#Size of parallel parking space for driving test nj license#
The Maryland Motor Vehicle Administration eliminated parallel parking from the state's driving test Tuesday, determining that mastering the much-feared and obsessively practiced skill would no longer be necessary to secure a license in the state. Freedom-yearning teenagers in Maryland can collectively breathe a sigh of relief, because there's one less bit of red tape - err, orange cone - between them and a coveted driver's license. Maine requires parallel parking proficiency as part of its driving test. Getty images Corrections & clarifications: This story and accompanying map had incorrectly included Maine among the states that don't test for parallel parking. 'It should never have been eliminated,' he said. Hungridge, who, as a senior inspector, tests 'those who've already failed five times or so.' ' Nevertheless, he supports the return of the parallel-parking test. Lenght varies from nearly 25 feet long for parallel parking and to as little as 19 feet long, with 20 feet appearing to be a common length. Length appears to vary more, presumably explained by parallel parking requiring more length than head-in or angled parking. From a review of Federal, state and local codes, the range of parking space widths varies from about 8.9 long wide to about 10.9 feet with apparent convergence around 9 feet long. Municipal and Federal parking regulations vary by locaiton and agency.