A “No standing” sign at a certain location means:
- You may never stop your vehicle there.
- You may park there if the driver remains in the vehicle.
- You may stop temporarily only to pickup or discharge passengers. ✓
- You may stop to load or unload merchandise.
Answer: C. You may stop temporarily only to pickup or discharge passengers.
A “No standing” sign means you may stop temporarily only to pick up or discharge passengers.
Why this is the answer
The manual treats parking, standing, and stopping as separate ideas. Standing covers only receiving or discharging passengers, so a No Standing sign allows that brief passenger stop. The manual also says the driver cannot leave the vehicle. It does not allow loading or unloading merchandise; that is what a No Parking sign permits. So the sign is not a ban on all stopping, and it is not permission to wait or park with the driver inside.
Why the other answers are wrong
- A. You may never stop your vehicle there. — This is too broad: the sign still permits a temporary stop to receive or discharge passengers, so stopping is not banned completely.
- B. You may park there if the driver remains in the vehicle. — Keeping the driver in the vehicle does not turn standing into parking; the sign allows only a brief passenger stop, and the manual says the driver cannot exit.
- D. You may stop to load or unload merchandise. — Loading or unloading merchandise is tied to a No Parking sign in the manual, not to a No Standing sign.
Remember it
Think of standing as passengers only: they get in or out, then you go.