Question 1

A green curb in California means:

Accepted Answer

Allowed to park for a limited, posted time. — A green curb allows parking for a limited time — the exact limit is posted on a sign or painted on the curb itself.

Question 2

At a yellow curb in California, you may load and unload passengers and freight, but if you're driving a noncommercial vehicle you must generally:

Accepted Answer

Stay with your vehicle. — At a yellow curb, noncommercial vehicles are usually required to stay with the vehicle while loading or unloading.

Question 3

A red curb in California generally means:

Accepted Answer

No stopping or parking, except marked bus zones. — A red curb prohibits stopping, standing, or parking entirely, with the exception of buses at a curb marked for bus use.

Question 4

A blue curb in California is reserved for:

Accepted Answer

Vehicles with a disabled placard or plate. — A blue curb is reserved for parking by a disabled person, or someone driving a disabled person, displaying the required placard or plate.

Question 5

In California, you may not park within how many feet of a fire hydrant or fire station driveway?

Accepted Answer

15 feet — California prohibits parking within 15 feet of a fire hydrant or fire station driveway.

Question 6

In California, you generally may not park within 20 feet of a crosswalk — but this distance shrinks to 15 feet when:

Accepted Answer

A curb extension (bulb-out) is present. — The no-parking buffer around a crosswalk is 20 feet, or 15 feet where a curb extension (bulb-out) is present.

Question 7

California law prohibits parking within how many feet of a sidewalk wheelchair ramp?

Accepted Answer

3 feet — California prohibits parking within three feet of a sidewalk wheelchair ramp for disabled persons.

Question 8

In California, parking in a space designated for zero-emission vehicle parking or fueling is illegal unless:

Accepted Answer

You are driving a zero-emission vehicle. — Spaces designated for parking or fueling zero-emission vehicles are off-limits to any vehicle that isn't itself zero-emission.

Question 9

In California, parking in a tunnel or on a bridge is:

Accepted Answer

Illegal, unless a sign specifically permits it. — California prohibits parking in tunnels and on bridges except where specifically permitted by signs.

California: Parking Rules & Technique Questions

1. A green curb in California means:

2. At a yellow curb in California, you may load and unload passengers and freight, but if you're driving a noncommercial vehicle you must generally:

3. A red curb in California generally means:

4. A blue curb in California is reserved for:

5. In California, you may not park within how many feet of a fire hydrant or fire station driveway?

6. In California, you generally may not park within 20 feet of a crosswalk — but this distance shrinks to 15 feet when:

7. California law prohibits parking within how many feet of a sidewalk wheelchair ramp?

8. In California, parking in a space designated for zero-emission vehicle parking or fueling is illegal unless:

9. In California, parking in a tunnel or on a bridge is:

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