Nice parking

[summerdays]

I don't see the problem with parking in a cycle lane, after all which idiot dreamed up a facility that doesn't take into account actual road use. There's a few around here which run through residential areas. You can't use them because people have no choice but to park in them and as for delivery vans and workmen, that's pretty valid in my view. Just get rid of all the damn cycle lanes or build them properly.

I didn't have a go at them ... merely took the photo and I like that cycle contraflow and frequently use it despite the fact it drops me out at a junction that the traffic engineers obviously designed after having a few beers! (But avoids main road lots of parking/traffic lights etc).

I wouldn't actually have been in that section of the contraflow if it hadn't been that my normal road had been completely blocked by a removal van parking across a junction (presumably for the next couple of hours), completely blocking that road including pedestrian access to it. I bet they annoyed some cars that would have had to reverse back 200 m to get out of the narrow lane when they got to the top and realised it was blocked. That's the removal van at the top of the road I tried to come down.



As for no choice whether to park there or not ... what do you think ... taken after passing the van...



I think they could have parked on the single line instead! (Then the car might have been able to get though).

 

[Angelfishsolo]

I didn't have a go at them ... merely took the photo and I like that cycle contraflow and frequently use it despite the fact it drops me out at a junction that the traffic engineers obviously designed after having a few beers! (But avoids main road lots of parking/traffic lights etc).

I wouldn't actually have been in that section of the contraflow if it hadn't been that my normal road had been completely blocked by a removal van parking across a junction (presumably for the next couple of hours), completely blocking that road including pedestrian access to it. I bet they annoyed some cars that would have had to reverse back 200 m to get out of the narrow lane when they got to the top and realised it was blocked. That's the removal van at the top of the road I tried to come down.



As for no choice whether to park there or not ... what do you think ... taken after passing the van...



I think they could have parked on the single line instead! (Then the car might have been able to get though).

Agreed - That is highly inconsiderate (and illegal) parking.

 

[L.E.D.]

There's always a silver lining ... I tend to find those filter lanes in the original picture full of glass , it seems that BMW parked there will do a good job of clearing the all the crap that accumulates.

 

[Bigsharn]

I know I'm a little late with this one... but this is my best experience with ignorant sods. Apologies for the vibration

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[Angelfishsolo]

I know I'm a little late with this one... but this is my best experience with ignorant sods. Apologies for the vibration

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That type of parking frustrates the hell out of me. I may have left the odd scratch on cars parked in similar ways.

 

[Crackle]

Eh? It's compulsory to own a car and park it in a cycle lane?

Sorry Phil, I'm not really sure what your point is, seeing as I never said anything like that.

I didn't have a go at them ......

As usual you have to judge each situation on it's merits. Your 2nd photo shows a different perspective. I just think it's unavoidable sometimes that a road is blocked, gawd knows, since I've lived in this house, work I've had done has blocked the road on several occasions, unloading of steel supports, digging out of the driveway, gas mains work, water mains work, dropped kerb and they are just the ones off the top of my head. If i happened to live in a particularly awkward spot, such work would create havoc. I often come across such havoc myself, I don't rant about it or even tut, I just find my way around it, wait patiently or go and have a chat as to what's going on, I've even helped on occasion, not often mind.

 

[gregsid]

we do have to live and let live, if they are actively loading / unloading van (and not having their tea break in it) then fair enough.

I agree. I drive trucks and I know that at some places I deliver to, there's simply nowhere "out the way" to park AND be able to load/unload. Vans and lorries DO need to graft, even if the perceived inconvenience is regarded as selfish.

However, there are many examples of truly selfish parking of cars, vans and lorries which are not always related to work. Each case on its own merit I guess.


Greg