My wife is blind and this type of illegal parking is now threatening to take her freedom to get out away. On the occasions I have challenged drivers I have been met with abuse every time. I now take direct action.
As a pedestrian people parking their cars to either fully or partially obstruct the pavement pisses me off. I'm not visually impaired but I can only imagine how bad it is for someone who is. Mind you, with the state of most pavements they are, probably, in trouble anyway.
My son is blind as well and I’m severely disabled and we have the same problem with cars constantly on the pavement forcing us into the road. His surgeon asked him if he has been out on his own yet and the answer was no , because we don’t have footpaths anymore just free parking spaces for cars . The best one was when the local council removed a grass verge because cars had churned it up and tarmac was put down, before we could walk safely on the footpath but not now because cars , vans and the like park right in the middle of it leaving no room for anyone else . I even asked the council worker if they were painting a white dividing line on it and he said no because the drivers would use common sense , an hour after it was dry pedestrians could not walk on it safely with the cars parked smack in the middle. I even complained to the council and sent pictures to which I was told there was no criminal offence being committed. London can pass a law to prevent cars parking on pavements so why don’t other major cities and give us a fair chance. If they think they have trouble with STOP OIL , wow would they cope with all the disabled and parents with buggies decide to demonstrate and walk on the local roads, they would know what it’s like to be us frustrated with nowhere to go .
My wife is blind and this type of illegal parking is now threatening to take her freedom to get out away. On the occasions I have challenged drivers I have been met with abuse every time. I now take direct action.
As a pedestrian people parking their cars to either fully or partially obstruct the pavement pisses me off. I'm not visually impaired but I can only imagine how bad it is for someone who is. Mind you, with the state of most pavements they are, probably, in trouble anyway.
A BMW driver has parked like they are the most important person in the world?? Shocker. Not.
My son is blind as well and I’m severely disabled and we have the same problem with cars constantly on the pavement forcing us into the road. His surgeon asked him if he has been out on his own yet and the answer was no , because we don’t have footpaths anymore just free parking spaces for cars . The best one was when the local council removed a grass verge because cars had churned it up and tarmac was put down, before we could walk safely on the footpath but not now because cars , vans and the like park right in the middle of it leaving no room for anyone else .
I even asked the council worker if they were painting a white dividing line on it and he said no because the drivers would use common sense , an hour after it was dry pedestrians could not walk on it safely with the cars parked smack in the middle.
I even complained to the council and sent pictures to which I was told there was no criminal offence being committed.
London can pass a law to prevent cars parking on pavements so why don’t other major cities and give us a fair chance.
If they think they have trouble with STOP OIL , wow would they cope with all the disabled and parents with buggies decide to demonstrate and walk on the local roads, they would know what it’s like to be us frustrated with nowhere to go .
I live in the suburbs of Plymouth and it’s just as bad especially with a wheelchair
What about wheelchair uses as well. They would have to go into the road.
Luton is bad for this.
And near us in Hitchin. Fed up with it being disabled.
People are so selfish