Stopping in traffic — Hawaii Permit Test

Stopping in traffic on the Hawaii permit test — 2 rules, each with the reason behind it and a question on it while it is fresh.

The rules

Stopping needlessly in a traffic lane is illegal; stops to load or unload passengers or cargo, or to talk with others, must be made in a parking space, loading zone or other place out of the traffic lane.

A car stopped in a lane to drop off a friend gets hit by drivers who did not expect it.

Stops made to load or unload passengers or cargo or to converse with other drivers or pedestrians must be made in a designated parking space, loading zone or other place out of a traffic lane.
State of Hawaii Driver’s Manual, p.69

Never drive into an intersection or a crosswalk unless there is space for your whole vehicle on the far side of it.

A car stuck in the middle when the light changes blocks cross traffic and people in the crosswalk.

NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AN INTERSECTION OR A CROSSWALK UNLESS THERE IS SPACE FOR YOUR ENTIRE VEHICLE ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE INTERSECTION OR CROSSWALK.
State of Hawaii Driver’s Manual, p.69

On the test

Where must you stop to let a passenger out?

In a parking space or loading zone. A car stopped in a lane to drop off a friend gets hit by drivers who did not expect it. State of Hawaii Driver’s Manual, p.69: “Stops made to load or unload passengers or cargo or to converse with other drivers or pedestrians must be made in a designated parking space, loading zone or other place out of a traffic lane.”

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Where these come from

Every rule here is checked against State of Hawaii Driver’s Manual, published by the Hawaii Department of Transportation, and against the state code itself. Last checked 2026-10-05.