Parallel parking: within 12 inches of the curb
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When you parallel park, how close to the curb should you end up?
The rule
When you park beside a curb, park parallel to it, facing the way traffic moves, with your right-hand wheels within 12 inches of the curb or road edge.
Park parallel to the curb, facing the way traffic goes, with your right-hand wheels within 12 inches of the curb.
From the Official Florida Driver License Handbook, page 65. This question is our own wording of that rule. The handbook and the DMV have the final word.
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