Angle parking — Louisiana Permit Test
Angle parking on the Louisiana permit test — 4 rules, each with the reason behind it and a question on it while it is fresh.
The rules
When entering an angle parking space, make sure the rear of your car will clear any parked car, then steer sharply in and center your car.
If you turn in too early, the back of your car swings into the car parked next to the space.
Make sure the rear of your car will clear any parked car.
When backing out of an angle parking space, the front of your car will swing opposite to the direction of your turn.
Forgetting the swing is how drivers scrape the car parked beside them.
Remember that the front of your car will swing opposite to the direction of your turn.
When backing out of an angle space, back slowly while turning until your left front wheel passes the rear bumper of the car parked on your left.
Turning before you clear that bumper drags your car's front into the parked car.
Back slowly while turning until your left front wheel passes the rear bumper of the car parked on your left.
When possible, it is preferable to back into a perpendicular parking spot or to pull through.
Pulling out forward lets you see people and cars coming, which is much safer than backing blind.
When possible, it is preferable to back into a perpendicular parking spot or to pull through.
On the test
When pulling into an angle parking space, what must you make sure of?
Your rear will clear any parked car. If you turn in too early, the back of your car swings into the car parked next to the space. Class D & E Driver's Guide, p.68: “Make sure the rear of your car will clear any parked car.”
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Where these come from
Every rule here is checked against Class D & E Driver's Guide, published by the Louisiana Department of Public Safety, and against the state code itself. Last checked 2026-10-04.
- src/assets/drivers-manuals/LA.pdf (Class D & E Driver's Guide, DPSMV2052 (R08/25), Louisiana Office of Motor Vehicles, retrieved 2026-09-14; sha256 pinned in SOURCES.json)
- src/assets/drivers-manuals/LA.pages.txt (the plain pdftotext fixture every citation here was cut from and verified against; sha256 pinned in SOURCES.json)
- src/assets/drivers-manuals/LA-exam.html (the OMV's Permits page, https://expresslane.la.gov/omv/drivers/personal-driver-s-licenses/permits/, archived 2026-10-04; the 40-question count)
- https://expresslane.la.gov/omv/resources/driver-manuals/
- https://expresslane.la.gov/omv/drivers/personal-driver-s-licenses/new-licenses/ (read 2026-10-04; "An 80% is the minimum passing score for the knowledge test.")