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Regulatory signsQuestion 32 of 223

What does the word "standing" mean on a parking sign?

  1. Leaving your vehicle for a short time
  2. Stopping only to avoid other traffic
  3. Parking in a marked space
  4. Keeping your vehicle still while you stay in it
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Correct answer: Keeping your vehicle still while you stay in it

On parking signs, standing means that you keep the vehicle in a stationary position while you still occupy it.

Source: Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices for Streets and Highways (MUTCD), 11th Edition with Revision 1 (FHWA, December 2025), Section 2B.52 Parking, Standing, and Stopping Signs (R7 and R8 Series), page 164

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Questions last reviewed: 18 October 2026