Parking — Wisconsin Permit Test

A driver must park far enough from any travel lane to avoid interfering with traffic.

A car sticking out is a hazard the owner is not there to fix. The parked driver is still responsible for it.

Be sure to park far enough from any travel lane to avoid interfering with traffic.

Parking is not allowed where there are yellow markings on the curb or in front of a fire hydrant.

A painted curb is a rule without a sign beside it. A hydrant blocked by a car costs firefighters the minutes they have.

Parking is not allowed where there are yellow markings on the curb or areas in front of fire hydrants.

When parking on a level surface a driver puts the vehicle in park, or in gear with a manual transmission, and sets the parking brake.

A car left in neutral rolls as soon as the ground is not flat. The brake and the gear each hold it on their own.

When parking on a level surface, put your vehicle in (P) Park (or in gear if you have a manual transmission) and set the parking brake.

Parked uphill with a curb, a driver turns the wheels all the way to the left before putting the car in park.

If the car rolls back the wheels catch the curb. Pointed the other way it rolls into the street instead.

If you are parked uphill with a curb, you will turn your wheels all the way to the left before you put your car in park.

Parked uphill without a curb, or parked downhill, a driver turns the wheels all the way to the right.

With no curb to catch the tires, the wheels have to point off the road. A rolling car then leaves the traffic lane.

If you are parked downhill, you will move your wheels all the way to the right.

For parallel parking, a driver finds a space about 3-6 feet longer than the vehicle.

A space the length of your car cannot be steered into. The extra few feet are what the turn uses up.

Find a parking space that is about 3-6 feet longer than your vehicle.

A parallel parked car should finish about a foot from the curb and at least 2 feet from the vehicles in front and behind.

Too far out and the car is in the lane; too close and the mirror is. The gaps are what let the neighbors get out.

You should be about a foot away from the curb and at least 2 feet away from the vehicle in front of you and behind you.

What does Wisconsin require of a parked vehicle?

It must not interfere with traffic. A car sticking out is a hazard the owner is not there to fix. The parked driver is still responsible for it. Wisconsin Motorists' Handbook, p.18: “Be sure to park far enough from any travel lane to avoid interfering with traffic.”