Drivers may not park within ____ of a fire hydrant.
- 40 feet
- 25 feet
- 15 feet ✓
- 20 feet
Answer: C. 15 feet
You may not park within 15 feet of a fire hydrant.
Why this is the answer
The handbook lists places where you must not park or leave a vehicle standing, occupied or not, and a fire hydrant is one of them: the limit given is 15 feet. Keeping that space open means the hydrant stays reachable, which is the reason the handbook groups it with driveways and other spots that must stay clear.
Why the other answers are wrong
- A. 40 feet — Forty feet is not the distance the handbook gives for a hydrant; the fire-hydrant limit it lists is shorter.
- B. 25 feet — Twenty-five feet does not match the hydrant rule in the handbook.
- D. 20 feet — Twenty feet is the distance the handbook uses for a crosswalk at an intersection and for a fire station driveway entrance, not for a hydrant.
Remember it
Picture the hydrant on a short leash of about one and a half car lengths, then keep that whole space empty.