Parallel parking — Delaware Permit Test

When parking on a two-way Delaware highway, you must park parallel to and within 12 inches of the curb or edge of the road.

A car parked far from the curb sticks out into the lane where moving traffic has to swerve around it.

When parking on a two-way highway you must park parallel to and within 12 inches of the curb or edge of the highway.

If a car behind you is following too closely as you reach a parking space, do not stop suddenly; drive on and find another space.

Stopping short with a tailgater behind you invites a rear-end crash.

If a car behind you is following too closely, do not stop suddenly.

To start parallel parking, signal and stop with the back of your vehicle even with the back of the vehicle in front of the space.

Starting too far back or forward leaves no room to swing in, and you end up far from the curb.

Signal and stop with the back end of your vehicle even with the back of the vehicle in front of the place you want to park.

When parallel parking at a right-hand curb, back slowly while turning the steering wheel to the right, aiming the back of your car toward the front of the car behind.

Turning the wrong way swings the car out into the lane instead of in toward the curb.

Back slowly, turning your steering wheel to the right to aim the back of your car towards the front of the one behind you.

When parallel parking, once the front of your car clears the back of the car ahead, turn the wheels sharply to the left and keep backing slowly.

Turning left too soon hooks your front corner into the car in front of you.

As the front of your car clears the back of the car in front of you, turn your wheels sharply to the left and continue backing slowly until the back of your car almost touches the car behind you.

To park by the left-hand curb on a one-way street, follow the same parallel parking steps with right and left reversed.

Using the right-curb steps at a left curb swings the car the wrong way, out into traffic.

To park by the left-hand curb on a one-way street, follow the same directions but reverse right and left in the instructions.

How close to the curb must you park on a two-way street?

Within 12 inches. A car parked far from the curb sticks out into the lane where moving traffic has to swerve around it. Delaware Driver Manual, p.91: “When parking on a two-way highway you must park parallel to and within 12 inches of the curb or edge of the highway.”