Most services will tell customers to put the bis out "to the curb" but many people are arrogant, lazy, or both, and decide that the bins need to be out in the street instead for everybody else to avoid. Probably due to them not wanting to pay attention when they leave and avoid backing into their own bins. Our bins got out TO the curb - either in the grass right next to my driveway or IN my driveway if there's too much snow. We just pay attention when we leave. Neither of us have run into our bins once in over 30 years.
I don't live in a house anymore, but when I used to, I never put my trash or recycle bin on the street; there were designated triangular areas on both sides of the driveway to put those bins. If one of my bins ended up in the street, it was either due to heavy winds or because the trash collectors left them in the street (this happened at least once every couple of weeks). Bins left out on streets can and most likely do create hazardous situations for passing cars that need to swerve around them. When I had to back out near a bin, I did a parallel parking maneuver to avoid hitting it; I sometimes brought my car into the street, moved the bin to the designated space, then continued with my commute.
If I have to choose between a potential head-on collision or some dumb azz having to pick up their trash off their front lawn, well it's a no brainer. As for the design of the road, it's for driving on NOT setting their bins on. If someone needs a hard flat surface to set their bins on they can buy a few bags of concrete and make one. Think of the cost to make the road 4' wider... who do you think would end up paying for that?
I never suggested for the city to undergo a major construction project to expand the street. That would greatly stifle many people's commutes and create a massive hassle for the neighborhood residents for months. I just said that the street shouldn't have been made so narrow in the first place. In the video, you can see other people's trash bins in the grass, so this person shouldn't have obstructed the street with theirs. If they have too much trash, it needs to be left on top of or next to the bin to be picked up as bulk trash, which comes hours earlier than regular trash.
@2020HotShotTruckingLLC As for the front of MY house. I'm not allowed to put a concrete slab out there. The part that is not paved is part of the street and not my property. Sure, I can put a slab on my property, but the garbage truck would NEVER drive on my property to empty it. Just to be clear, my bins DO NOT go onto the paved portion. Only on the area where parking would normally be available, just like everywhere else in this city.
Most services will tell customers to put the bis out "to the curb" but many people are arrogant, lazy, or both, and decide that the bins need to be out in the street instead for everybody else to avoid. Probably due to them not wanting to pay attention when they leave and avoid backing into their own bins.
Our bins got out TO the curb - either in the grass right next to my driveway or IN my driveway if there's too much snow. We just pay attention when we leave. Neither of us have run into our bins once in over 30 years.
I don't live in a house anymore, but when I used to, I never put my trash or recycle bin on the street; there were designated triangular areas on both sides of the driveway to put those bins. If one of my bins ended up in the street, it was either due to heavy winds or because the trash collectors left them in the street (this happened at least once every couple of weeks). Bins left out on streets can and most likely do create hazardous situations for passing cars that need to swerve around them. When I had to back out near a bin, I did a parallel parking maneuver to avoid hitting it; I sometimes brought my car into the street, moved the bin to the designated space, then continued with my commute.
If I have to choose between a potential head-on collision or some dumb azz having to pick up their trash off their front lawn, well it's a no brainer. As for the design of the road, it's for driving on NOT setting their bins on. If someone needs a hard flat surface to set their bins on they can buy a few bags of concrete and make one. Think of the cost to make the road 4' wider... who do you think would end up paying for that?
I never suggested for the city to undergo a major construction project to expand the street. That would greatly stifle many people's commutes and create a massive hassle for the neighborhood residents for months. I just said that the street shouldn't have been made so narrow in the first place. In the video, you can see other people's trash bins in the grass, so this person shouldn't have obstructed the street with theirs. If they have too much trash, it needs to be left on top of or next to the bin to be picked up as bulk trash, which comes hours earlier than regular trash.
@2020HotShotTruckingLLC As for the front of MY house. I'm not allowed to put a concrete slab out there. The part that is not paved is part of the street and not my property. Sure, I can put a slab on my property, but the garbage truck would NEVER drive on my property to empty it. Just to be clear, my bins DO NOT go onto the paved portion. Only on the area where parking would normally be available, just like everywhere else in this city.