We're going to help you pass your New Zealand driving theory test using the free Road Code
quizzes at drivingtests.co.nz. Today we'll look at the parking section. There are 18
questions in total and we'll break them into 2 videos with 9 questions in each. These are
the second 9 questions. When may you park your vehicle over a fire hydrant?
Fire hydrants are infrequently used, but when they are needed to be used it will
be an emergency. You can park over a fire hydrant as long as someone stays with the
vehicle who can move it. What should you do when parking your vehicle
next to a kerb when facing down a steep hill? Select all that apply.
On a steep hill your car wants to roll forward, so the first thing you are going to do is
apply the handbrake. If you have a manual car you can put it in reverse. If the handbrake
fails or you didn't apply the handbrake enough, the additional engine braking should stop
the car from moving or, at least, moving too far.
If you turn the wheels towards the kerb, if the car does move forward it should come to a
rest against the kerb. Conversely with E if you turn the wheels away
from the kerb, if the car starts moving forwards it will turn into traffic, and that's not
ideal. You also don't want to run the front and back
wheels against the kerb as that will just damage the wheels.
This sign shows that the clearway ends. A clearway is an area of road where you are
not allowed to stop and park. So after this sign you are allowed to stop and park on the
left hand side of the road. When may you park your vehicle on a loading
zone? This sign indicates there's a loading zone to the right of 5 minutes. There are
no other restrictions on the sign. This sign says that you can park at any time for the
purposes of loading or unloading, but only for the amount of time shown on the sign.
As you can see with this additional sign, it says 'Goods vehicles only'. Only commercial
vehicles can use that loading zone. Private vehicles can't use the loading zone.
Can you stop or park your vehicle over a fire hydrant if someone stays with the vehicle
who can move it? This is a slight variation of the wording of a previous question and
the answer is, yes. A broken yellow line painted close to the
edge of the road means you may stop or park your vehicle there at any time. Is that true
or false? A broken yellow line is a no parking line, or a no stopping line. So the answer
to this question is false: you may not stop or park your vehicle there at any time.
This sign here shows that parking for 5 minutes is available to the right and it's
a loading zone. Any vehicle can park here to unloads goods or people, or load goods
or people, but it must not be left unattended for more than 5 minutes.
In the additional notes here it says that if the sign says '5 Minutes Maximum' then
the vehicle must be moved within 5 minutes. If it just says 5 minutes, then it can't be
left unattended for more than 5 minutes. What's the closest distance your vehicle may
be parked to a vehicle entrance? This is something like a driveway, for example. The answer is
1 metre. This gives enough room for a car to turn into or out of the driveway or vehicle
entrance. This marking painted on the tarmac indicates
that this parking space is for mobility permit holders only. You may have a temporary incapacity
such as a fractured leg, but unless you have a mobility parking permit you are not allowed
to park in that parking space. You'll get your results at the end of the
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