to want to put big floyurescent notes on all the cars parked near the school on yellow lines

[Peachy]

There's a poor woman lying unconscious in the park across from here right now with paramedics neaxt to her awaiting transport to hospital

Why?

because the usual idiots park across the yellow lines and make it impossible to see the cars charginga round the one way system.

And as I waited to collect DS3 from his group, more people just pulle dup alongside in the same paces

Their is only a crossing patrol there in the mornings now as the lollipop lady resigned due to the risks, and nobosy would cover afternoons (which coincide with senior school kick out - mornings dont).

LAst year DS3 was alomost killed by some prick parking across the lines then reversing back without looking- I have no memory what happened, he must have been thrown out the way by me as I was hit on the hand that ahd been holding him before.

AIBU if every morning i put post it notes stating you are parked on yellow lines on the windscreen (not any disabled cars obv, but fwiw I dont think there are any on the school run atm).

I don't supopose I'd dare but ffs

There's a car park 3 minutes walk away that charges 30p and is always empty. These are no poor families around here. Many of them drive Mercs.

Jesus Peachy - no wonder you're fuming!

Our primary is the same - some tw@t parked a caravan across the road from the (heavily used) back gate. There was no crossing guard, no school crossing signs & the police wouldn't tell him to move it 'cos it wasn't blocking TRAFFIC. It was on a bus route too & you couldn't see around it to cross the road dd1 & dd2 are at high school now & dd3 & ds are still tiny so for all I know it's still there.

What happened to the poor woman? Is she likely to be okay?

Oh Peachy, how awful!

I saw a little girl nearly get run over at the school crossing the other day, whilst helpless to grab her on account of having 3 of my own to hang on to. Was quite shaken by that, and nothing actually happened.

I really would be tempted to make the notes.

Not unreasonableat all. Those are really sad stories.
If you feel so strongly about it do it, someone has to make people aware of these things.

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no, you're quite right. I hate having to politely ask drviers to move of the pavement (risking their wing-mirror) so that I don't have to risk my 2 kids by walking in the road. It's a friendly town but most people look offended, some try and justify it and others simply ignore me! Where the fuck do some drivers get off>?!!

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Parents have beena sked to report it to the school who are supposed to tell the police but nothing happens at all. twice a month a community officer person comes down for a look, but its not even one car- its the accepted norm! there must ahve been 15, 20 cars parked outside school, and its not safe (urban clearway type road on that side) at any time, let alone when a nursery and primary are kicking out!

No idea about the poor woman, she looked to be a mess but I whipped kids off quick sharp, let the apramedics get on with their job. Some prat ahd parked where the ambulance could have parked , and others were stepping over her rather than take a 2 mnute detour around the park edge

I like this town as a rule but have to say it has more than its share o inconsiderate self centred me me types

people stepped over her? Where is their humanity?

I don't understand why you or the school don't simply contact the traffic wardens and get them to do school-time patrols

we had them around our school for about 2 weeks .. it was amazingly effective

Outside our local school people often double park on yellow lines, it's horrendous. You also often see people trying to get out beeping and honking and yelling with kids in the back of the car. There have been two accidents that i am aware of, and probably countkess more. One was our newsagents son who was killed as a van delivering the bloody evening standard was double parked and totally blocked his view.

I actually think big fluourescent notes are a good idea

"Somebody was knocked down here because people like you decided to park on Yellow Lines"

"Please don't park on the Yellow Lines you are endangering children"

"Yellow Lines are there for a reason - please stop being inconsiderate"

In fact go out at night and flypost them all around the front of the school

and speaking of people bing inconsiderate/ heartless in emergencies. There are loads of videos on youtube of the fire in New Look on oxford street recently. My friend works in a building opposite and said people were all standing in the road taking mobile photos/videos and blocking the way for the firefighters and police, some of them even ignored the police trying to set up road blocks and just stood there gawping.

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Traffic Wardens mostly busy as nearby city is being redeveloped and they're all used there. We have lots of problems here generally (old place, narrow roads etc) and they are never anywhere to be seen.

Might send Dh out with the stickers- he wouldn't care a hoot who said what in response.

Seriously, there's a mum in the road behind me (I live 4 minutes from school) who drives around and aprks on the lines- it hurts to walk that far in heels, apaprently

(Can you tell I'm angry?? it's true though)

there's lots of issues with aprents atm- school christmas disco cancelled forever due to a lot of mums dropping kids off, sneaking out back and going to the pub (no other supervision was in place), and sports day under threat as we will have to provide seating for 400 parents but only myself and 3 others can actually help out. there's ahuge lack of commuinty here, something I never expected as council estate in poor town wemoved from (bridgwater) was much friendlier and helpful, whereas this bunch are all designer-clad types that you think would form a powerful PTA, but arenot interested (very few working mums as well)

Sorry ranting now!

ah, peachy . Hope it works out, maybe you could consider moving somewhere "nicer"? Though wehre we live is nice but still get parking on pavement syndrome.

Trust me as far as areas go, this place is VERY nice!

No I'm being over bitchy due to adrenaline / anger I think, mosta re nice, just this hard core circle.

Will speak to head tomorrow though, and DS2 started schools council today Cod, thats a good idea

You couldn't be further from being unreasonable imho. I'm so sorry to hear how little all these people care even about their own children and more than a little that's for sure !!

Don't know if you want me to say where you live, Peachy, but I think you're near me, in a place which is Roman? With an amphitheatre and museum?

Am to hear about this. But unfortunately, not surprised. We are having similar issues at our school at the moment - parents used to park on school grounds, but head decided it was too dangerous due to dickheads driving like dickheads (I may be paraphrasing her ). Now they all park like dickheads on the road up to the school instead; if they had to walk for more than 1 minute, their legs might drop off. Lazy feckers.

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In my dc's previous school, they just got a traffic warden to post parking tickets on all the offending cars one day. The drivers were furious but I had no sympathy. Very few children lived more than 20 minutes very flat, very safe walk from school. Some lazy people arrived 15 mins before the end of school to secure their (illegal) parking spaces!

You are not being unreasonable. At our school lots of peopl park on the yellow lines and dd1 was nearly hit last year when someone reversed without looking, dh was with her and knocked on the drivers window who didn't seem to realise that he had nearly hit a child, dh was fuming. The most annoying part is if you drive round the corner it is really easy to park legally and there is an alley you can walk through which takes about 2 minutes.

Peachy, write down all the reg numbers and give them to the police, do it every day and let them see you do it.
Also contact the local council.
Address it with the school head as well, and even start a petition.

Its the same at my DCs school, Parents parking on the lines, reverseing without looking and its always the same parents who do it, the lardy ones who could do with a spot of exercise.

i honestly would talk to the head teacher about it and get a campaign going - he/she should take it seriously as this is a real safety issue

YANBU _ they are breaking the law! Amd on your behalf. Write to the school, drum up some support from some of the other mums who are lazy self-centred pigs and start a campaign going! Absolutely outrageous. I hope that poor lady is okay.