Topic 3 · Rules of the Road: Traffic Laws in California
There is a curb extension (bulb-out) at the crosswalk. How close may you park?
- The curb extension replaces the rule, so you may park next to it
- No closer than 20 feet, the same as anywhere else
- No closer than 15 feet — correct answer
Why
The general daylighting distance is 20 feet, but where a curb extension is present it is 15 feet. (Handbook, Section 6 — Illegal Parking.)
Practise this in the real format
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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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