Van parked on pavement nearly hit me driving away
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Accidents, parking on pavement
I was walking into town and I noticed a big white van parked half on the pavement. I stood for a moment - there were two men inside having a sandwich. Very considerate of them - having lunch while obstructing the pavement.
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Some people out there are just so inconsiderate. Parking on a pavement not only obstructs the path for pedestrians, but there is a very real danger of someone being hit and possibly injured - had quite a scare recently myself!
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| 17-8-2010 | I come across loads of cars parked on pavements I have call council,police and do you know what jack all happens, its just not worth it police cant be bothered neither can council they always pass the buck. I have taken pics of these vehicles even would you beleive it a highways van all parked on the pavement not half on and half off, 1 of these days I will let their tyres down.
Itd about time somthing was done if not then im afraid people willtake law into their own hands we can only take so much. | jk |
| 15-7-2010 | Like Nicky B, we live in Bangor N.Wales and are equally annoyed. Unless otherwise marked, pavement parking IS ILLEGAL. Those who persistantly break the law of the land should pay the consequences. Perhaps fines will wake them up! First and foremost, footpaths are for pedestrians and are not to be obstructed. The driver is WHOLLY responsible, and maybe the owner of the vehicle. You commit a further offence driving on a footpath, which is compounded when the footpath is actively used. It is there for the SAFETY of people, NOT vehicles. If you also park the wrong way around, it means you commit another offence by setting off on the wrong side of the road. In the UK we drive on the left. Footpaths are not constructed for vehicles, so the Council should take a more effective approach to stop illegal parking. After all, they (meaning the council tax payer) have to maintain damaged footpaths. Don't feel bad, take the registration number and photo if possible, and REPORT THE VEHICLE. Lone voices are not enough to make change, it takes many voices for the authorities to sit up and enforce illegal parking. If no-one makes a noise cant this common problem, then little gets done to stop it. We are each responsible for our own actions, and this includes (some) inconsiderate drivers. The logical message to drivers is to obey the law by parking correctly. Good luck people, Onechance | OneChance |
| 16-4-2010 | What people who park the pavement don't realize is that if you walk into their wing mirror and smash it they have absolutely no redress. We have frequent outbreaks of pavement parking where I live. Then the students come back to college, the pavements get crowded, mirrors get smashed and they go back to parking on the road. Of the two incidents I have witnessesed, one was entirely accidental, the other I was less sure but the guy stumbled on a piece of rough pavement before he took the mirror out.
The joke is that not only will the driver be unable to sue for damages, but if the pedestrian injures themselves and an ambulance is called, then the owner of the car gets a claim on their insurance for the ambulance. There is no issue of liability, the 1974 legislation says only that the ambulance authority must have a 'resonable suspicion' that the motor vehicle was 'involved' and the insurance company will have to pay. Heath brought it in because he found that insurance companies always found a way to avoid paying and fight any claim tooth and nail, so he put an end to their depradations on the tax payer. | RodgerTheDodger |
| 04-11-2009 | I don't agree with pavement parking but on some streets in oxford if cars are not pavement parked on each side there would be no room for ambulance or fire engines | jimmy mctoole |
| 18-10-2009 | Why don't our councils&police exercise their authority,I am disabled and use a mobility scooter
not by choice I can assure you,to go to our local shops, was tolded that after April things would
improve the problem of pavement obstruction, when their army of CEOs take control,if anything it
is worse,and when you bring their attention to it,the reply never changes, quote:we will look into it,
but nothing is done about it. can anyone come up with a legal method for pedestrians to have their
legal right back ot use the pavements without not having to go in the road to pass. I will add I still
hold a licence,and I do park parallel to the kerb, in the direction of the traffic. | Thatcham Tony |
| 15-7-2009 | I too think it is a very Intelligent Posting,Nicky B.I would comment myself but Mike Pratt Has Said it for everybody.I live in croydon,Which part of south London Are you From Mike? | Mr Hicks |
| 29-6-2009 | A very Intelligent posting,Nicky B.Things are very bad here in south London regarding pavement parking.On every single street there seems to be a car parked so closely to the wall that a cat would find it difficult to squeeze through.One has to walk on to the road to get by.This would not seem such a Huge problem except for Drivers who Insist on emulating Nigel Mansell on Amphetamine. | Mike Pratt |
| 26-6-2009 | Pedestrians walking side-by-side coming towards me and occupying the full width of the pavement expecting me to step out onto the road to pass them by really annoys me.
I walk on the inside closest to the wall and if no space is made for me to pass I have no option other than to walk into one of them near the wall.
The person I end up walking into walked into me equally as much so cannot prove I caused it any more than them, so I am no more to blame here. However there was a space for them to pass me by but nothing for me to pass them by so I think this is where the blame lies for them blocking my path.
I am quite happy to walk into someone who obstructs my path - especially where they make no effort to pass to the side of me and there is adequate space for them to. | Walkie Talkie |
| 17-6-2009 | I live in County Durham and am having problems with pavement parking. The police have written to all the households concerned , they all live opposite my house and just ignored my polite request to park more considerately as they didn't want to get their cars scratch so they park totally onto the pavement making me have to walk on the road with a pushchair. Nothing has changed and I have to ring the police every day saying I cannot walk down the pavement. The police suggest I walk up the hill to cross over-by doing so I am relying on my hearing visiblility is impaired. So cars are more important than people. I want to walk with my grandchild in safety but do we have to have an accident before being taken seriously. By the way, who would be responsible if we did have an accident? | Stotty |
| 03-6-2009 | Cars on pavements! They often block the path and are still an obstacle to other road users so might as well keep all four wheels on the road. The path is for pedestrians,the road is for vehicles - lets keep it that way! Do these drivers really think what they are doing? There is usually free parking nearby so they are thoughtless and lazy!!! | Sleeper53 |
| 27-5-2009 | In God's name, why do people insist on blocking the entrance to my driveway with their vehicles?
I'm sick to the back teeth of it happening, and it's annoying on so many levels; inconsiderate, ignorant, arrogant and it restricts my freedom of movement. It shows a complete lack of thought for others, no manners nor common decency.
Am I the only one who gets mad at such behaviour? | Citizen DeCat |
| 09-2-2009 | Would you be prepared to post it on here? I try not to give out my email address on forums. Might get inundated. | Councillor Jones |
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