Parking placement and tips — Arkansas Permit Test

Parking placement and tips on the Arkansas permit test — 5 rules, each with the reason behind it and a question on it while it is fresh.

The rules

In Arkansas, you should always park your vehicle in a place that is far enough from the street or highway to avoid interfering with traffic and visible to cars approaching from either direction.

A parked car that drivers cannot see in time becomes something to crash into.

You should always park your vehicle in a place that is (1) far enough from the street or highway to avoid interfering with traffic and (2) visible to cars approaching from either direction.

Arkansas Driver License Study Guide, p.41

In Arkansas, when you park, always set the parking brake and leave the vehicle in gear if it has a manual transmission or in park if it has an automatic transmission.

A car left out of gear can roll away on the slightest slope, into traffic or a person.

Leave the vehicle in gear if it has a manual transmission or in “park” if it has an automatic transmission.

Arkansas Driver License Study Guide, p.41

In Arkansas, check traffic before you open the door, and always exit the vehicle on the curbside, if possible.

A door swung open into a traffic lane can be torn off by a passing car, or knock down a cyclist.

Always exit the vehicle on the curbside, if possible.

Arkansas Driver License Study Guide, p.41

In Arkansas, when parallel parking, your vehicle should be 18 inches or less from the curb.

A car parked far from the curb sticks out into the lane, where passing drivers can clip it.

When parallel parking, your vehicle should be 18 inches or less from the curb.

Arkansas Driver License Study Guide, p.41

In Arkansas, if you park on the roadway, park your vehicle as far away from traffic as possible; if there is a curb, park as close to the curb as possible.

Every foot closer to the curb is a foot farther from the cars going past.

If there is a curb, park as close to the curb as possible.

Arkansas Driver License Study Guide, p.41

On the test

The manual says to park far enough from the road to avoid interfering with traffic. What else must the place be?

Visible to cars from either direction. A parked car that drivers cannot see in time becomes something to crash into. Arkansas Driver License Study Guide, p.41: “You should always park your vehicle in a place that is (1) far enough from the street or highway to avoid interfering with traffic and (2) visible to cars approaching from either direction.”

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Where these come from

Every rule here is checked against Arkansas Driver License Study Guide, published by the Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration, and against the state code itself. Last checked 2026-10-04.