A pavement parking odyssey

[stephec]

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Taken last Sunday in a local street. I wonder if they placed it accurately enough to open the driver's door as far as they could,then step from the car onto their doorstep. 🤔

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What’s needed there is a very short sighted person in a wheelchair to misjudge the gap and think they can squeeze past it.

 

[glasgowcyclist]

Taken last Sunday in a local street. I wonder if they placed it accurately enough to open the driver's door as far as they could,then step from the car onto their doorstep. 🤔

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If the driver regularly parks there, report it. The car has no MOT.

 

[Drago]

People should be allowed to hold their course and just step up on to them and walk over the top of them.

Something similar happened once.

Someone erected a marquee across a footpath in a farmers field. A walker couldn't get past, so cut a small slit in the tent and walked through along the route if the footpath.

Duly arrested arrested and charged with criminal damage, but found no case to answer by the court in the basis that he had a 'lawful excuse', and by minimising the damage caused had not shown any recklessness.

Now, i wouldn't recommend it as a course of actuion, but if there is no safel alternative to walk round and were one to carefully clamber across a car to continue along the footway then any damage caused would not automatically be regarded as criminal damage. You have your lawful excuse, you were not intending to cause damage, and by simply exercising your right of transit and being careful as you go you are not being reckless. Therefore, no crime.

I wouldn't advise it, but thats the theory.

 

[Milkfloat]

I love how they have folded the mirror in... As if anybody can squeeze past that on the pavement.

I would give it ago, with the zips of my jacket undone.

 

[Daninplymouth]

Couple of my recent faves love how there’s cars parked on both pavements. Or the turning circle half filled with cars when people have an empty drive. Always fun driving a van around here

 

[Pale Rider]

Couple of my recent faves love how there’s cars parked on both pavements. Or the turning circle half filled with cars when people have an empty drive. Always fun driving a van around here
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You are lawfully taking a photo in a public place, so no need to obscure the number plates.

'Name' and shame, I say.

 

[snorri]

Couple of my recent faves love how there’s cars parked on both pavements.

Why blot out the registration numbers?
The drivers of these vehicles are bad people, their identity is undeserving of any form of concealment.

Edit P.R. just got in before me!

 

[Pale Rider]

Why blot out the registration numbers?
The drivers of these vehicles are bad people, their identity is undeserving of any form of concealment.

Edit P.R. just got in before me!

Realistically, the only way to modify their behaviour is by publicly shaming them.

CycleChat is unlikely to do that, but publishing the unedited pic on a local facebook page might.

 

[LCpl Boiled Egg]

There's always yplac.co.uk...

 

[Accy cyclist]

Taken last Friday. I don't think the van was quite on the pavement,but as you can see the 5 minutes allowed 'delivery vehicle' was on the crossing's zig zags and for at least half an hour while the driver went to get his haircut,then buy a take-away. The bottom pic' doesn't quite show the non existent pavement across the road,where work's being done with new flag stones and benches fitted etc. Believe it or not there wasn't a pavement there for 3 days until someone complained (me) and they reluctantly put a plastic wall there to separate pedestrians from the traffic. Before that you had to look up the hill,work out how far the closest approaching vehicle was and if possible make a quick dash for the safety of the pavement further down the road,before the approaching vehicle caught up with you. This isn't a 'cowboy' firm by the way. They are doing the work for the local authority,so they must be reputable.

 

[Accy cyclist]

I posted the above photos on a local F/B page and received more abusive than supportive replies. One calling me words to the affect of 'Nosey and f..k all else to do' and 'That's my favourite take-away' get a life saddo'.

Honestly,us amateur 'investigative journalists' put out necks and reputations on the line to bring you these type of 'sensational' pics!!

 

[Bazzer]

Did you report this one and the earlier zig zag parker to the police?

 

[Drago]

I spotted a good one today, a Freelander 4 wheels up blocking the path - National Park Like A Twunt day seems to come earlier each year. Alas, i did not have a phone on me, and there was no sign of a driver with whom I could remonstrate.

 

[ebikeerwidnes]

Part of the problem is that 'some people' consider that they have an absolute right to park outside their own house.
Hence, if the only way they can do this is either block the road or park on the pavement then they clearly have a right to park on the pavement - in fact they are being considerate and doing so to keep the road clear!

The concept that they have no right to do so is not something they will consider.

 

[stephec]

There's always yplac.co.uk...

I tried looking on there a few days ago but it wasn't available for some unknown reason.