CycleChat Investigates - Pavement Parking

[Globalti]

every time someone on the local FB group complains about pavement parking, the motons always claim that they have no choice, and not parking on the pavement would mean a fire engine can't get through, so in a way, it's their civic duty to park on the pavements . Then a load of us lefty types tell 'em to park elsewhere and spend a few minutes walking between their vehicle and home, which is usually responded with ...and the group admins just delete the entire post.

What needs to be done in the case of roads not being wide enough for two parked cars and a fire engine/bin wagon, is double yellow lines being painted down one side. That'll force the motons to park elsewhere... clogging up more residential roads on the outskirts of town, which will result in more residents only parking zones, more double yellows, forcing them to look elsewhere. What it won't do is make them give up the car.

Dream on! In Blackburn people park on double yellows AND on the pavement. What do the Police do about it? Naff all.

 

[PK99]

I agree it's a pain, but there are many places which have no parking, and parking fully on the road can stop larger vehicles getting through.

I don't have an answer. My Brother and sister's housing has very little parking - it's a nightmare where they live. I don't see too many issues so long as sufficient room is left for people/prams/scooters to pass. Blocking pavements, then throw the book at them.

The London approach in that situation is shown here:

 

[roadrash]

And whoever parked the car on the left obviously thought …. bolox to parking within the dotted lines , I will take even more of the pavement...
self righteous tool.

 

[PK99]

And whoever parked the car on the left obviously thought …. bolox to parking within the dotted lines , I will take even more of the pavement...
self righteous tool.

OFFS, Don't be so fecking precious!

The system works.

 

[Drago]

Dream on! In Blackburn people park on double yellows AND on the pavement. What do the Police do about it? Naff all.

Probably because parking was deregulated in 2006 and the powers taken from the dibble.

 

[roadrash]

OFFS, Don't be so fecking precious!

The system works.

I am not "fecking precious,as you put it,.. you say it works and provide a photo of someone abusing the system you say works, give em an inch as they say.
oh and save your insults for someone else , they are wasted on me

 

[classic33]

There is, for me, a difference in parking outside your house on the pavement and parking close to shops/cash machines/pub. The latter usually in town centres, or where foot traffic is high, usually is a case of the driver "thumbing their nose at the system" because they can't be bothered with walking.

I don't drive, but the latter group seem to be on the increase. They're the one's that need targeting.

 

[tyred]

I park my television on the pavement.

 

[Salty seadog]

I agree it's a pain, but there are many places which have no parking, and parking fully on the road can stop larger vehicles getting through.

I don't have an answer. My Brother and sister's housing has very little parking - it's a nightmare where they live. I don't see too many issues so long as sufficient room is left for people/prams/scooters to pass. Blocking pavements, then throw the book at them.

If the streets too narrow then only allow parking on one side so emergency services can still gain access.

There is no maximum distance from the home we are required to park.

 

[Notafettler]

Reality, give a person a car and they become lazy and inconsiderate (the two go together). Where before they would get off the bus walk a mile to the shop now they want to park outside the shop, preferably inside the shop.

 

[Jenkins]

Some pavements are more than wide enough to allow parking in full or half. Saw an example in Erith, where lines had been painted, showing how far a car is allowed to park on the pavement. This could be the model to adopt for all pavements where there is room enough and should have strict penalties if a car creeps onto the restricted part of the pavement.

They paint the guide lines on the road near me

(yes, that is the cycle lane!)

 

[PeteXXX]

I think 4x4's should be allowed to park on pavements.
Let's face it, it's probably the only time they go Off Road.

 

[Drago]

Well a consensus is emerging. Pavement parkers should be horse whipped and made to look at nudey pics of Nigel Farage...but there is still time for a revolt.

 

[Sharky]

Well a consensus is emerging. Pavement parkers should be horse whipped and made to look at nudey pics of Nigel Farage...but there is still time for a revolt.

But where do we park, when we all arrive at a sleepy Kentish village at 6am on a Sunday morning for the Wobbly Wheelers 25, only to find that the Village Hall car park is completely full and we are forced to park on the narrow surrounding roads.

 

[MontyVeda]

Dream on! In Blackburn people park on double yellows AND on the pavement. What do the Police do about it? Naff all.

Same up here... but Boris is giving us a trillion more police