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Ontario G1 Knowledge Test — G1 Practice Question

Knowledge test administered by DriveTest (MTO) for the G1 licence. 40 questions, 80% to pass.

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Parking

When parking facing downhill beside a curb, you should turn your front wheels:

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Correct Answer: B. To the right, toward the curb

Downhill with a curb: wheels toward the curb so, if the brake slips, the car rolls into the curb instead of into the roadway. Combined with parking brake and low gear (or Park), this is redundant safety.

Why the other answers are wrong

  • A.To the left, away from the curbWheels left would send a rolling car into traffic — exactly wrong.
  • C.Straight aheadStraight wheels leave nothing to stop the car if it rolls.
  • D.Whichever way is easier to drive awaySafe parking direction is prescribed, not discretionary.

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In many Ontario municipalities, a vehicle parked on the street longer than the local limit (often 3 days or 72 hours) may be: A 'Loading Zone' sign means stopping is permitted: A parking sign reading '1-hour parking, 8 a.m. – 6 p.m. Mon–Fri' means: Parking on a hill with a curb, the rule for wheel direction is: A posted 'Snow Route' or 'Snow Plow Route' sign means:

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