When parking on a public road you must not park more than how many feet or inches from the curb?

Answer 1

It depends on where you live, but in Victoria Australia the R.S.A. states (and I quote) '...not an undue distance from the left (two way carriageway) kerbing...' Undue distance is of course open to iterpretation. I refer then to a Case Law (precendent) by Justice STARK K.C. Judge of the Supreme Court (Vic) who stated that '...an amount not exceeding 10 inches shall not be deemed as undue...' However, this Case Law was made prior to 1977 when all Victoria road measurements had to be converted from imperial to metric. Various Statutory Regulations were brought out to take care of this and it was generally assented that all references to imperial measurements were as a guide only and not enforcable at law. When I was in law enforcement (particularly in my prosecuting days), I had to be mindful of such things. Basically, if you park your car as close to the kerb as is reasonable (this is defined as what the reasonable person considers reasonable) and parallel to the kerb (vehicles must be parked parallel unless signs to the contrary are displayed e.g. 45 degree angle parking etc). In some countries like U.K. you can park either side of the road facing in either direction (ezxcept after dark when everyone must park to the left on a two way carriageway).