Distance from a fire hydrant or fire station driveway
A free practice question for the California permit test, with the answer explained.
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How close to a fire hydrant may you park?
The rule
Keep your parked car at least 15 feet from a fire hydrant, and the same 15 feet from a fire station driveway.
Never park within 15 feet of a fire hydrant. The same 15 feet applies to a fire station driveway. Hydrant 15 ft, crosswalk 20 ft, wheelchair ramp 3 ft.
From the California Driver Handbook, section 6, page 28. This question is our own wording of that rule. The handbook and the DMV have the final word.
Often mixed up with
People confuse these rules with this one. Each has its own practice question.
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