How far from a railroad crossing must you stay when parking on a Florida road?
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A.
At least 50 feet away Correct
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B.
At least 30 feet away
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C.
At least 25 feet away
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D.
At least 100 feet away
The answer is "At least 50 feet away"
Florida bans parking within 50 feet of a railroad crossing so approaching trains and drivers keep clear sightlines at the tracks. The tempting misread is choice B, where a driver applies the 30-foot buffer governing flashing signals, stop signs, and traffic lights to the railroad-crossing bullet listed right below it on the same page.
The traps in the wrong answers
B. At least 30 feet away
Thirty feet is the parking buffer for a flashing signal, stop sign, or traffic light, while a railroad crossing has its own 50-foot line. This answer applies the 30-foot flashing-signal, stop-sign, and traffic-signal figure to the railroad-crossing bullet listed right below it.
C. At least 25 feet away
Twenty-five feet falls short of the 50-foot buffer that a railroad crossing requires. This answer splits the difference between the 20-foot intersection figure and the 30-foot flashing-signal figure instead of reading the railroad-crossing line on its own.
D. At least 100 feet away
One hundred feet is the no-passing distance near a crossing, not the parking distance. This answer carries the 100-foot no-passing buffer from the passing-rules page into the parking-prohibition list on the facing page.
This question tests your knowledge of Parking in Florida. Source: Florida Driver Manual, "It's Against the Law to Park," p.66..
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