Considerate parking - request from DCC

[Old Cruser]

I am really pleased that someone is at last actually 'thinking' about this.
Not sure what can actually 'be done' about it though unless they are caught.
Thought to where the dustbins are put would be good as well.
I totally agree with councillor  Dean Collins is saying



http://www.derbyshire.gov.uk/council/news_events/news-updates/2013/august/news_items/councillor_calls_for_considerate_parking.asp

[Fly]

I have been known to dump the car in some funny places whilst picking up customers, double yellows etc, drop kerbs, but do actually 'care' if I'm leaving the vehicle parked.

@OC, Did I ever tell you about the lady who had a go at me for parking on the drop kerb outside the Vic Veranda the day I first met your daughter, (leg incident). I'm hopping around in pain and she sets into me for my parking skills. (F-in taxi drivers !) Don't  know how I managed to keep composed and explain I'd parked there for wheel chair access and would move asap

[Old Cruser]

Oh! Not are you ok then  (not that it's funny, but people are at times)

It goes without saying you need to park near a dropped curb to let wheelchair users onto the pavement the lady obviously hadn't looked at the whole picture -
Strange how selfish some can be.
Hubby stood back to let a gentleman in our village cross the road a few weeks back.
The chap said it's ok I'm waiting for him (nodding towards a large delivery van parked over the dropped curb and half onto the pavement) he went on to say he was going to give him a telling off as he had obstructed him getting the the shop

[Slacker]

Problem on some streets that if everybody parks legally buses and bin wagons can't get past. Obviously older estates were built when cars were rare but now many households have 2 or more vehicles.

[Fly]

15 mins free parking on double yellows. Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha 

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-23488437

Yet another case of, "I've never heard anything so stupid in my life"
How the hell do they police that !!

[Big Dave]

15 mins free parking on double yellows. Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha 

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-23488437

Yet another case of, "I've never heard anything so stupid in my life"
How the hell do they police that !!

How do they police it - CCTV. Video a busy street during shopping hours, note which cars overstay the 15 minutes, get the keeper's details from the DVLA, send FPN (fixed penalty notice) - sorted. It's already being done in many places; some local authorities have mobile CCTV for just that purpose.

[therealjr]

Problem on some streets that if everybody parks legally buses and bin wagons can't get past.

Go and examine the Road Traffic Act. As far as I am aware everyone is technically parking illegally because you are obstructing the highway.

[Slacker]

There's law and there's reality.

Isn't it still legal for a taxi driver to pee against the wheel of his vehicle as long as he keeps one hand on the vehicle? Try that in the middle of town Fly.

[Scimitar]

Go and examine the Road Traffic Act. As far as I am aware everyone is technically parking illegally because you are obstructing the highway.

Emergency vehicles require consideration too. A Fire response vehicle will not consider vehicles in their way as obstacles, they will make their way through whatever,and sort out the consequences later.As for a bus driver, thats another problem. Reversing nearly 40 feet of bus isn't fun, trust me, in a housing estate due to inconsiderate car parking.
I noticed that they have double yellow lined in front of the parish church. Thats not stopped cars parking in there though - hope they get ticketed.

[pureparty]

It's about bloody time something was done about people parking on pavements, sometimes it seems that half of Whittington Moors paths have been converted into a carpark!

[Scimitar]

Drivers need to re-read the Highway Code more often.
I passed my car driving test way back in 1977, and didn't touch the Highway Code again whilst learning to drive a Coach in late 2005 for my impending theory test. Thats 23 years, and I remember reading it again and thinking so many times "well, I didn't know that!"
I'm convinced peoples bad parking/driving is a lot to do with ignorance of the "rules of the road."
Obviously you get bad drivers who couldn't give a toss one way or the other.
Ok, hands up, I have not really studied the Highway Code again in any great depth until last year helping my son revise for his driving test.
Maybe a theory re-test every so many years - online or otherwise should be mandatory.
What does the team think :?

[eabbus]

I feel people would benefit from a Highway Code refresher, as long as it isn't seen as a money maker. But our country only does what the eu wants, e.g the driver cpc for those that drive for a living day in day out. I haven't done my training to keep my entitlement for buses which I had through grandfather rights but took the initial training for HGV in 2010, I have my cpc for that until 2015 but lose bus in September, which would cost me £75 for a 7 hour course of which 35 needs to be done. I think a basic common sense Highway Code refresher every five years for every road user at a low cost would be of more benefit.

[pureparty]

and just to illustrate my point, outside our shop, parked on the pavement. Parked there simply to "get around" the 1hr parking restrictions that are in force on the actual road.

I've asked a traffic warden who reckoned they had to witness them driving over the kerb....ffs

[eabbus]

That doesn't look good for trade at all. The new traffic enforcement 'green men' have hardly any powers, the just seem to police marked bays. We have problems with parking down our road, we have a 'H' shape at the top of our drive but it this is overhung by a car even a foot I have to go up the course way opposite and trying to get back in is another issue, but if you mention it to the person and try to explain they take offence and hurl abuse! We've had councillors look at the issues but apparently even that road marking isn't enforceable after the dcc spending thousands on them in the area.

[pureparty]

and it's sill bloody there...

The galling thing is I've had a parking ticket for overstaying the 1hr outside the shop but this guys been there for 3 hours and bugger all is done

Can't we have a "dial - a - enforcement officer" hotline?!