When parallel parking next to a curb in Oregon, how far from the curb may your vehicle be?
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A.
Whatever distance is comfortable.
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B.
No more than 6 inches.
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C.
No more than 12 inches. Correct
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D.
No more than 18 inches.
The answer is "No more than 12 inches."
Park parallel to and no more than 12 inches from the curb. If there is no curb, park as close as possible to the edge of the shoulder. Where parking areas are marked, your wheels must fall within the marked space. The 12-inch rule is a ceiling; closer is fine, farther is not. The 6-inch figure in B tightens that ceiling into a stricter limit the manual never sets.
The traps in the wrong answers
A. Whatever distance is comfortable.
There is a specific 12-inch maximum; driver comfort is not the standard. This answer treats parallel-parking distance as a matter of preference, ignoring the explicit 12-inch ceiling.
B. No more than 6 inches.
The manual sets the ceiling at 12 inches, not 6. This answer tightens the 12-inch maximum into a stricter 6-inch limit the manual does not impose.
D. No more than 18 inches.
The manual caps the distance at 12 inches from the curb. This answer loosens the 12-inch maximum into an 18-inch ceiling the manual does not allow.
This question tests your knowledge of Parking in Oregon. Source: Oregon Driver Manual, "Parking & Stopping > Parallel Parking," p.68..
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