Respuesta :
The correct answer (in Florida, could be different in other places) is 200 feet.
I believe the answer is: 200 feet in each direction.
Maintaining such distances out of the traffic lanes serves 2 functions. The first one is to prevent your car from creating a long traffic for other drivers. The second one is to put your stopped vehicles in other driver's field of vision, so they can avoid crashing into you and making it easier for help providers to give you assistance.