How far away must you park from a STOP sign, YIELD sign, or traffic light?
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A.
20 feet away
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B.
50 feet away
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C.
15 feet away
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D.
30 feet away Correct
The answer is "30 feet away"
Standing or parking is prohibited within 30 feet of a STOP sign, YIELD sign, or traffic control signal. Choice A pulls the 20-foot figure from the neighboring line in the manual, the one that governs fire station driveways and crosswalks.
The traps in the wrong answers
A. 20 feet away
Twenty feet is the buffer for fire station driveways and crosswalks. This answer grabs the distance from the bullet directly above and misfiles it under traffic signs.
B. 50 feet away
Fifty feet is the railroad crossing distance, not the sign-and-signal distance. This answer applies the railroad crossing figure to traffic signs, on the reasoning that bigger equals safer.
C. 15 feet away
Fifteen feet is the hydrant distance, not the traffic-control distance. This answer assigns the fire-hydrant number to signs and signals because both live in the same short list of prohibitions.
This question tests your knowledge of Parking in Illinois. Source: Illinois Rules of the Road, "Prohibited Stopping, Standing, or Parking," p.36..
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