No parking places — Rhode Island Permit Test

No parking places on the Rhode Island permit test — 3 rules, each with the reason behind it and a question on it while it is fresh.

The rules

Double parking, stopping beside a vehicle already stopped or parked at the side of the street, is not allowed.

A double-parked car blocks a whole lane and forces others out into oncoming traffic.

Beside a vehicle stopped or parked at the side of a street (Double Parking).

Rhode Island Driver’s Manual, p.33

You may not park or stop on a bridge or in a tunnel, or on railroad tracks.

A stopped car on a bridge or in a tunnel leaves others no shoulder to get around it.

On a bridge or in a tunnel.

Rhode Island Driver’s Manual, p.33

You may not park at any curb cut or ramp for handicapped persons.

A car across a curb ramp leaves a wheelchair user no way onto the sidewalk.

At any curb cut or ramp for handicapped persons.

Rhode Island Driver’s Manual, p.33

On the test

What is double parking?

Stopping beside a car parked at the curb. A double-parked car blocks a whole lane and forces others out into oncoming traffic. Rhode Island Driver’s Manual, p.33: “Beside a vehicle stopped or parked at the side of a street (Double Parking).”

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Where these come from

Every rule here is checked against Rhode Island Driver’s Manual, published by the Rhode Island Division of Motor Vehicles, and against the state code itself. Last checked 2026-10-04.