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There I was this morning, crossing the road on a pedestrian crossing and a member of the "fairer" section of the species of homo sapiens stopped ON the crossing in front of me and was upset when i said politely "you are parked on the crossing"
"I'm dropping my kids off" was the reply.
Where's Plod when you need one?
Edited by oldroverboy. on 19/11/2018 at 19:43
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That'll be the kids who can't walk 100 yds. because it is "dangerous".
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AND, naturally she was driving a Land Rover Discovery....
This is urban Essex after all.!!!!
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There I was this morning, crossing the road on a pedestrian crossing and a member of the "fairer" section of the species of homo sapiens stopped ON the crossing in front of me and was upset when i said politely "you are parked on the crossing"
"I'm dropping my kids off" was the reply.
Where's Plod when you need one?
Happens all the time around my way, its either park on crossings, roundabouts, or blocking peoples driveways, oh and not to mention stopping in the middle of the road blocking the traffic to drop young ones off
and no police around either, but then we haven't enough to deal with anything now have we
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I saw someone being dropped off on a pedestrian crossing the other morning. Sometimes I just cannot fathom the ignorance and stupidity of some people!.
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Sometimes I just cannot fathom the ignorance and stupidity of some people!.
It's neither of those things - just plain selfishness and inflated sense of entitlement.
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One morning walking my two to junior school, (quite a while ago I might add), a driver with her kids in the car drove up on to the pavement right in front of me, such that I had to move to stop being run over, (she made it quite clear she "had" right of way) ............................
The local plod used to park the jam sandwich outside the school about once a year when complaints got to a certain level because of such behavior. Why they didn't prosecute the handful of persistent offenders god only knows?
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Just take a photo and dob her in - the police will prosecute if you're willing to act as a witness.
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Just take a photo and dob her in - the police will prosecute if you're willing to act as a witness.
I rather doubt it. Our local plod is pleasant enough, and sympathises with the difficulty, but if parking on pavements was rigidly prevented, the roads would become even more congested with parked cars. It may be the lesser of evils, so tolerated or just overlooked. Life is too short. Speeding bikes on the pavement is a more serious nuisance.
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This was always an issue when I was a primary school governor.
We found the most effective protests were when the children made them. We did a little education in the classes and the children would then nag their parents!
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Parking matters in my town falls to the local council this month. It was a police matter that they have ignored for years.
I am looking forward to buses being able to stop in bus stop rather than cars left by take-away customers. No more Parking on double lines near road junctions / crossings, bumping up & parking on pavements near the bookies etc etc
So far all we have is hundreds of "notices" attached to lamposts, parking signs etc warning of the impending event.
I have to admit to picking up the odd parking ticket (maybe 5/6 tickets in 54 years driving) - the last one was £6 from about 1984 when I left a car on a meter & forgot about the 2 hour limit - I think Central Edinburgh is just short of £5/hour to park nowadays - never take the car there, occasionally central Glasgow but the train is the best choice.
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Times have changed again, cars are expensive to take into cities, parking and congestion charges etc. Used to drive into London years ago and find somewhere not too expensive to park, traffic was heavy but now I wouldn't attempt it.
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I used to have a parking permit - company paid - for parking just off St Andrew Square in Edinburgh. Basically work car park but the card worked 7 days - magic - roll up Saturday about noon - 30+cars backed up waiting on entrance to public parking - forward slowly & nip into a different entrance to the sound of peeping horns from being suspected of queue jumping.
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It is a real pest. I see no reason why any child should be driven to school. How do they think we managed years ago. No one even had a car let alone think of chauffeuring kids around. With allowances for exceptional circumstances I would be inclined to ban any parent from driving there kids to school unless the distance is excessive. Even then drop off a few yards away to avoid the clamour of the school entrance. It can't be that difficult to organise or to enforce. A simple camera system would do the job with the fines going to the education system. Amazing the number of Safari type vehicles that Yummy Mummies drive their offspring in. Last time I looked they has tarmac in Sainburys car parks, so why the vehicle? I personally think most are too lazy to get dressed and they can drive with their night clothes on. Shameful.
Cheers Concrete
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Thing is Concrete unlike when we were kids they don't go to the local school these days. The parents put them down before they are born for schools miles away that are seen as being better. On our street the favoured secondary school was about 15 miles away and at least 3 buses, the parents used to share taxi duties (no tonka toys fortunately).
Nobody could go to the secondary school I went to, burned to the ground a couple of years ago. Not a fine example of early 60's architecture but probably better that the former POW camp that the school occupied originally.
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I see no reason why any child should be driven to school. How do they think we managed years ago.
