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 to pick up or discharge passengers ✓
- You may stop to load or unload merchandise
Answer: C. You may stop temporarily to pick up or discharge passengers
A "no standing" sign means you may stop temporarily to pick up or discharge passengers.
Why this is the answer
The handbook divides what drivers call parking into parking, standing and stopping. Standing applies only to receiving or discharging passengers, and the driver cannot exit the vehicle. A no standing sign therefore permits a brief passenger stop, not parking and not loading merchandise. This fits the choice about stopping temporarily to pick up or discharge passengers.
Why the other answers are wrong
- A. You may never stop your vehicle there — That describes a no stopping sign, which lets you stop only to obey a sign, signal or officer or to avoid conflicts with other vehicles.
- B. You may park there if the driver remains in the vehicle — Standing is for receiving or discharging passengers, and the handbook says the driver cannot exit the vehicle, so it is not permission to park while staying inside.
- D. You may stop to load or unload merchandise — Loading or unloading merchandise is allowed under a no parking sign, while a no standing sign covers passengers only.
Remember it
Standing means passengers only, and the driver stays in the car.