Road Surface Markings / Pavement Markings Meaning

Some curbs are painted to indicate who may park there and when. Below are common curb colors and their meanings:

Pavement Marking: Red Curb
Pavement Marking: Red Curb

Vehicles may not stop, stand, or park here; busses may stop along red curbs marked specifically for busses

Pavement Marking: Green Curb
Pavement Marking: Green Curb

There is a time limit for parking in this area, and it usually appears on a nearby sign or the curb itself.

Pavement Marking: Yellow Curb
Pavement Marking: Yellow Curb

There will be a posted time limit for how long you may stop to unload passengers or cargo; you must typically stay within your vehicle unless you drive a commercial vehicle

Pavement Marking: White Curb
Pavement Marking: White Curb

Vehicles can only stop to pick up or drop off passengers or mail

Pavement Marking: Blue Curb
Pavement Marking: Blue Curb

Parking for people with disabilities who have DMV-issued handicapped plates or window signs

Handicapped parking spaces may also be marked with blue paint or signs

You must a have a disabled person placard or plates

Loaning these plates or placards to others is a misdemeanor punishable by a $1,000 fine or 6-month imprisonment

	Pavement Marking: Red Curb Vehicles may not stop, stand, or park here; busses may stop along red curbs marked specifically for busses
	Pavement Marking: Green Curb There is a time limit for parking in this area, and it usually appears on a nearby sign or the curb itself.
	Pavement Marking: Yellow Curb There will be a posted time limit for how long you may stop to unload passengers or cargo; you must typically stay within your vehicle unless you drive a commercial vehicle
	Pavement Marking: White Curb Vehicles can only stop to pick up or drop off passengers or mail
	Pavement Marking: Blue Curb Parking for people with disabilities who have DMV-issued handicapped plates or window signs Handicapped parking spaces may also be marked with blue paint or signs You must a have a disabled person placard or plates Loaning these plates or placards to others is a misdemeanor punishable by a $1,000 fine or 6-month imprisonment