How long can you park in a no-parking zone?
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There are generally two types of no-parking traffic signs. One is a sign prohibiting both temporary and long-term parking: this means absolutely no parking, regardless of duration. Such signs are placed in areas where parking is completely prohibited. The other is a sign prohibiting long-term parking: in areas marked with this sign, temporary parking is allowed, but long-term parking is not permitted. Temporary parking refers to a brief stop on the right side of the road in the direction of traffic, where the driver does not leave the vehicle, on a road where parking is not otherwise prohibited. Prohibition of long-term parking means temporary parking is allowed. Neither the "Road Traffic Safety Law" nor the "Implementation Regulations of the Safety Law" specifies exactly how long "long-term" or "temporary" parking is. However, an important criterion for determining temporary parking is that the driver does not leave the vehicle and the engine remains running. Only if both conditions are met can it be considered temporary parking. Article 63 of the "Implementation Regulations of the Road Traffic Safety Law of the People's Republic of China" stipulates that when a motor vehicle is temporarily parked on the road, the following rules must be observed: no parking is allowed in sections with no-parking signs or markings, in sections with isolation facilities between motor vehicle lanes and non-motor vehicle lanes or sidewalks, at crosswalks, or in construction zones; no parking is allowed at intersections, railway crossings, sharp curves, narrow roads less than 4 meters wide, bridges, steep slopes, tunnels, or within 50 meters of any of these locations.
