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Yukon Class 7: Parking rules

Where parking is illegal and the distances that apply, distance from the curb, wheel position on hills and leaving the vehicle in gear.

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How close to a crosswalk or intersection may you park?

Study reference: Yukon Driver's Basic Handbook (2023 edition), Ch. 4 Rules of the road — Parking tips and rules, p. 56

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  1. How close to a crosswalk or intersection may you park?

    1. No closer than 2 metres
    2. No closer than 5 metres
    3. No closer than 15 metres
    4. No closer than 9 metres

  2. When parking in a stall, what does the handbook say is usually safest?

    1. Leave the engine running
    2. Park across two stalls
    3. Back in so you won't have to back out
    4. Drive in nose first every time

  3. There is a stop sign at the corner. How close to it 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 1 metre

  4. You park facing downhill next to a curb. Which way should your front wheels point?

    1. Left if the street is busy
    2. To the left, away from the curb
    3. Straight ahead
    4. To the right, toward the curb

  5. How far must you park from the nearest rail of a railway crossing?

    1. At least 5 metres
    2. At least 15 metres
    3. At least 30 metres
    4. At least 50 metres

  6. How close may you park to the entrance of a driveway, back lane or garage?

    1. No closer than 0.5 metres
    2. No closer than 3 metres
    3. No closer than 1.5 metres
    4. No closer than 5 metres

  7. You park facing uphill on a street with a curb. Which way should you turn your front wheels?

    1. To the left, away from the curb
    2. It does not matter with a curb
    3. To the right, toward the curb
    4. Straight ahead

  8. When parallel parking, how close to the curb should your vehicle be?

    1. Touching the curb
    2. Within 1.5 metres
    3. Within 50 centimetres
    4. Within 1 metre

  9. How close to a fire hydrant may you park?

    1. No closer than 5 metres
    2. No closer than 10 metres
    3. No closer than 1.5 metres
    4. No closer than 3 metres

  10. You park a standard-transmission car facing downhill. What gear should you leave it in?

    1. First
    2. Second
    3. Neutral
    4. Reverse

  11. The curb beside an open space is painted yellow. May you park there?

    1. Only after 6 p.m.
    2. Yes, if you stay in the vehicle with flashers on
    3. No; parking is illegal at yellow or red curbs
    4. Yes, for up to 15 minutes

  12. Which of these is an illegal place to park?

    1. On a residential side street
    2. Beside a curb painted white
    3. On a bridge
    4. Next to a closed business

Parking rules: 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 ↗

Parking tips and rules, p. 56

  • Illegal to park: on a sidewalk or boulevard; within 1.5 m of a driveway, back lane, private road or garage entrance; within 5 m of a fire hydrant (measured from the curb beside it); within 5 m of a crosswalk or intersection; within 5 m of a stop sign or traffic light; within 15 m of the nearest rail of a railway crossing; in a bicycle lane; on a bridge or in a highway tunnel; where it blocks the view of a traffic sign; where a sign prohibits parking or the curb is painted yellow or red; in a disabled space without a permit and a person with a disability aboard.
  • Park parallel and within 50 cm of the curb.
  • Wheels: to the right when uphill without a curb, or downhill with or without a curb; to the left when uphill with a curb.
  • Set the parking brake; automatic in park; standard in reverse facing downhill, first gear facing uphill or level.
  • Stall parking: backing in is usually safest; better still, drive through to a facing empty stall.

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