Parking Distances & Regulations

These flashcards cover key concepts and regulations regarding parking distances, speed limits, and legal intoxication levels.

Legal distance from curb to be parked

12 inches

Minimum age under which it is illegal to leave a child in a parked vehicle with motor running

16 years

No parking distance from a driveway

5 feet

No parking distance from a fire hydrant

15 feet

No parking distance from a crosswalk at an intersection

20 feet

No parking distance from a fire station driveway

20 feet

No parking distance from a stop sign or traffic light

30 feet

No parking distance from a railroad crossing

50 feet

No parking distance from a fire station on the opposite side

75 feet

Circumstances where no parking is allowed

In an intersection, on a crosswalk/sidewalk, in a construction area if blocking traffic, under a bridge/overpass, tunnel/underpass, wrong side of the street, etc.

Maximum speed in school zones

20 mph

Maximum speed in cities, towns, and on ocean beaches

25 mph

Maximum speed on county roads

50 mph

Maximum speed on state highways

60 mph

Maximum speed on interstate freeways in urban area

60 mph

Maximum speed on interstate freeways in rural area

70 mph

Legally intoxicated B.A.C. for under age 21

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