I hate when my cart runs into these. Sometimes a few times. Can’t be helped
This could be a failure on the part of the driver, but my god I hate those inexcusably giant pickup trucks that fit nowhere no matter how “good” a driver you are. They always stick out and cut of walkways, bicycle paths… they are simply too big. So oversized as to be generally dysfunctional.
I have to drive a large van for work that is too long to fit in a parking spot. If i have to park it in a lot I always find 2 spots so I can pull through and not block the lanes. Yes it sucks it takes up 2 spots but we genuinely need the space this van provides. I wish others would have a little more accountability and courtesy when parking. Nothing baffles me more than the lifted crew cab f350 taking up 2 handicap spots and they even have a handicap tag.
The funniest part to me is that i drive a big ass bus for work. It’s the best car i ever owned. Fun to drive, easy to drive, you almost sit on the front wheels, and even if you can stand in the back and load something that is 3m long, it still fits every normal small european parking spot. These fuckers can’t hold shit in their silly trucks, but still can’t fit in the same spots as me.
Seriously, where are the stop-blocks, and why is that curb so low?
Depending on where you live the cops might!
In many places in the world this can be reported, and the results can range from calling the owner to tell them to move, all the way to towing the car with a nice fine.
When I see this I always call, sure, I might be able-bodied and can walk past it. but honestly, what if someone with a wide wheelchair or anything similar can’t get past it?
This is just pure selfishness on the driver’s side, so I selfishly call the cops on them 🤷
Yeah Im that guy who routinely calls the cops in my town when cars are parked on the sidewalk. Ive called so many times I rarely see it in my neighborhood anymore.
I have been considering this but don’t have enough patience. The cops in my town don’t care. They might even yell at me for wasting their time.
However they do seem to collect data on calls and eventually respond to what it seems like people want. I think it would take getting to the end of the year and having some data analyst say “look how many calls we got about cars blocking the sidewalk. We need to do something”
When I call the cops to report dangerous driving, half the time the dispatch doesn’t even seem to care, “oh only going 30 over? Is that about the flow of traffic? Well it isn’t illegal to pass on the double yellow even if it was kind of tight. If you’re backing up traffic by doing the limit you could probably speed up a bit to make it safer”.
Get out of the fast lane on a road that only has 1 lane in each direction? Yes i mean drivers using an oncoming lane to pass instead of waiting a few minutes for the passing lanes that come every couple of kilometers.
Irresponsible vehicle use should probably primarily lead to the vehicle getting impounded, but due to actively hostile leadership, this is unfortunately unlikely to happen.
Until then - did you know that placing a lentil within the cap of the tyre valve and then screwing on the cap causes the tyre to deflate?
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