

You are required to get your entire vehicle completely into the space. You are to drive past the entrance to the parallel parking space with your vehicle parallel to the parking area and back into the space without crossing front, side or rear boundaries marked by cones. Parallel Park (Conventional) - You may be asked to park in a parallel parking space that is on your right. You should turn your head and look to the rear not use the rear view mirror or a camera. Backing Up You will be asked to backup for roughly 50 feet at a slow speed.

Parallel Park (Driver’s Side) - You may be asked to park in a parallel parking space that is on your left. Stop Quickly Driving at 20 MPH you are expected to make a quick and safe stop when the examiner tells you to stop. In addition, the two lanes are 12 foot wide, with the lane being backed into 40 feet deep. The length of the forward boundary for a Class A license is 140 feet from the rear set of cones. You may be asked to back your vehicle in a straight line between two rows of cones without touching or crossing over the exercise boundaries.ĭepending on the Class of CDL license you are testing for: CDL Straight Line Backing – Cone Dimensions Go here to obtain your FREE instantly downloadable copy. If you need to obtain a copy of your State CDL handbook we have you covered. Most of the State’s do now have it pretty standardized so it shouldn’t vary greatly. As always download a copy and compare to ensure you are following your State’s testing protocol. What follows is a layout of the cones and a description taken directly from one State’s CDL handbook. We do have an in depth article on the CDL skills backing tests, with video explanations. In addition, Pre-Trip Inspections are also tested. You may not be tested on all these maneuvers, but instead you may be tested on just a few.
FLORIDA DRIVING TEST PARALLEL PARKING DRIVERS
