- Keep 5 m clear of a fire hydrant, a stop/yield sign, the near side of a crosswalk, or an intersection edge (marked/metered spots excepted)
- Keep 1.5 m clear of a driveway or garage entrance
- Parking temporarily on a rural roadside, make sure you can be seen for 60 m in both directions
- Parallel parking: wheels no more than 50 cm from the curb; leave about 1 m of space before backing in
- Perpendicular parking: close to about 2 m from the vehicle on your right; angle parking: close to about 1.5 m from the vehicle ahead, at roughly 45° (perpendicular stalls are 90°)
- Hill parking, which way to turn the wheels: uphill with a curb → turn away from the curb; uphill with no curb, or downhill (curb or not) → turn toward the curb or shoulder
Fire hydrants, yield/stop signs, and crosswalks all carry the same 5-metre no-parking zone.
Rule of thumb: a curb uphill means away; no curb (or downhill) means toward.
Knowledge points and examples
Parallel or angle parking and safe entry to or departure from a parking space
When parallel parking, wheels closest to the curb must be within:
When parallel parking, the wheels closest to the curb must be within 50 centimetres.
Before leaving a parallel parking space on the right:
Shoulder check to the left before leaving a parallel parking space.
Where parking is prohibited, required clearances, and accessible or curbside restrictions
Parking in a designated disabled space is permitted:
Only with a valid disability parking placard or licence plate.
Minimum distance from a fire hydrant to park:
Park at least 5 metres from a fire hydrant.
Wheel direction and vehicle securement on grades and level roads
When parking on a hill with no curb, which way should you turn your wheels?
With no curb, always turn wheels toward the shoulder/ditch so the car rolls off the road if brakes fail.
To help prevent a parked vehicle from rolling away on a hill, what should you do in addition to turning your front wheels correctly?
To help prevent a parked vehicle from rolling down a hill, always set the parking brake and place the transmission in park (for an automatic transmission) or low gear (for a manual transmission).
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