Parking — Oregon Permit Test

Parking on the Oregon permit test — 3 rules, each with the reason behind it and a question on it while it is fresh.

The rules

Park in the direction vehicles are moving in the lane, parallel to and no more than 12 inches from the curb, or as close as possible to the edge of the shoulder where there is no curb; where parking areas are marked your wheels must be within the marked space.

A car sitting proud of the curb takes width from the lane beside it, and one facing traffic has to cross the road against it to leave.

Park parallel to and no more than 12 inches from the curb.

2026-2027 Oregon Driver Manual, p.68

When leaving a parked or stopped position, check your blind spots and mirrors and yield to all other traffic.

You are entering a lane at zero speed from a place nobody was watching, so the whole duty to yield is yours.

When leaving a parked or stopped position, check your blind spots and mirrors, and yield to all other traffic.

2026-2027 Oregon Driver Manual, p.68

Angle parking is common in parking lots, shopping centers and on wide streets, and signs may be posted to indicate when a parking area is reverse angle or back-in only.

Backing into the space means leaving it forwards, facing the traffic you are joining rather than reversing blind into it.

Signs may be posted to indicate when a parking area is reverse angle or back-in only.

2026-2027 Oregon Driver Manual, p.68

On the test

How far from the curb may a vehicle be parked in Oregon?

No more than 12 inches. A car sitting proud of the curb takes width from the lane beside it, and one facing traffic has to cross the road against it to leave. 2026-2027 Oregon Driver Manual, p.68: “Park parallel to and no more than 12 inches from the curb.”

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Where these come from

Every rule here is checked against 2026-2027 Oregon Driver Manual, published by the Oregon Department of Transportation, and against the state code itself. Last checked 2026-09-15.