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To think that school run drivers are selfish cunts?

141 replies

GladAllOver · 05/11/2018 09:52

Just that. They park anywhere and everywhere, regardless of other drivers or local residents.

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Solenti · 05/11/2018 10:11

Yes, I HAVE to drive, but am not a cunt and manage to park legally and not blocking anyone. Some people will always be arseholes and park badly, that's not just the school run. So yes, yabu to generalise, as I'm sure 95% of drivers manage to park well. It's the 5% that stick out.

QuietContraryMary · 05/11/2018 10:10

"Our secondary school has no parking .no choice but to park on the road.. ridiculous planning for a school of 700pupils."

? When was it built? In general secondary school children are expected to make their own way too and from school.

Sparklingbrook · 05/11/2018 10:09

There does seem to be a general lack of awareness. I don't do the school run any more bar the odd day when DS2 has too much to carry.

The infant school next door to the High school has a very interesting selection of school run drivers. They park all down the main road in the cycle lane, failing that they just pull up onto the grass verges churning them up and getting mud everywhere.

The school bus layby is also a favourite dropping off spot. Hmm

Cheeeeislifenow · 05/11/2018 10:08

Our secondary school has no parking .no choice but to park on the road.. ridiculous planning for a school of 700pupils.

HundredMilesAnHour · 05/11/2018 10:07

Totally agree. I live opposite a (secondary) school and it's absolute bedlam at school start and end times. I literally can't get out of my road, and there's some appalling driving behaviour on display, including some cars just stopping in the middle of a T-junction to let their little darling out. So dangerous as well as completely f*ing all the traffic up for everyone else. No idea why these kids need to be driven to school since they're secondary age and we're right in the middle of central London so many, many public transport options are available (and god forbid, walking to school).

BlessedBeTheFruitCake · 05/11/2018 10:07

I walk but it amazes me the state of parking on the road nearest to school. Cars all parking on the grass verges and pavements because they don't want to walk more than a few metres.

BitOutOfPractice · 05/11/2018 10:05

Plants?!?! Plenty. Plants are mostly considerate parkers I believe.

Gileswithachainsaw · 05/11/2018 10:05

Dog days?

Zig zags

Ffs

LucieMorningstar · 05/11/2018 10:05

I’m a school run driver but not a cunt with it. Let’s not generalise every driver as some of us actually are considerate.

BitOutOfPractice · 05/11/2018 10:04

Obviously not all. But plants are

Gileswithachainsaw · 05/11/2018 10:04

Yanbu

We have a local.park with plenty of spaces a five minute walk from the school.

People still insist on dropping off in the dog days, parking over dropped kerbs, and half on the pavements forcing people to walk their baby in the buggy on the road.

It's not even a time issue because they never there really early to ensure a space.

Just bloody walk.

I have to drive as I live a few miles out but I use the park car park and do not contribute to the chaos.

smithsally884 · 05/11/2018 10:04

so are they parking illegally? All of them?

They have just as much right on the road as anyone else

Racecardriver · 05/11/2018 10:02

I’m a school run driver. I park in the car park. We all do. I have never seen anyone park in the village instead of the car park.

QuietContraryMary · 05/11/2018 10:02

oh god it's a fucking nightmare. i hatez them.

user1484424013 · 05/11/2018 10:01

Curdle fucking spell check. Do a post about spell check lol

user1484424013 · 05/11/2018 10:00

As a non driving school parent who walks. You ate spot on. We all get tarred even when not driving. The amount of dangerous situations I have seen would make your blood cuddle pulled.more than one child out of the road as the parents are parked on the corner. Sickeningly some live 30 seconds walk but want the car on show....