A 3-minute lesson from the Texas course. Read the rules and examples, follow the handbook page references, and check your understanding before you move on.
Texas parking rules use exact distances from hydrants, crosswalks, signs, fire stations and railroad tracks. These numbers are favorite test questions, so learn the whole set together.
Whether occupied or not, don't park or let a vehicle stand idling:
In front of a public or private driveway
Within 15 feet of a fire hydrant
Within 20 feet of a crosswalk at an intersection
Within 30 feet on the approach to a flashing signal, stop sign, yield sign or roadside traffic signal
Within 20 feet of a fire station driveway, or within 75 feet of its entrance on the opposite side
Anywhere an official sign prohibits parking or standing
You find a curb space 18 feet from a fire hydrant and 25 feet from the crosswalk at the corner. Both are legal: hydrants need 15 feet and crosswalks 20. The same space 25 feet before a stop sign would be illegal, because signs need 30 feet.
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 legally park?
No closer than 5 feet
No closer than 30 feet
No closer than 50 feet
No closer than 15 feet
Answer: No closer than 15 feet
You may not park within 15 feet of a fire hydrant.
When parking on a highway outside a business or residential district, how far should your vehicle be visible in each direction, if you can't get off the road?
50 feet
500 feet
200 feet
1,000 feet
Answer: 200 feet
Your vehicle should be visible for at least 200 feet from each direction if you must stop on the roadway.