Parking

Parking your vehicle at designated place is very important. Otherwise, it may lead to traffic interference and thereby cause delay or pose a danger to other vehicles. Therefore, it is important to learn the know-hows of parking the vehicle, how to take the vehicle out from the parking lot, which are the restricted areas from parking, etc. These aspects related to the parking are discussed below.

General Guidelines for Parking

• Do not park your vehicle within 20m before and 10m after a Bus Stop. Parking the vehicle within this restricted area will obstruct smooth merging and diverging manoeuvre of buses at bus stops. This may also cause inconvenience to the passengers while boarding and alighting the bus.
  
• Do not park your vehicle within 20m before and 10m after Pedestrian Crossing. Parking the vehicle within this restricted area will cause inconvenience to pedestrians while crossing the road. This may also obstruct the sight distance of the pedestrians and approaching vehicle. You as a driver should be extra cautious when overtaking a parked vehicle near a pedestrian crossing.
• Do not park your vehicle within 30m of an at-grade intersection unless a sign allows you to park there. Parking the vehicle within this restricted area will cause inconvenience to the turning vehicles as they are supposed to change the lane at least 30m prior to the intersection.
  
• Do not park your vehicle within 20m of a railway crossing. This is because maintaining a safe distance from the moving train is important. Also, long queue and congestion are expected at a railway crossing. Parking the vehicle within this restricted area will further increase congestion and inconvenience to other vehicles.
  
• Do not park your vehicle on the top of a vertical curve. Sometimes, sight distance to the approaching vehicle is not adequate to the top of the vertical curve.
• Do not park your vehicle within 30m of a Fire Station to ensure fast and easy exit of Fire Tenders.
• Do not park your vehicle on the main road or on a road with heavy traffic as it may interfere with the traffic flow and thereby cause delay or pose a danger to other vehicles.
• Do not park your vehicle near a hospital entrance as, otherwise, it may cause inconvenience to the vehicles, especially the emergency vehicle, to enter/exit the hospital.
• Do not park your vehicle right next to a traffic sign thereby obstructing the visibility towards signs.
• Do not park your vehicle within 1.5m on either side of a driveway. Parking the vehicle within this restricted area will cause inconvenience to other vehicle while accessing the driveway.
  
• Do not park your vehicle within 5m on either side of the fire hydrant. Parking the vehicle in front of the fire hydrant will cause inconvenience to access the fire hydrant during an emergency.
• Do not park your vehicle on sidewalks as it may cause inconvenience to pedestrians. This may also force the pedestrians to use the main road for walking and may lead to conflicts/accidents.