Pavements are for pedestrians and roads are for cars. Yet on the roads in my local area there are countless cars parked halfway across the pavement. This is due to the amount of people owning cars compared to the amount of alloted drive or garage space. One could argue that there are too many cars but this is only half the problem.
People need to put out their rubbish once a week. This is left on the pavement on the streets. After the dustmen take the rubbish away they leave the empty bins all over the pavement (and sometimes on the curb too). Often the bins are not taken back in for a day or two. Also in the summer the trees and bushes grow out over the paths. This situation has to occur across residential and suburban areas across the UK.
All of this combined creates a situation where the pavements are totally blocked to pedestrians who have to walk onto the road around the cars. This causes anger and frustration especially when carrying heavy shopping or pushing a pram. Often the view is blocked by the parked cars so it is hard to see an oncoming vehicle (including bicycles). There is, I believe, potential for accidents.
This is nonsense and may in fact be illegal (bins on roads, cars parked over the pavement at crooked angles). We need to remind binmen to put bins on the empty drives to force drivers to put them in the correct places when they come home. Also, to ensure that drivers are aware of correct parking procedures.
Letters to local MPs across the UK?
People need to put out their rubbish once a week. This is left on the pavement on the streets. After the dustmen take the rubbish away they leave the empty bins all over the pavement (and sometimes on the curb too). Often the bins are not taken back in for a day or two. Also in the summer the trees and bushes grow out over the paths. This situation has to occur across residential and suburban areas across the UK.
All of this combined creates a situation where the pavements are totally blocked to pedestrians who have to walk onto the road around the cars. This causes anger and frustration especially when carrying heavy shopping or pushing a pram. Often the view is blocked by the parked cars so it is hard to see an oncoming vehicle (including bicycles). There is, I believe, potential for accidents.
This is nonsense and may in fact be illegal (bins on roads, cars parked over the pavement at crooked angles). We need to remind binmen to put bins on the empty drives to force drivers to put them in the correct places when they come home. Also, to ensure that drivers are aware of correct parking procedures.
Letters to local MPs across the UK?
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