aibu- Im feeling really upset as one of the mum's just yelled at me...?

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Outside my DS's school (where he's been attending for the last 4 years), parents always park on the double yellow lines at drop Off and pickup times. I'm no different. Yet today or of the blue, one mum who arrived after me but managed to find a parking bay, started giving it to me loudly, saying I was breaking the law by parking on the double yellows and was responsible for knocking children off the road and killing them. I let her go on, and held my tongue simply as I didn't think it appropriate to create a scene right outside the school in front of kids etc. She was letting it rip, in front of her son. I kept my cool ...But I've come home, thinking about this incident, and really quite upset.

I'm agreeing with you about the safety aspect. I feel like you've been a dog with a bone to be honest. I think that conversing through text is always harder to get the tone across and sometimes it comes across wrong so I've not meant to be a dog with a bone, I guess I just feel passionate about online 'agression' or whatever coming across the wrong way and the repercussions it can have. There's been a lot of name calling on this thread, not necessarily from yourself, but I felt it to be too much as potentially harmful. I think if anyone has been the victim of this they may have a better understanding. Anyway, no one wants an argument so let's just leave at that we both agree that child and road safety is paramount

@FrancisCrawford I think @Cuppatea85 is a troll. Just trying to argue with you, you are completely right in what you're saying.

So you did something illegal and dangerous and got called out on it.
Yes she shouldn't have shouted at you but parking dangerously is the bigger crime.

Absolutely this. Have some consideration for the law and for the other kids. I have to drive to school most days and I always park safely and sensibly away from the school. It then takes me all of 2 minutes to walk down.

For Croydon and Bromley:
Read

Street parking advice
Single and double yellow lines

The presence of yellow lines in a road indicates that a waiting restriction is in operation. The restriction times differ depending on the location. It is important to read the yellow plates in the immediate vicinity. However, in Controlled Parking Zones, there are normally no individual sign plates and the restriction times are shown on large signs at the entrances and exits to the zone.

Double yellow lines indicate that waiting is not permitted at any time, which means literally any hour of the day or night, 365 days of the year, even if there are no post-mounted signs.

For London and Clacton, you may be fined or towed away if parked on double yellow lines any day any time! You have been warned. Drive better.

Francis Crawford, I just read your post and totally get why you're so passionate about this. I'm not a troll and definitely not looking for an argument as granny pants suggests. Im attempting an olive branch?

I cycle to work with my DS and I cannot stand parents who parks on double yellow or in the middle of the street, leaving the car running to drop off kids. It's dangerous for others. YABU for doing so because everybody else does it. Thus said she might not have handled it in the best manner.

@FrancisCrawford that is awful, I have lost friends in similar tragic circumstances and completely understand why you can never forget. I am heading up a big initiative at my DS primary school at the moment to stop this dangerous, inconsiderate, entitled behaviour. It's very hard to change some people's mindsets.

Cuppatea

It's great that you are being so reasonable.

I don't think the OP is really worth the level of energy you are giving in arguing for her

I doubt very much the other parent shouted as much as the OP says, or if she did, would a reasonable person take time to post a thread complaining that someone shouted at her for breaking the law?

The OP hasn't been back, and I predict won't be back

This is a typical goady AIBU thread and it worked

Maybe the lady that shouted has lost someone or knows of someone killed in these exact circumstances. Never an excuse for lazy selfish parking.

NotYoda thank you. You're possibly right and I've been feeling quite rotten about coming across the way I might have. Dogmatic is definitely not in my personality and is never my intention. I appreciate your post though, thanks

OP not been back? Quelle surprise!