This sign means?
- Do not park in the area between the signs ✓
- Free parking available
- Restricted parking available
- Park in the area between the signs
Answer: A. Do not park in the area between the signs
It means do not park in the area between the signs; the handbook adds that you may stop there only to load or unload passengers or merchandise.
Why this is the answer
The handbook lists this as a regulatory sign used in pairs or groups. Its stated meaning is that parking is not allowed in the space between the signs, with a narrow exception for stopping to pick up or drop off passengers or merchandise. That fits the answer about no parking between the signs. The passages do not give any general permission to park there, so the choice about parking in that area is the opposite of the sign's rule.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. Free parking available — The handbook mentions a parking permission between signs only for a different sign and posted times, not for this do-not-park sign.
- C. Restricted parking available — This sign is a prohibition with only a loading or unloading exception, not a notice that restricted parking is available.
- D. Park in the area between the signs — This directly contradicts the handbook wording that says not to park in the area between the signs.
Remember it
Read these signs as a pair: the rule covers the whole stretch between the two signs, not just the spot where each sign stands.