Provisional - Zimbabwe Highway Code, Road Signs & VID Test Prep & lessons

13. Parking

  • Do not stop suddenly, except in an emergency. Always give the stop signal in good time.
  • Do not stop or park your vehicle: (i) opposite or along a traffic refuge, road- works, stationary vehicles or other obstacles; (ii) on or near an intersection, corner, bridge, subway, blind rise, or the carriageway of any road outside an urban area; (iii) at or near a pedestrian crossing or bus stop; (iv) where it will obstruct traffic or obscure traffic signs; and (v) where stopping or parking is prohibited.

Unsafe parking near an intersection or corner obstructs visibility and creates a traffic hazard.Unsafe parking near an intersection or corner obstructs visibility and creates a traffic hazard.

  • You MUST NOT leave a parked vehicle unattended with the engine running, or leave a vehicle engine running unnecessarily while that vehicle is stationary on a public road.

  • When parking, use your handbrake and take precautions to prevent the vehicle from moving.

    Never get out or even open the door of a vehicle until it is stationary and you have made sure, from the vehicle's position and traffic conditions, that it is safe to do so. Your proper exit is via the nearside doorsNever get out or even open the door of a vehicle until it is stationary and you have made sure, from the vehicle's position and traffic conditions, that it is safe to do so. Your proper exit is via the nearside doors

13.1 PARALLEL PARKING

Parallel parking stepsParallel parking steps

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