When is Stopping to Let Out a Pasenger at a Driveway Considering Impeding Traffic

[nickbo]

My question involves a traffic citation from the state of: California[
I stopped to drop off my son at a driveway in front of his school. There were double arrow
no stopping signs and a chain link fence before and after the driveway - but I only stopped at the driveway for about 4 seconds and he got out. I was given a ticket for impeding traffic. Violation 22400. I have seen many drivers do this at this particular driveway. The officer told me the school has asked the police to keep things moving on this street. Is this an actual violation or just a money maker?

[That Guy]

There were double arrow no stopping signs and a chain link fence before and after the driveway - but I only stopped at the driveway for about 4 seconds and he got out.

"No Stopping" means... "No Stopping"!

But the presence of the signs is not directly related to the alleged violation you were cited for. You were cited for "impeding traffic in violation of VC 22400":

22400

(a) No person shall drive upon a highway at such a slow speed as to impede or block the normal and reasonable movement of traffic unless the reduced speed is necessary for safe operation, because of a grade, or in compliance with law. No person shall bring a vehicle to a complete stop upon a highway so as to impede or block the normal and reasonable movement of traffic unless the stop is necessary for safe operation or in compliance with law.
(b) Whenever the Department of Transportation determines on the basis of an engineering and traffic survey that slow speeds on any part of a state highway consistently impede the normal and reasonable movement of traffic, the department may determine and declare a minimum speed limit below which no person shall drive a vehicle, except when necessary for safe operation or in compliance with law, when appropriate signs giving notice thereof are erected along the part of the highway for which a minimum speed limit is established.
Subdivision (b) of this section shall apply only to vehicles subject to registration.

So the question that some may ask is: was there any traffic behind you and did the fact that you stopped, impede the normal and reasonable movement of traffic?