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Less than 12 inches.
18 inches
12 or less inches
1 ft. (30cm.)
Your vehicle should be no more than 18 inches from the curb.
if you parking uphill you turn your wheel towards the curb and if you parking down hill you turn it away
Left. Or, away from the curb.
Ideally you should be as close as possible to the curb when you finish parking, just to lessen the chances that your car won't accidentally get hit or scraped by cars driving too close to you on the side of the road. However, 12-18 inches is usually a safe distance away from the curb.
From the Calfornia DMV web page on parking: When you park alongside a curb on a level street, the front and back wheels must be parallel and within 18 inches of the curb. Park parallel to the street if there is no curb.
from what i remember of my driving lessons the car should be no further than 18 inches away from the curb when parked. any further and i was asked to call a taxi to reach the pavement!
18 inches according to transportation code 545.303
You should point your wheels away from the curb when parking up hill and toward the curb when parking down the hill. You want the vehicle to immediately make contact with the curb if is rolls.