If you're looking for a parking space, you're concentrating and may forget to pay attention to other conditions. Some drivers just get tired of looking and park the car without taking into account the orientation of others. Risk conditions can also arise if the parker doesn't take into account that other drivers may be surprised by the situation. They may expect traffic to continue at a steady pace. This situation is sometimes the cause of accidents. Also, when you make a parking maneuver, do so at an appropriately low speed so that you have control over the steering. Collisions with parked cars happen mainly on dual carriageways in cities - and often in the dark. Cyclists, car drivers and moped riders are all involved in this type of accident. Serious accidents rarely occur during the parking maneuver itself, but there are many accidents with material damage alone.

A parking is any voluntary parking of a vehicle with or without a driver. However, stopping for less than three minutes, stopping to load or unload goods or persons is not considered parking. A vehicle that is parked because it is unable to continue driving under its own power or is unable to continue driving safely due to an accident or technical fault is considered parked 18 hours after it has been parked. Stopping and parking must not be done in a way that may cause danger or inconvenience to traffic. As far as possible, it must be done off the roadway. You must ensure that mandatory anti-theft devices are in operation. When opening doors, loading or unloading, you must ensure that there is no danger or unnecessary inconvenience to others. Outside densely built-up areas, parking lots are often located on the side of the road. Here you should preferably use the parking spaces on the right-hand side. If you stop or park on a track or less than 2 m from a track in the road, at a harbor or similar, do not move further away from the car than you can move it if you spot a train. If you park a car (without a trailer) at the roadside in a densely built-up area in the dark, it is sufficient to turn on the parking light and the rear light facing the center of the road. Locally, special parking regulations may apply. For example, it may be permitted to park part of the vehicle on the sidewalk. You must set and affix a parking disk or purchase a parking ticket where this is required.

Orientation and maneuvering

Stopping and parking - here's how:
- While looking for a parking space, you should always keep in mind that there are road users other than yourself to consider.
- Keep your speed appropriately low and look behind you before slowing down even more or stopping to see if you can park. Signal to stop with stop or turn signals.
- Is the space big enough - and is it legal to park there? And can you do it without causing undue inconvenience or obstruction to traffic?
- Judge the distance to places that you need to keep a certain distance from (see "No stopping and parking" and "No parking").
- Park the car as you learned in the closed practice lot.
- If you are parking uphill at a curb, you may turn the front wheels all the way to the left, if you are parking downhill at a curb, you can turn them all the way to the right so that the car presses against the curb instead of rolling downhill.
- Apply the handbrake and put the car in gear if necessary.
- Check for cyclists, pedestrians or others before opening the car door.
- Make sure you're not tempting anyone: remove the ignition key, activate the anti-theft device and lock the car!

Lane stripes etc.

- An unbroken yellow line on the curb or at the edge of the roadway indicates that stopping is prohibited.

- A dotted yellow line on the curb or at the edge of the roadway indicates that parking is prohibited.

- Parking stalls can be marked with white continuous lines or marked with a special coating, indicating that you can only park inside the stall.

- Text or symbols for specific vehicles indicate that the booth is reserved for these vehicles, for example for disabled people.

- Parking symbol indicates that the area is intended for parking.

- Yellow triangle on the curb or at the edge of the roadway. The symbol indicates the end of no stopping and no parking at intersections.

Traffic signs

- Stopping prohibited indicates that stopping on the roadway is prohibited on the side where the sign is installed, unless it is in the interest of other traffic.

- No Parking indicates that parking on the roadway is prohibited on the side where the sign is installed.

Chalkboard with arrows

- This shows that the prohibition applies both before and after the sign, to the nearest intersection or next sign.

- This shows that the prohibition applies from the sign forward to the nearest intersection or next sign.

- This shows that the prohibition applies from the sign and backwards to the nearest intersection or previous sign.

Subplate with discount

- This shows that stopping on the shoulder is prohibited.

- This shows that parking on the shoulder is prohibited.

Subplate with time indication

- Indicates the time period during which the main board is valid. Times with black or white numbers apply to weekdays (not Saturday), numbers in brackets apply to Saturdays. Red numbers apply to Sundays and public holidays.

- This shows that stopping is prohibited during the specified time period.

- This shows that parking is prohibited during the specified time period.

- This shows the time period for which the main board is valid.

- This shows that parking is only allowed during the specified time period.

- Zone board shows an area where parking is prohibited or restricted.
The sign provides details.

- Zone termination.

- Parking indicates that parking is permitted on the side of the road or in the area where the sign is posted. If there is a parking restriction, it should be indicated on the kind of sub-sticker used for no parking signs or on a sub-sticker that applies to specific vehicles. For example, if the sub-sticker shows a truck symbol and the word permitted, the parking restriction does not apply to cars and vans. If the subplate shows a truck symbol and there is no text, parking with cars and vans is prohibited.

- Highway shows that parking on the roadway is prohibited outside of densely built-up areas.

- Main road ends.

- Light Rail Stop, Bus Stop and Taxi Stop show that ordinary cars are not allowed to stop or park here.

- Dangerous discount warns against driving on the discount. The reason can be given on a sub-board.

