Free independent study reference with original examples. Not official exam questions or personal legal advice. Follow current provincial rules and on-site directions.
Free practice: Parking, backing and other road users →Measure from the feature named in the Act
For a hydrant, section 193 measures from the point on the curb or roadway edge opposite the hydrant. For an intersection crosswalk, the prohibition is within 5 m. Parking directly on the crosswalk is separately prohibited.
The 10 m rule concerns the approach to a roadside flashing beacon, stop sign or traffic-control signal. It is not a universal 10 m circle around every road sign. The railway distance is 15 m from the nearest rail.
Source: New Brunswick Motor Vehicle Act — s. 193 ↗Preserve access even when no distance is printed
The same section prohibits stopping in front of a public or private driveway, on a sidewalk and within an intersection. A place can therefore be prohibited without a numerical sign beside it. Official no-stopping signs also apply.
Fire-station access has its own distances: within 10 m of the driveway entrance, and on the opposite side within 25 m of that entrance. The Act includes exceptions for avoiding traffic conflict and complying with law, a peace officer or a traffic-control device; ordinary convenience is not such an exception.
Source: New Brunswick Motor Vehicle Act — s. 193 ↗Test the location before looking for a convenient gap
Original worked cases
Hydrant case: the proposed space begins 4 m from the curb point opposite a hydrant. It is within the 5 m prohibition even if no red paint marks the curb.
Approach case: a space lies 8 m before a roadside stop sign in your direction of travel. It falls within the 10 m approach restriction. Do not replace “approach” with an assumed rule for every side of the sign.
Driveway case: a driver leaves a vehicle in front of a private driveway while staying in the driver’s seat. The section covers stopping and standing as well as parking; remaining inside does not make the location acceptable.
Keep numerical rules attached to their reference points
Make a small study list with a feature, reference point and distance. A bare sequence of 5, 10 and 15 cannot tell you whether the question means a hydrant, a signal approach or a railway.
The free parking-and-backing questions reinforce location decisions. Use the full Act and local signs for an actual parking choice. This selected reference is not an exhaustive list of municipal parking controls.
Source: New Brunswick Motor Vehicle Act — s. 193 ↗