closer than 10 metres
    3. No closer than 5 metres
    4. No closer than 1 metre

Parking, stopping and backing: 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 ↗

Meeting oncoming traffic (p. 100)

  • Keep in your half of the road, centred in your lane except when passing or turning.
  • On a narrow road both drivers must slow down or stop and help each other pass; if parked cars are on your half, move into a gap.
  • Don't use high beams in the city unless needed for safety; dim within 150 m of an oncoming vehicle on the highway.

Parking regulations (pp. 100–101)

  • Illegal to stop or park: in front of a private driveway, lane or intersection; within 2.5 m (8 ft) of a fire hydrant; on a crosswalk; within 6 m (20 ft) of the approach to a crosswalk; double parked; where it obstructs traffic or is a hazard; within 15 m (50 ft) of the nearest rail of a railway crossing; within 12 m (40 ft) of a stop sign or traffic signal; in a disabled space without a valid emblem (fine).
  • Parallel parking: wheels within 0.3 m (12 in) of the curb.
  • Set the hand or foot brake, stop the engine, remove the keys.
  • Look before opening a door on the traffic side.
  • Never park or stop on a travelled highway lane unless disabled; use parking or hazard lights in poor visibility; get off the highway quickly; at night pull as far right as possible; don't stand on the highway to make repairs.
  • Buses, heavy commercial vehicles and trucks must place flares or warning lamps at least 60 m (200 ft) in front of and behind the vehicle.

Parallel and angle parking, pulling out (pp. 102–103)

  • Stop even with the car ahead, about 0.45 m (1.5 ft) from it; back slowly turning sharply right until about 45 degrees to the curb; straighten; back until you see the rear car's left headlight, turn sharply left; then turn right and pull forward to centre.
  • Angle parking: drive forward into the space with equal room on each side.
  • Pulling out: check traffic, signal, pull away when safe without interfering.
  • Diagram shows wheel positions uphill/downhill, with and without a curb.

Backing (p. 104)

  • Backing is especially hazardous because of blind spots; back only when safe and without interfering with traffic.
  • Steps: check all around before getting in; look out the rear window; sound the horn just before backing; back slowly; check both sides; from a driveway check for pedestrians and traffic before crossing the sidewalk.

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