The Texas manual sets a minimum distance for parking away from a railroad crossing. How far from the nearest rail?
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A.
30 feet
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B.
75 feet
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C.
50 feet Correct
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D.
20 feet
The answer is "50 feet"
The Texas manual bars parking within fifty feet of the nearest rail of a railroad crossing. Thirty feet is the trap: a driver who read the 'do not park or stand' list one paragraph above pulls the thirty-foot approach-to-stop-sign figure across into the railroad rule, missing that the crossing sits in a stricter list of its own.
The traps in the wrong answers
A. 30 feet
Thirty feet is the approach clearance for a stop sign or traffic light, not the rail. The stop-sign figure gets carried down from the paragraph above into the railroad rule.
B. 75 feet
Seventy-five feet applies to parking opposite a fire station entrance. The largest number in the section attaches to whichever rule sounds strictest.
D. 20 feet
Twenty feet is the crosswalk-at-intersection rule from the list above. The smaller crosswalk figure carries over from the earlier list.
This question tests your knowledge of Parking in Texas. Source: Texas Driver Manual, "Do Not Park a Vehicle," p.42..
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