"Dave Plowman (News)" wrote in message
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JohnP wrote:
Odd how they always seem to have curbs or rails that you nose your
wheels up to - but we never see them in the UK.

Are they mandated in some way in the USA?

Parking nose in used to be very common on wide US roads. And most seemed
to do it with the front wheels touching the kerb. Old habits die hard. But
many non US cars simply ain't designed for this.

Parking nose in is mandatory in the US because cars don't (usually) have
front number plates

And working back from the fact that you know everyone is going to park nose
in means that you can put in these "bumps" in the right place for an
"average" car.