Alberta Class 7 Practice

When you are leaving a parallel park position with a vehicle parked in front of you, do the following: • Check all mirrors to see if it is safe to leave the parking location. • Reverse while looking over your right shoulder through your rear window, until you are close to the vehicle parked behind you, without making contact. • Turn on the left turn signal. • Before moving forward, look over your left shoulder for traffic and cyclists not visible in the mirrors. • Move forward slowly about one metre (three feet) while steering sharply all the way to the left. When it is safe, drive into the nearest travel lane taking care not to make contact with the vehicle parked in front. • Be alert for traffic approaching from the rear. Entering and exiting a vehicle parked parallel to the curb on a two-way street: When leaving a vehicle parked parallel to the curb, check all mirrors carefully for any traffic or cyclists approaching from behind. Do a shoulder check to your blind spots to the left. When it is safe, open the door no wider than necessary to get out and leave the vehicle quickly. Walk to the rear of the vehicle facing traffic to get to the curb. When entering a vehicle parked parallel to the curb, always approach from the front of the vehicle. Look for traffic passing in the nearest lane before you open the door. Open the door no wider than necessary to get in and close the door quickly behind you.

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Source: Driver's Guide: cars and light trucks, Spring 2026. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Alberta.