Pavements are for pedestrians
Both Leicester City and Leicestershire County councils are failing to protect pedestrians. Both councils are burying their heads in the sand. If drivers park either partially or wholly on a pavement in London, then the car can be ticketed. If you park partially or wholly on a pavement in Leicester or Leicestershire, then that's fine by the councils. In fact they refuse to take responsibility, unless there is a parking restriction indicated at the side of the road.
if there is no parking restriction, then the only people who can address the issue (in City or County) are the Police. And only if the vehicle is causing an "unnecessary obstruction".
At a time when obesity and Olympic legacy are common news topics, our councils would prefer you to drive your car and not walk, on pavements.
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4 Comments
by f007e
Thursday, March 14 2013, 10:48AM
“I agree, there are always cars parked blocking the pavement on Braunstone Gate outside the hairdressers. They're half on the double yellow lines and half on the narrow pavement. I've seen people with pushchairs have to go round the cars on the road, which is very close to the bend and adjacent to the location where two young children were killed by a motorist last year.
It seems the police do nothing, almost as if they have shares in the hairdressers.”
by AnotherRobert
Thursday, March 14 2013, 8:58AM
“Agreed. It's often very difficult to walk along pavements/footpaths because cars have parked on them. I've also had cars just drive up onto the pavement when I was walking on it, seemingly expecting me to jump out of the way. Why on earth aren't these cars being ticketed?
Looking at a council page on the topic, it seems that the council can only act when there are parking restrictions marked on the road. Otherwise the police should be phoned. http://tinyurl.com/cfppexc
Perhaps if pedestrians started phoning the police more frequently, they'd be more likely to start taking the issue seriously.”
by AnotherRobert
Thursday, March 14 2013, 8:57AM
“Agreed. It's often very difficult to walk along pavements/footpaths because cars have parked on them. I've also had cars just drive up onto the pavement when I was walking on it, seemingly expecting me to jump out of the way. Why on earth aren't these cars being ticketed?
Looking at a council page on the topic, it seems that the council can only act when there are parking restrictions marked on the road. Otherwise the police should be phoned. http://tinyurl.com/cfppexc
Perhaps if pedestrians started phoning the police more frequently, they'd be more likely to start taking the issue seriously.”
by AnotherRobert
Thursday, March 14 2013, 8:57AM
“Agreed. It's often very difficult to walk along pavements/footpaths because cars have parked on them. I've also had cars just drive up onto the pavement when I was walking on it, seemingly expecting me to jump out of the way. Why on earth aren't these cars being ticketed?
Looking at a council page on the topic, it seems that the council can only act when there are parking restrictions marked on the road. Otherwise the police should be phoned. http://tinyurl.com/cfppexc
Perhaps if pedestrians started phoning the police more frequently, they'd be more likely to start taking the issue seriously.”