What is the minimum distance you must park from a crosswalk in Nevada?
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A.
30 feet.
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B.
15 feet.
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C.
10 feet.
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D.
20 feet. Correct
The answer is "20 feet."
You may not park on a crosswalk, and you may not park within 20 feet of a crosswalk. The 20-foot clearance is different from the 15-foot fire-hydrant clearance for parallel parking and from the 30-foot clearance around a traffic control signal. Numeric parking distances are one of the most common types of question to miss, so remember: crosswalk = 20 feet.
The traps in the wrong answers
A. 30 feet.
30 feet is the no-parking zone around a traffic control signal, not around a crosswalk. This answer reaches for the 30-foot traffic-signal clearance from the same no-parking list because it feels like the right intersection-safety distance.
B. 15 feet.
15 feet is the fire-hydrant clearance for parallel parking, not the crosswalk clearance. This answer grabs the 15-foot fire-hydrant number that sits one bullet up in the same no-parking list because both are short parking distances that blur together.
C. 10 feet.
10 feet is not the manual's distance; the required clearance from a crosswalk is 20 feet. This answer underestimates the clearance because ten feet feels like enough space to keep a parked car out of pedestrians' way.
This question tests your knowledge of Parking in Nevada. Source: Nevada Driver Manual, "Parking: No Parking Allowed," p.50..
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