Regulatory, Lane & Parking Signs
You pass a scenic view, and this sign stands beside the shoulder. When may you stop on the shoulder here?
- AWhen the view is good for photos and your hazard lights are on.
- BWhen your car breaks down or someone in it is suddenly ill.
- CWhen you want a short rest and you stay inside your vehicle.
- DNot here; this place is kept clear for police and ambulances.
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Correct answer: B. When your car breaks down or someone in it is suddenly ill.
Why
This regulatory sign means that you may stop on this shoulder only for an emergency, such as a breakdown, a flat tire or a sudden illness. Do not stop here to see the view, rest, take photos or wait for someone. If you must stop, move as far off the road as you can and turn on your hazard lights. The EMERGENCY PARKING ONLY sign looks similar, but it limits parking; this sign limits any stop.
Why the other answers are not correct
- A. Wrong: a stop for the view is the kind of stop that this sign is there to prevent; hazard lights do not change that.
- C. Wrong: a rest stop is not an emergency, even if you stay with the vehicle.
- D. Wrong: the sign does not keep this place for emergency vehicles; any driver may stop here for an emergency, such as a breakdown.
Verified against Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices for Streets and Highways, 11th Edition with Revision 1 · Section 2B.55 Emergency Restriction Signs (R8-4 and R8-7) · p. 168
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