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Did you not see the damaged kerb?
Please remember (and new posters be aware) that if you want to discuss something - especially something like parking on a pavement - then there's no excuse for being overly agressive or unpleasant.
Rule of thumb - if you are actually shouting outloud what you are typing then you probably want to count to ten and check it before posting.
Well it seems even the authorites recogmnise that it a necessity soemtimes. Else they wouldn't grant permission to residents of some roads to park on the pavement.
There are areas in most cities where parkign in the next street isn't a viable alternative, because those streets are just as bad or narrow.
And if you've had a job invovling the unloading of large amounts of kit to premises where there is little parkign available you'd understand that in some cases it is the only sensible way of doign your job.
Maybe you should get a white stick?
Road tax pays for highway maintenence, if the pavement is in an unsuitable condition then the blame lies with the council. The damage caused by cars pales in comparrison to weather damage.
Yeah course I saw it, I thought I'd fall over for shits and giggles.
What do you think?
If I'm fully sighted and fell down a hole, what hope does a blind person have.
As always, the convenience of car users takes precedence over everyone else...
Parking on the pavement is a lesser evil than backing up traffic and potentially blockign access for emergency vehicles.
If I didn't somtimes use the pavement to park, then I wouldn't be able to do my job properly.
There's obviously a need for it at certain times, even the authorities in London recognise that, else they wouldn't grant permission for residents of some roads to do so.
I don't agree with pavement parking in most circumstances but I recognise that there is a need for it sometimes and that blanket statement's such as 'ALL people that park on the pavement are selfish twats' is quite frankly shortsighted and complete bollocks.