Ontario, Canada here: A bunch of subdivisions built here since the 80's have either no sidewalks, or sidewalks on one side only, but the roads are at least 3.5 car widths wide....fuck cars.
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Oh no, I tripped while taking my pet rock for a walk!!
This should be open season for tow truck owners.
Tell me a story about the US without telling me it's about the US.
This happens all over the UK too. In the area I live, it's not uncommon for people to park their entire car on the footpath.
Just this afternoon I saw a guy park across a dropped kerb, jump out of his car and walk off. So my partner had to roll their chair further down the road in order to cross.
I'm also in the UK.
Scratch the shit out of the car. Take a photo and license plate. Go to cops, say it was parkd across the footpath and you damaged it wirh your chair and feel bad about it.
Cops will fine it and since the damage is on record due to driver illegality insurance won't cover repairs.
it just needs to be made illegal country wide amd enforced with fines. The council by council rule changes on curb parking is confusing. As for those who will complain that there isn't enough room for parking on both sides of the road, tough shit
I have seen this shit quite a lot in cities regardless of country but yeah that's the US lol.
Honestly I would say parking on the sidewalk is actually more common in Europe than in the US. But obviously depends on the local area as much as anything.
yeah also because we have much more sidewalk than in the US
"Here in Houston, walking is considered an extreme sport" - random youtuber
Great way to have your car used as a parkour obstacle!
I really appreciate living in my neighborhood which has great access to public transportation! But you know what really grinds my gears; oh there is no bus at the moment let park here real quick. And then guess what the bus comes and now the bus riders have to bare the nuisance. Or even the morons who park over night like the one pictured above, blocking the sidewalk path.
In My country, parking next to a bus stop is illegal and will get you towed.
In my country, the police don't do anything. It's up to the community to put a rock through the windshield
I live near a town that has a trolley that runs down the middle of the main (2-lane) street. Because the street has parking on both sides, cars can't get past the trolley in either direction, so you frequently get the hilarity of multiple cars trying to back out of its way to the nearest intersection. But at rush times the parking spots are all full and you get multiple idiots double-parking, which just jams up the entire town. Like, how fucking stupid do you have to be to park on shiny railroad tracks?
Transit drivers should be allowed to photograph the offender and send the plates to the DMV for a fine if the vehicle does not move in 30 seconds after the bus arrives. And the fine should be $100 for 1st offense, $250 next, $500 third.
Transit drivers should be allowed to bulldoze them out of the way
I'm a school bus driver. We are actually trained to push cars the fuck out of the way if they block us from completing a railroad track crossing. I actually ran into this situation my first day of driving training -- I stopped before the tracks, put my emergency blinkers on and opened my door, and a car behind me passed me (which is illegal) and then got stuck on the tracks behind another car. My trainer was like 'GO! HIT HIM!" but I couldn't do it. He was really pissed at me.
500 is way too low. They are blocking critical infrastructure. Should be a 1% of pre-tax monthly income per minute imo
That awkward moment when you lock eyes and see the driver slowly back up out of the crossing.
Usually loading zones have a timeframe. In that time, it is a loading zone. Outside of it it's regular parking. That's why you often see cars parked at loading zones. As long as they move the car before it becomes a loading zone again, they're using it as intended.
I've never experienced this in my country (Sweden) but that has no effect on my agreement with this community.
I feel if I heel kick in front of me on what should be a public footpath then I cannot be blamed for any static vehicles that happen to be there
I got sudden loogie syndrome when I see this shit.
My neighborhood has good parking but people still feel the need to back aalllll the way in to the spot, putting their trunk well over the sidewalk. It’s annoying because the road has plenty of space and we have speed bumps through out the neighborhood so the fear of their car being hit is so minimal.
I have the opposite. My parking lot is so small that if one set of your wheels aren’t on the sidewalk, your car is sticking halfway out to the other side.
I can’t fucking wait to move into the city so I can walk and use public transport and not be so reliant on this fucking thing
What do y'all do when someones stopped in cross walk waiting to turn? I sometimes just want to hop on the hood; though, usually I just drag my hand across the rear window or hood.
When you accomplish a victory for humanity and don't even get the royalties.
For 20+ years. Fixed in 2019.
Use a loud whistle, like an emergency whistle. When they see you, smile and wave.
They make cards you can stick on people's windshields, I am so tempted because I am driven by spite, but I also am tempered by age... and realize there are cameras now and I would quickly get a reputation.
you forgot the signs that say anyone walking on HOA grass will either be shot or arrested.
Don't forget your keys! And hold them in your hand as you closely walk around these obstacles.




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