No parking zones — Missouri Permit Test

No parking zones on the Missouri permit test — 6 rules, each with the reason behind it and a question on it while it is fresh.

The rules

Missouri forbids parking in an intersection, on a crosswalk or sidewalk, or across a driveway entrance.

Each one blocks something that has to stay open: the turns through an intersection, the route people walk, and somebody's only way out.

Do not park: • In an intersection. • On a crosswalk or sidewalk. • Across a driveway entrance.

Missouri Driver Guide, p.35

You must not park on the left side of a two-way street.

Parking on the left leaves you facing oncoming traffic and pulling out across it.

Do not park: • In an intersection. • On a crosswalk or sidewalk. • Across a driveway entrance. • On the left side of a two-way street.

Missouri Driver Guide, p.35

You must not park alongside a curb that is painted yellow.

Some parking restrictions are shown by the color of the curb rather than by a sign, and this is the one that means stay off.

Do not park: • In an intersection. • On a crosswalk or sidewalk. • Across a driveway entrance. • On the left side of a two-way street. • Alongside a curb that is painted yellow.

Missouri Driver Guide, p.35

You must not park on a bridge or where you would block a fire hydrant.

A bridge has no shoulder to spare, and a hydrant is only useful if a hose can reach it.

Do not park: • In an intersection. • On a crosswalk or sidewalk. • Across a driveway entrance. • On the left side of a two-way street. • Alongside a curb that is painted yellow. • On a bridge. • Blocking a fire hydrant.

Missouri Driver Guide, p.35

You must not park facing against traffic, or in a way that blocks normal traffic flow or creates a hazard for other drivers.

Facing the wrong way means pulling out the wrong way, and every driver who meets you is surprised.

Do not park: • In an intersection. • On a crosswalk or sidewalk. • Across a driveway entrance. • On the left side of a two-way street. • Alongside a curb that is painted yellow. • On a bridge. • Blocking a fire hydrant. • Blocking the normal traffic flow or creating a hazard to other drivers. • With your vehicle facing against traffic.

Missouri Driver Guide, p.35

Some parking restrictions are shown by colored curb markings rather than by signs, so check for signs that may prohibit or limit parking.

The absence of a sign is not permission. The curb itself may be carrying the rule.

Some parking restrictions are indicated by colored curb markings.

Missouri Driver Guide, p.35

On the test

Which of these three places does Missouri's no-parking list name?

Across a driveway entrance. Each one blocks something that has to stay open: the turns through an intersection, the route people walk, and somebody's only way out. Missouri Driver Guide, p.35: “Do not park: • In an intersection. • On a crosswalk or sidewalk. • Across a driveway entrance.”

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Where these come from

Every rule here is checked against Missouri Driver Guide, published by the Missouri Department of Revenue, and against the state code itself. Last checked 2026-09-16.