Where you may not park — Florida Permit Test

You may not park within 15 feet of a fire hydrant.

The fire crew needs to get a hose to it, and they will break your windows to do it.

15 feet of a fire hydrant.

You may not park within 20 feet of an intersection, or within 20 feet of the entrance to a fire, ambulance or rescue station.

A car parked on the corner hides the traffic from everybody trying to pull out.

20 feet of an intersection.

You may not park within 30 feet of a rural mailbox on a state highway between 8 am and 6 pm, or within 30 feet of any flashing signal, stop sign or traffic signal.

The mail carrier has to reach the box from the road, and a parked car sends them past it.

30 feet of a rural mailbox on a state highway (8 am–6 pm).

You may not park within 50 feet of a railroad crossing.

Fifty feet is the furthest of these distances, because a train overhangs the track and cannot swerve.

50 feet of a railroad crossing.

It is against the law to park on crosswalks, on sidewalks, in bicycle lanes, in intersections, on bridges, on overpasses or in tunnels.

Each of these is somewhere other people have to pass through and cannot go around.

In bicycle lanes

It is against the law to park on the roadway side of another parked vehicle, which is double parking.

It traps the car you blocked in and pushes everybody else out into the moving lane.

On the roadway side of another parked vehicle (double parking)

It is against the law to park in front of a driveway, by a yellow painted curb, in a NO PARKING or DISABLED PERMIT ONLY zone, or anywhere that blocks or creates a hazard for other vehicles.

The last one is the catch-all, and it is what a ticket says when nothing else fits.

Anywhere that blocks or creates a hazard for other vehicles

How far from a fire hydrant must you park?

At least 15 feet from the hydrant. The fire crew needs to get a hose to it, and they will break your windows to do it. Official Florida Driver License Handbook, p.66: “15 feet of a fire hydrant.”