No parking near signals safety zones railroads — Delaware Permit Test
No parking near signals safety zones railroads on the Delaware permit test — 3 rules, each with the reason behind it and a question on it while it is fresh.
The rules
In Delaware, you must not stop or park within 30 feet of a flashing beacon, stop sign or traffic signal.
A parked car near the corner hides the stop sign or signal from the drivers who need to see it.
Within 30 feet of any flashing beacon, stop sign, or traffic signal.
In Delaware, you must not stop or park between a safety zone or island and the curb, or within 30 feet of the end of a safety zone or island, unless posted otherwise.
People step off a safety island into the road, and a parked car there hides them or blocks their path.
Between a safety zone or island and the adjacent curb, or within 30 feet of end of safety zone or island unless otherwise posted.
In Delaware, you must not stop or park within 50 feet of a railroad crossing unless posted otherwise.
A car parked near the tracks blocks the view of a train for drivers about to cross.
Within 50 feet of a railroad crossing unless otherwise posted.
On the test
How close to a stop sign may you park in Delaware?
No closer than 30 feet. A parked car near the corner hides the stop sign or signal from the drivers who need to see it. Delaware Driver Manual, p.93: “Within 30 feet of any flashing beacon, stop sign, or traffic signal.”
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Where these come from
Every rule here is checked against Delaware Driver Manual, published by the Delaware Division of Motor Vehicles, and against the state code itself. Last checked 2026-10-05.
- src/assets/drivers-manuals/DE.pdf (Delaware Driver Manual, July 2026, Delaware Division of Motor Vehicles, retrieved 2026-09-14; sha256 pinned in SOURCES.json)
- src/assets/drivers-manuals/DE.pages.txt (scripts/de-text.sh: plain pdftotext cropped to keep the section tab out, physical 47 under -layout; the fixture every citation here was cut from and verified against; sha256 pinned in SOURCES.json)
- src/assets/drivers-manuals/DE-exam.html (Delaware Division of Motor Vehicles, Driver's License Exam, https://dmv.de.gov/DriverServices/drivers_license/index.shtml?dc=dr_lic_written, read 2026-10-05; states both exam figures; sha256 pinned under examSource)
- https://dmv.de.gov/menu/forms_manuals.shtml (read 2026-10-05; links the manual)
- https://dmv.de.gov/DriverServices/faqs/index.shtml?dc=dr_faq_general (read 2026-10-05; its 30 and 24 are the exam page's figures before 2024-12, per the Internet Archive)