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When you do parallel parking you must align the wheels strictly parallel to the curb, and then shut the engine off.
About 10-16 inches.
Within no more than 30 centimeters.
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.
The distance is likely to be different depending on what State you live in. Where I work, in the State of Washington, the front wheels must be within 12 inches of the curb, and if on a hill, the front wheels must be turned in.
MARYLAND DRIVER'S HANDBOOK Parallel Parking When parking on a two-way roadway, you must park parallel to and within 12 inches of the curb or the edge of the roadway. When you take the test for your driver's license, you will have to show the examiner that you can park in a parallel parking space 6 feet wide and 25 feet long. This is a timed exercise.
18 inches
Not necessarily. In California your tires shouldn't be more than 18 inches from the curb or you could get a ticket. You can park as crooked as you want as long as both of your tires aren't more than 18 inches from the curb or edge of the road. If I remember correctly, that was the length of their baton so it was pretty easy for a law enforcement officer to check the distance. When parking on a hill, the goal in turning your front tires is to make the car roll OFF of the street and out of traffic if it starts rolling by itself.
Palmdale, CA says you need to be within a foot and a half (18")22502(a) CVC - Curb Parking. Every vehicle parked at a curb where two-way traffic is permitted must be stopped or parked with the right hand wheels parallel to and within 18 inches of the curb. Where no curbs are present, right hand parallel parking is required, unless otherwise indicated by signs or other markings. Prohibited would be parking with the LEFT side wheels to the curb or parking at an angle to the roadway on the unpaved shoulder of a street.I presume it is the same for most places in California.
18 inches from the curb.
7 inches from curb
8 feet wide, and 27 feet long. The car must end up with all four wheels within this space. Riding up on the curb is grounds for failing, but not merely touching the curb.