Turns, lanes, passing and parking
What are you allowed to do at a curb painted white?
- Stop just long enough for passengers to get in or out. Correct answer
- Park for a limited time, as posted on a sign or on the curb.
- Load and unload freight, staying no longer than the posted time.
Why
Each curb color carries its own rule. White lets you stop, but only for as long as it takes to pick up or drop off passengers. Parking for a limited time is what a green curb allows, with the limit shown on a sign or painted on the curb itself. Loading and unloading freight, as well as passengers, is the yellow curb, within the posted time. For completeness: red means no stopping, standing or parking, although a red zone marked for buses lets buses stop there, and blue is parking for a disabled person, or someone driving one, with a special placard or license plate.
Where this comes from
California Driver's Handbook, June 2025 edition. The correct answer is Stop just long enough for passengers to get in or out.
The rule behind this one
Turns, lanes, passing and parking in California goes through the whole topic, with the page of the California Driver's Handbook behind every rule.
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