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An ordinary car is parallel parked beside the right-hand curb, where angle parking is not permitted. How close must its right-hand wheels be to the curb?
An empty road beside a straight curb and sidewalk. No parked vehicle, wheel-to-curb measurement or selected parking position is shown.
Correct answer: Parallel to and within 12 inches of the curb.
Why
The right-hand wheels must be parallel to and within 12 inches of the right-hand curb. The rule has separate provisions for permitted angle parking and motorcycles; this question concerns an ordinary car parallel parked on the right.
Verified against Indiana Driver's Manual · Parking close to curb · p. 59
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