A "no parking" sign at a certain location means:
- You may never stop your vehicle there
- You may stop temporarily to load or unload passengers ✓
- You may park there if the driver remains in the vehicle
- You may leave your vehicle unattended for less than 5 minutes
Answer: B. You may stop temporarily to load or unload passengers
A "no parking" sign means you may stop temporarily to load or unload passengers.
Why this is the answer
The handbook separates parking, standing and stopping. At a NO PARKING sign, you are allowed to make a temporary stop to load or discharge merchandise or passengers. That means the sign does not forbid every stop; it forbids leaving the vehicle parked there. The related rules show the difference: a NO STANDING sign allows only passenger loading or unloading, and the driver cannot leave the vehicle, while a NO STOPPING sign is much stricter. So the correct choice is the temporary stop for passengers.
Why the other answers are wrong
- A. You may never stop your vehicle there — A no parking sign does not ban every stop; the handbook says a temporary stop to load or unload passengers or merchandise is allowed.
- C. You may park there if the driver remains in the vehicle — Staying behind the wheel does not turn parking into a temporary stop; the sign still does not allow you to park there.
- D. You may leave your vehicle unattended for less than 5 minutes — Leaving the vehicle unattended is parking, and the handbook does not give a five-minute allowance at a no parking sign.
Remember it
Picture the sign as blocking parking, not a quick passenger pickup.