North Dakota driving lesson · Turning, Roundabouts & Highway Driving
Where not to park & emergency stops
A 3-minute lesson from the North Dakota course. Read the rules and examples, follow the handbook page references, and check your understanding before you move on.
Parking in the wrong spot can block traffic, hide pedestrians, or keep firefighters from a hydrant. Learn the no-parking distances, and know how to keep your car visible if you must stop on a highway.
Do not park:
On a sidewalk or in front of a driveway
On or within 10 feet of a crosswalk at an intersection
Within 10 feet of a fire hydrant
Within an intersection
On the street side of a parked vehicle (double parking)
On a bridge or overpass, or in a tunnel or underpass
Within 15 feet of a flashing beacon, stop sign, or traffic signal on the side of the road
Alongside or opposite street excavation when parking would block traffic
Don't park in a designated accessible parking space unless you have the proper placard or accessible license plate. Don't park on the diagonal lines next to the space either.
When parked on a public highway between one-half hour after sunset and one-half hour before sunrise, your vehicle must show at least one white or amber lamp in front and a red light on the rear, each visible for 1,000 feet.
The only open curb space is 12 feet from a fire hydrant and 20 feet from a stop sign. You may park there: you're more than 10 feet from the hydrant and more than 15 feet from the stop sign.
Check your understanding
Read the question, decide on an answer, then open it to check the explanation. These are Roadwise study questions based on the source handbook.
How close to a fire hydrant may you not park?
Within 20 feet
Within 10 feet
Within 15 feet
Within 5 feet
Answer: Within 10 feet
You may not park within 10 feet of a fire hydrant.