Topic 3 · Rules of the Road: Traffic Laws in California
A green painted curb means:
- Limited time parking as posted by signs — correct answer
- No parking anytime
- Disabled parking only
Why
Green means you may park, but only for a limited time. The limit is posted on a sign or painted on the curb itself. (Handbook, Section 6 — Parking at Colored Curbs.)
Practise this in the real format
Reading one answer is not the same as sitting the test. The simulator runs the first-time adult form: 36 questions, 6 mistakes allowed, 83% to pass.
Source: California Driver's Handbook (DL 600, rev. 6/2025), the document the DMV writes the real test from. Edited by Fernando Aguilera. Aprobify is not affiliated with the California DMV.
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