Revision question · Band 2 traffic signs and signals, car control, pedestrians, mechanical knowledge

Can you park on the zigzag lines of a zebra crossing when there are no other parking spaces to be found?

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No, unless you stay with your car

Yes, in order to drop off a passenger

Yes, if you don't block people from crossing

No, not under any circumstances

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No, not under any circumstancesThis was the right answer

You mustn't park within the area marked by zigzag lines on either side of a pedestrian crossing. You'll be causing an obstruction by obscuring the view of both pedestrians and drivers.

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Rule 191Highway Code rule · The original crossing zigzag photograph was inspected; parking there obstructs the protected sight line.

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