Which are the three types of parking?

• A. Parallel, diagonal, and perpendicular
• B. Side-by-side, curbside, garage
• C. On-street, off-street, paved
• D. Front-in, back-in, side-in

Answer: (A)

Three common parking orientations are tested: parallel parking, which runs parallel to the curb; diagonal (angle) parking, where you drive into a space set at an angle to the curb; and perpendicular parking, where spaces are set at a right angle to the driving lane. These cover the typical layouts you’ll encounter in streets and lots: parallel along the curb on streets, diagonal in many lots near aisles, and perpendicular in garages and standard lots. Other options describe where a car is parked or how a space is entered rather than the orientation, so they aren’t the standard categories of parking. So the correct three are parallel, diagonal, and perpendicular.