'Years ago' many local schools still existed within reasonable walking distance for most kids. Since then teaching has often been concentrated in fewer, bigger schools, mainly to make economies, but also to cover a wider range of subjects. That means longer journeys for many. Within the last 50 years a new overspill estate has been built near here with its school; the population has aged, and the school has been closed and demolished for lack of need.
My grandson was about 3 miles from his primary school and there was no official school bus, so he had to be driven. Now that he is at secondary he can get the bus or travel with parent to work. Here in Cheshire our local secondary was closed (for partly political reasons) a few years ago, and many of the kids still walk up to 2 miles along the A56 to the nearest comprehensive. Despite that, there are plenty of cars blocking the road (and the marked cycle lane) at pick-up time.
Edited by Andrew-T on 20/11/2018 at 16:55
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My eldest will be starting school next year and if she doesn't get into our local school (in walking distance) then she'll probably go to another school in the next village about a mile away. Problem is, to get there on foot you need to cross four lanes of busy dual carriageway; no crossing, no bridge, no underpass, no nothing.
In that case, my wife will be driving there. Someone tell me otherwise, just try to.
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My eldest will be starting school next year and if she doesn't get into our local school (in walking distance) then she'll probably go to another school in the next village about a mile away. Problem is, to get there on foot you need to cross four lanes of busy dual carriageway; no crossing, no bridge, no underpass, no nothing. In that case, my wife will be driving there. Someone tell me otherwise, just try to.
It's wrong, IMO, that parents who select their local school often don't get places there - there should be an automatic place local even if the others are subject to selection.
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My eldest will be starting school next year and if she doesn't get into our local school (in walking distance) then she'll probably go to another school in the next village about a mile away. Problem is, to get there on foot you need to cross four lanes of busy dual carriageway; no crossing, no bridge, no underpass, no nothing. In that case, my wife will be driving there. Someone tell me otherwise, just try to.
I assume 5 ish years old, agree would not let my 5 year old walk across 4 lanes of dual carriageway. No objection from me on grounds of safety.
Two things come to mind, one was a school friend killed in 1962 when the 4 lane queensferry bypass opened, and a few years later a little boy ran across to surprise his dad.
With my blessing, keep your little ones safe
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Edited by oldroverboy. on 20/11/2018 at 18:03
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My eldest will be starting school next year and if she doesn't get into our local school (in walking distance) then she'll probably go to another school in the next village about a mile away. Problem is, to get there on foot you need to cross four lanes of busy dual carriageway; no crossing, no bridge, no underpass, no nothing.
No lollipop lady either ?
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My eldest will be starting school next year and if she doesn't get into our local school (in walking distance) then she'll probably go to another school in the next village about a mile away. Problem is, to get there on foot you need to cross four lanes of busy dual carriageway; no crossing, no bridge, no underpass, no nothing.
No lollipop lady either ?
Disappeared here years ago, no money.
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My eldest will be starting school next year and if she doesn't get into our local school (in walking distance) then she'll probably go to another school in the next village about a mile away. Problem is, to get there on foot you need to cross four lanes of busy dual carriageway; no crossing, no bridge, no underpass, no nothing.
No lollipop lady either ?
Most areas have now got rid of school crossing patrols as part of their money-saving cuts.
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What has that to do with parking on a pedestrian crossing?
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What has that to do with parking on a pedestrian crossing?
It's called a discussion.
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Thank you to those who have got this thread back on track. ORB was making a very valid point and it doesn't matter for what purpose this kamikaze mum was dropping her kids off (and it could just as easily have been a dad). It was on a zebra crossing, which is why it was dangerous as well as being an offence.
'llos' is the same person as 'Collos25' whio used to make similarly irrelevant and usually rude comments until about 3 years ago. I have no idea why he has come back, but if he is rude again his post will be deleted.
Edited by Avant on 21/11/2018 at 00:13
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'llos' is the same person as 'Collos25' whio used to make similarly irrelevant and usually rude comments until about 3 years ago. I have no idea why he has come back, but if he is rude again his post will be deleted.
AH!. That explains it then. Several times recently I've spotted the unhelpful and abrasive tone attached to the comments of the aforementioned and have largely remained quiet - but now you've said that it all makes perfect sense.
(Totally irrelevant quiz question: Which Roger Waters album/track contained those words
'it all makes perfect sense'?)
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(Totally irrelevant quiz question: Which Roger Waters album/track contained those words
'it all makes perfect sense'?)
'Perfect Sense Part 1 & 11', from the Album 'Flickering Flame'
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I was thinking more " Amused to Death", but agree it was also as per your answer...
Ballad of Bill Hubbard has me in tears every time.
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