Where You May Not Park
21 Del. C. § 4179 — 15 feet from a hydrant, 20 from a crosswalk, 30 from a stop sign, and never on a yellow curb
Unless avoiding traffic or following a police officer or a sign, no one stops, stands or parks a vehicle in any of these places:
- On a sidewalk, a crosswalk, or within an intersection.
- In front of a public or private driveway.
- Within 15 feet of a fire hydrant.
- Within 20 feet of a crosswalk.
- Within 30 feet before a flashing beacon, stop sign or traffic signal.
- Within 50 feet of the nearest rail of a railroad crossing.
- Within 20 feet of a fire station driveway.
- Wherever a curb is marked yellow, or a yellow line is at the edge of the road or shoulder.
- On a bridge, in a tunnel, between the roadways of a divided highway, or beside a vehicle already parked at the curb.
Outside business and residential districts, no one stops or parks on the roadway itself when it is practical to pull off. A vehicle disabled so that stopping cannot be avoided is outside that rule.
Towns post rules of their own. A particular ticket is a question for a licensed Delaware attorney.
Sources for this section (1)
- 21 Del. C. § 4179 — Stopping, standing or parking
Legal information, not legal advice. Verified as of October 2026. Applying it to a particular situation is the work of a licensed Delaware attorney.