Stopping and parking prohibited

There are some places where stopping and parking is prohibited, even if it is not marked. This applies in these places:

- On a pedestrian crossing or closer than 5 m. before the crossing.
- Closer than 5 m. before exiting a bicycle path.
- At intersections or within 10 m. from the edge of the transverse roadway or, where the roadway and cycle path merge, from the nearest edge of the cycle path. (In parking spaces this is always allowed).
- Closer than 5 m. from the start of a barrier line at intersections.
- Next to a barrier line if there is less than 3 m. between the car and the barrier line and there is no dotted line to the right of the barrier line.
- On a highway bridge, viaduct or tunnel.
- On a railroad crossing or other level crossing.

- On or near a hilltop.
- In or near a blind bend in the road.
- In a creeper lane.
- In a marked space for taxis.
- On the entire marked route at a bus stop. And if there are no curb markings, stop at least 12 meters before or after the stop sign.

No parking allowed

In other places, only parking is prohibited, even if it is not marked:
- Closer than 30 m. from a railroad crossing.
- In front of entrances and exits to properties or in such a way that access and exit is difficult.
- Next to another vehicle parked on the side of the road, except two-wheeled bicycles, mopeds or motorcycles without a sidecar.
- So close to another vehicle that you cannot get to it or drive away from it.

In darkness and twilight, or if you're driving against a low sun, orientation is greatly reduced. The same applies if you are blinded by oncoming traffic. Risk conditions can arise if you drive too fast for the visibility and lighting conditions. It can be difficult to judge speed and distance in these conditions because there are no visible landmarks.

Also, be aware of inconsistent driver lighting, especially at dusk or during daytime headlight switch-on times.

However, the vast majority of accidents in darkness and twilight are single driver accidents.

Orientation and maneuvering

You must learn to notice and handle the same hazards as in daylight. In the dark, you need to drive with heightened awareness of possible danger signs, partly because orientation conditions are impaired.

How to drive and use your lights in the dark and during the light switch-on period

- Before driving in the dark, make sure your car lights are illuminated correctly.
- Use lane stripes and the reflective edge and background markings to orient yourself. Keep in mind that right-side curbs have an orange reflector and left-side curbs have a white reflector.
- Remember that your orientation options are reduced: Can you stop within the range of the light you are driving with - and within the clear distance ahead?
- On illuminated roads, you use the low beam. The position light is only used when parking or stopping.
-On unlit roads, use high beam if the low beam is not good enough for the speed. Be careful not to dazzle others!
- In fog or heavy rainfall, you can use fog lights. Only use the rear fog light if it is very foggy and only in such a way that it does not dazzle other road users.
- If you need to warn other road users, flash your headlights instead of using the horn. Only use the horn if the danger is imminent.

§ - Headlight on time is the time from sunset to sunrise, or when it is necessary to use the headlights due to darkness, fog, mist, haze, rain or other poor visibility or lighting conditions. The purpose is to make the car visible to other road users or to improve your own visibility. Daytime running lights in particular are not strong enough during headlight switch-on time.

And that's what you do in meetings, by the way:

- Look out for oncoming traffic or signs that an oncoming vehicle is approaching, such as a glare.
- Find a suitable distance to dazzle down to low beam. If the oncoming vehicle is a car or motorcycle, dim your headlights about 200-300 meters before the encounter, if the oncoming vehicle is a cyclist or moped, dim your headlights about 100-150 meters before the encounter.
- Switch to low beam at an appropriate distance from trains traveling along the road if there is a risk of the driver being blinded by the high beam.
- The number and position of oncoming headlights will tell you what type of vehicle it is.
- Stop if an oncoming driver is blinding you so you can't see.
You can reduce glare by not looking directly into the oncoming light.
Look ahead along the right edge of the road:
- This is where the obstacles may be.
- Switch to high beam just before you pass the oncoming vehicle.

When driving in front of or behind others:

- When catching up to a vehicle in front, judge the distance and find an appropriate time to switch to low beam to avoid glare through the mirrors.
- Identify the vehicle by looking at the number and position of tail lights and any reflectors.
- Keep a greater distance than you would in daylight - the vehicle in front also has reduced orientation possibilities.
- Also, be aware of tailgaters and their intentions. If someone behind you wants to overtake, keep your high beam on to help with the overtaking. As soon as the overtaking driver is about to pull back into the right lane, switch to low beam.

When overtaking:

- If you want to overtake in the dark, you need to orient yourself extra well due to the poor visibility.
- If you catch up with a car in front that you want to overtake, switch to low beam to avoid glare.
- Switch to high beam just before overtaking to give you the best possible conditions. Be careful not to dazzle the person you're overtaking.

When stopping:

- Use the stop light to warn those approaching from behind.
- The parking light should only be switched on when stopping or parking on poorly lit roads.

Use of lights during daylight hours:

- Use the low beam as normal.
- Never use the position light.
- When it's foggy, misty, rainy or if visibility is poor.
- If there is dense fog during the day, you may use the high beam to be seen.
- Turn on the low beam when driving with the sun low behind you for the orientation of oncoming traffic.

Traffic signs

- The length of the tunnel can be indicated on the subplate.

- Emergency space. Indicate a space that can be used for emergency stops.
Can be supplemented with the sub-panel.