No parking zones — Arkansas Permit Test
No parking zones on the Arkansas permit test — 8 rules, each with the reason behind it and a question on it while it is fresh.
The rules
In Arkansas, parking is not allowed within 20 feet of a crosswalk at an intersection.
A car parked near the corner hides people stepping into the crosswalk from turning drivers.
Within twenty (20) feet of a crosswalk at an intersection
In Arkansas, parking is not allowed within 30 feet of a traffic signal, stop sign, or yield sign.
A parked car close to a sign or signal can block it from the drivers who need to see it.
Within thirty (30) feet of a traffic signal, stop sign, or yield sign.
In Arkansas, parking is not allowed within 30 feet of a pedestrian safety zone.
People waiting in a safety zone need drivers to see them, and a parked car can hide them.
Within thirty (30) feet of a pedestrian safety zone
In Arkansas, parking is not allowed within 15 feet of a fire hydrant.
Firefighters need the hydrant at once, and a car parked beside it can cost them minutes.
Within fifteen (15) feet of a fire hydrant
In Arkansas, parking is not allowed within 50 feet of a railroad crossing.
A train cannot stop, and a car parked near the tracks can block the view of one coming.
Within fifty (50) feet of a railroad crossing
In Arkansas, parking is not allowed within 20 feet of a fire station driveway on the same side of the street, or where proper signs are posted.
Fire trucks leave in a hurry and swing wide, and a parked car can block their way out.
Within twenty (20) feet of a fire station driveway on the same side of the street, or street where proper signs are posted.
In Arkansas, do not park on a bridge, overpass, tunnel, or underpass.
These places have no room to get around a stopped car, so it blocks the road for everyone.
On a bridge, overpass, tunnel, or underpass
In Arkansas, do not park along the street or highway next to another parked vehicle (double parking).
A double-parked car blocks a whole travel lane and traps the car beside it.
Along the street or highway next to another parked vehicle (double parking)
On the test
Within how many feet of a crosswalk at an intersection is parking prohibited in Arkansas?
20 feet. A car parked near the corner hides people stepping into the crosswalk from turning drivers. Arkansas Driver License Study Guide, p.42: “Within twenty (20) feet of a crosswalk at an intersection”
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Where these come from
Every rule here is checked against Arkansas Driver License Study Guide, published by the Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration, and against the state code itself. Last checked 2026-10-04.
- src/assets/drivers-manuals/AR.pdf (Arkansas Driver License Study Guide, Volume 1, Edition 10, October 2026, Arkansas State Police, retrieved 2026-10-04; sha256 pinned in SOURCES.json)
- src/assets/drivers-manuals/AR.pages.txt (the plain pdftotext fixture every citation here was cut from and verified against; sha256 pinned in SOURCES.json)
- src/assets/drivers-manuals/AR-exam.txt (the text of the State Police's audio testing instructions, https://media.ark.org/dps/Audio-Testing-Instructions.pdf, read 2026-10-04; states the 20 correct answers that pass)
- https://dps.arkansas.gov/law-enforcement/arkansas-state-police/services-programs/driver-examination/ (read 2026-10-04; links the study guide and the audio testing instructions, states no count or mark)
- https://media.ark.org/dps/Non-Commercial-DL-Testing-Rules_Current-Effective-as-of-7.23.21.pdf (the State Police's Non-Commercial Driver's License Testing Rules, read 2026-10-04; Rule 1 sets the five-day retest wait and no figure)