My father was in a wheelchair foir the last year of his life. When cars parked on the footpath I had to wheel him out on the road to get around the car thus risking mine & his life. GRRR...this makes my blood boil.
My guess is that it makes blood boil on both sides of the arguement. On one hand, the law is that you can not park on a footpath. Yet many do it, and most of the time there are no penalties, but sometimes there are. It's like football, with confusion over rules due to their inconsistent interpretation!
I would say if you were to ask the person on the street, many would not know that it's illegal to park on the footpath. Perhaps what is needed here is an awareness drive.
...gated and treelined, and leading up to the temple of driver consideration where of course there is ample parking for all.
It's basic common sense that it is not a good idea to park on the footpath. Footpaths are for pedestrians. Some of these will be in buggies, wheelchairs, be visually impaired eyc. Parking on the path makes life difficult for these people.
Do drivers need an awareness campaign in courtesy & common sense perhaps??
Maybe they don't have one! Sher you don't need a drivers license to be driving in this country.
I've often wondered as I squeeze past parked cars with a buggy (making sure to fold in the wing mirror just to pass on a bit of the annoyance) - if I scrape the car's paintowork with the buggy, can that be considered criminal damage or is it the driver's fault for leaving the car parked badly? It is usually at the most dangerous spots where drivers feel the need to get their car as far off the road as possible - without considering that they are forcing buggies and wheelchairs at the most dangerous spots!