Hello all,
I need to rant about this or I may just explode.
We are in the fortunate position of living close enough to DS's nursery (he is 3). It is on the school site though privately run.
On the way to nursery every morning we have to circumnavigate the sheer volume of cars parked on the pavement. We haven't used a buggy for ages but I know people who do and it is damn near impossible to squeeze a buggy through the gap left on the pavement once the cars are in place.
I have a few problems with this:
- The cars should not be parked on the side of the road the school is on anyway. There are no yellow lines but it is school policy and they have been informed.
- The general safety aspects of it. they mount the kerb suddenly (as there is a lot of traffic) and we have had 2 near misses personally since september.
- Some (not all) drive along the pavement to rejoin the traffic !
- A few weeks ago I was walking back home having dropped DS off and a passenger (child) swung their door open onto the pavement and just missed a child walking along. The doors obviously have to be opened - they are doors, but because of the amount of the car on the pavement already the door in question just fitted the gap!
My DH will mock me for using the 1,2,3,4 points! I annoyingly use it in speech as well and my DS has started to copy it!
Anyway - rant over! I feel better for that!
AIBU