I have definitely seen plenty of assholes parking on the sidewalk in the US.

With the exception of inside major cities, especially the old ones on the East coast which predate the mass adoption of cars. I had to travel to Philadelphia a few weeks ago for something and fuckin' hell. I may as well have been in Bengaluru. Apparently we park anywhere, ignore all traffic signals and directives, and driving on the correct side of the street is completely optional now. I would not attempt to walk any distance there without being equipped with one of those bubble balls like Jackie Chan had in Operation Condor and preferably also a large firearm. Or possibly a bazooka.

I think this is a problem only in some parts of europe (probably mostly the UK actually). Where I live it is extremely rare to see cars parked on the sidewalk because you will get fined 200€ and your wheel will get clamped; in fact I don't think I've been ever inconvenienced by an illegally parked car at all since moving here.

Of course sometimes the municipality can do car-brained stuff and make the sidewalk really narrow to make room for on-street parking, which sucks. But at least usually you can fit through the sidewalk even with a stroller.

Yeah pedestrians just get killed on driveways by drivers who can't be assed to open their goddamn eyes. Driving on U.S. roads is so ridiculously easy if you bother to pay attention. There's so much space and visibility.

Atleast where I love parking on the sidewalk is a quick way to get toed.