Texas Driver's Handbook, Section 7: Parking, Stopping or Standing
Where you may not park, stop or stand, disabled parking rules, parallel parking and leaving your car safely.
Summary written by MyPermitExam from the official handbook, Revised January 2026. Not a copy of the handbook. Checked Oct 2026. Not affiliated with the DMV. Texas Driver Handbook (DL-7)
Key rules
- Distances: 15 feet from a hydrant, 20 feet from a crosswalk at an intersection, 30 feet before a stop sign or signal, 50 feet from the nearest rail. p. 42
- Never stop on a bridge, in a tunnel, on railroad tracks, in an intersection, on a crosswalk or sidewalk, or next to a parked car (double parking). p. 42
- Parking in a disabled space without a plate or placard costs $500 to $750 the first time; the striped areas beside it are for wheelchair lifts. p. 42
- Parallel park about six inches from the curb and never more than 18 inches. p. 44
- Before leaving the car: engine off, key out, brake set and, on a grade, front wheels turned to the curb or side of the road. p. 43