Blocking or obstructing traffic
Seattle Mun. Code § 11.72.040
in effect11.72.040 - Blocking or obstructing traffic
A. No person shall stop, stand, or park a vehicle, whether attended or unattended, upon the roadway.
B. This Chapter 11.72 and Chapter 11.74 do not apply to the driver of any vehicle that is disabled in such manner and to such extent that it is impossible to avoid stopping and temporarily leaving the vehicle in such position. The driver shall nonetheless arrange for the prompt removal of the vehicle.
C. Subsection 11.72.040.A does not apply to the driver of a public transit vehicle who temporarily stops the vehicle upon the roadway for the purpose of and while actually engaged in receiving or discharging passengers at a marked transit vehicle stop zone approved by the state department of transportation. However, public transportation service providers, including private, nonprofit transportation providers regulated under chapter 81.66 RCW, may allow the driver of a transit vehicle to stop upon the roadway momentarily to receive or discharge passengers at an unmarked stop zone only if the driver stops the vehicle in a safe and practicable position, activates four-way flashing lights, and stops at a portion of the roadway with an unobstructed view, for an adequate distance so as to not create a hazard, for other drivers.
D. This Chapter 11.72 and Chapter 11.74 do not apply to the driver of a solid waste collection company or recycling company vehicle who temporarily stops the vehicle as close as practical to the right edge of the right-hand shoulder of the roadway or right edge of the roadway if no shoulder exists for the purpose of and while actually engaged in the collection of solid waste or recyclables, or both.
(Ord. 125944, § 23, 2019; Ord. 108200, § 2(11.70.240), 1979.)
Source: City of Seattle, Seattle Municipal Code and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/wa/seattle/codes/municipal_code?nodeId=TIT11VETR_SUBTITLE_ITRCO_PT7STSTPALO_CH11.72STSTPARE_11.72.040BLOBTRFetched: 11/1/2026