At my DC’s school there is their school population of 120 or so, and another school, population approximately 1,000. It’s a city suburb so it’s very busy. Council have already sent letters out about drivers’ behaviour - parking in designated coach stops, etc
It’s also right next to an underground station and there are lots of students - pedestrians and cyclists.
There is no pelican crossing. Crossing the road is a nightmare constantly asking yourself “is s/he about to reverse?” As you decide which parked cars to step between and walk back onto the pavement in between. It was getting dark when we came out of school tonight. I was crossing with my DC’s (as I say, no safe place to cross, the road is at the end of a sort of cul-de-sac with school at the end of it). Car comes round the corner and blares on horn for me to get out of the way. I mean I don’t know if he expected us to fucking levitate at his behest, or go back to the side of the road we’d come from, or just disappear, but he was going fast and didn’t slow down. I followed him round the corner - took DC’s back to school first - where he was stationary because he was queuing to get out. Took photos of his number plate. I have seen the man in school, so I know he’s a parent. Went back to school Reception and told them what had happened. (They are always sending letters out about driver behaviour/parking.).
They advised that I should phone the police.
Would you phone the police or should I cut him some slack because it’s so busy round there? There is no question that he is a bellend of the first order but am I wasting my time by phoning 111.
You can’t even cross the road without someone who should know how difficult it is to cross being extremely rude, impatient and aggressive.