Parking
Legal parking, prohibited zones, and accessible parking rules.
Parking rules in Texas follow the federal framework with state-specific limits, distances, and exceptions. The practice questions below are drawn from the Texas driver handbook, so they track the state's own rules.
Parking questions, Texas edition.
Each question links through to a full explanation, the rule it tests, and a citation back to the manual.
- According to the Texas manual, what is the minimum distance a parked vehicle must keep from a fire hydrant? →
- What is the minimum distance the Texas manual requires between a parked vehicle and a crosswalk at an intersection? →
- According to the Texas manual, what three things must you do when leaving your vehicle? →
- The Texas manual sets a minimum distance for parking away from a railroad crossing. How far from the nearest rail? →
- According to the Texas manual, how close to a stop sign or flashing traffic light at the roadside may a vehicle park? →
- Your vehicle is on the opposite side of the street from a fire station entrance. How far from the entrance must you stay per the Texas manual? →
- According to the Texas manual, a parallel-parked vehicle should not be more than what distance from the curb or edge of the road? →
- The Texas manual describes where to stop your vehicle before you begin backing into a parallel parking space. Where is that? →
- You must leave your car on the paved part of a highway outside a business or residential district. According to the Texas manual, from what minimum distance in each direction must the vehicle be visible? →
- According to the Texas manual, coasting in what situation is illegal? →
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