Ontario, Canada here: A bunch of subdivisions built here since the 80โs have either no sidewalks, or sidewalks on one side only, but the roads are at least 3.5 car widths wideโฆ.fuck cars.
Just this afternoon I saw a guy park across a dropped kerb, jump out of his car and walk off. So my partner had to roll their chair further down the road in order to cross.
Scratch the shit out of the car. Take a photo and license plate. Go to cops, say it was parkd across the footpath and you damaged it wirh your chair and feel bad about it.
Cops will fine it and since the damage is on record due to driver illegality insurance wonโt cover repairs.
it just needs to be made illegal country wide amd enforced with fines. The council by council rule changes on curb parking is confusing. As for those who will complain that there isnโt enough room for parking on both sides of the road, tough shit
Sure happens in more places but afaik there arenโt many other places where the police cares that little. Maybe in the city, but not in suburbs at least.
Honestly I would say parking on the sidewalk is actually more common in Europe than in the US. But obviously depends on the local area as much as anything.
Exactly, Iโm German and it happens here a lot. My street is particularly bad because thereโs not enough street parking - which would be a good thing if they actually punished people parking on the sidewalk.
Yeah I think this is the reason. There is so much parking and road space available in the US that thereโs almost never any incentive to park on the sidewalk.
I think itโs also because the US is obsessed with parking and wide roads so thereโs rarely an incentive to park on the sidewalk. Plenty of space elsewhere designated to that purpose.
I really appreciate living in my neighborhood which has great access to public transportation! But you know what really grinds my gears; oh there is no bus at the moment let park here real quick. And then guess what the bus comes and now the bus riders have to bare the nuisance. Or even the morons who park over night like the one pictured above, blocking the sidewalk path.
Transit drivers should be allowed to photograph the offender and send the plates to the DMV for a fine if the vehicle does not move in 30 seconds after the bus arrives. And the fine should be $100 for 1st offense, $250 next, $500 third.
Iโm a school bus driver. We are actually trained to push cars the fuck out of the way if they block us from completing a railroad track crossing. I actually ran into this situation my first day of driving training โ I stopped before the tracks, put my emergency blinkers on and opened my door, and a car behind me passed me (which is illegal) and then got stuck on the tracks behind another car. My trainer was like โGO! HIT HIM!โ but I couldnโt do it. He was really pissed at me.
I live near a town that has a trolley that runs down the middle of the main (2-lane) street. Because the street has parking on both sides, cars canโt get past the trolley in either direction, so you frequently get the hilarity of multiple cars trying to back out of its way to the nearest intersection. But at rush times the parking spots are all full and you get multiple idiots double-parking, which just jams up the entire town. Like, how fucking stupid do you have to be to park on shiny railroad tracks?
I feel like I also see a lot of cars parked in taxi stands and loading zones, which leads me to think car owners donโt think about anyone else, including other car drivers. Taxi stands are at their core congestion relief because the alternative is double parking and hunting for free kerb space. Its almost always big trucks too. I wonder why.
Usually loading zones have a timeframe. In that time, it is a loading zone. Outside of it itโs regular parking. Thatโs why you often see cars parked at loading zones. As long as they move the car before it becomes a loading zone again, theyโre using it as intended.
My neighborhood has good parking but people still feel the need to back aalllll the way in to the spot, putting their trunk well over the sidewalk. Itโs annoying because the road has plenty of space and we have speed bumps through out the neighborhood so the fear of their car being hit is so minimal.
I have the opposite. My parking lot is so small that if one set of your wheels arenโt on the sidewalk, your car is sticking halfway out to the other side.
I canโt fucking wait to move into the city so I can walk and use public transport and not be so reliant on this fucking thing
What do yโall do when someones stopped in cross walk waiting to turn? I sometimes just want to hop on the hood; though, usually I just drag my hand across the rear window or hood.
They make cards you can stick on peopleโs windshields, I am so tempted because I am driven by spite, but I also am tempered by ageโฆ and realize there are cameras now and I would quickly get a reputation.
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Ontario, Canada here: A bunch of subdivisions built here since the 80โs have either no sidewalks, or sidewalks on one side only, but the roads are at least 3.5 car widths wideโฆ.fuck cars.
Oh no, I tripped while taking my pet rock for a walk!!
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carwalking
Tell me a story about the US without telling me itโs about the US.
This happens all over the UK too. In the area I live, itโs not uncommon for people to park their entire car on the footpath.
Just this afternoon I saw a guy park across a dropped kerb, jump out of his car and walk off. So my partner had to roll their chair further down the road in order to cross.
Iโm also in the UK.
Scratch the shit out of the car. Take a photo and license plate. Go to cops, say it was parkd across the footpath and you damaged it wirh your chair and feel bad about it.
Cops will fine it and since the damage is on record due to driver illegality insurance wonโt cover repairs.
it just needs to be made illegal country wide amd enforced with fines. The council by council rule changes on curb parking is confusing. As for those who will complain that there isnโt enough room for parking on both sides of the road, tough shit
I have seen this shit quite a lot in cities regardless of country but yeah thatโs the US lol.
Sure happens in more places but afaik there arenโt many other places where the police cares that little. Maybe in the city, but not in suburbs at least.
Carbrains are stupid everywhere.
Honestly I would say parking on the sidewalk is actually more common in Europe than in the US. But obviously depends on the local area as much as anything.
Exactly, Iโm German and it happens here a lot. My street is particularly bad because thereโs not enough street parking - which would be a good thing if they actually punished people parking on the sidewalk.
Yeah I think this is the reason. There is so much parking and road space available in the US that thereโs almost never any incentive to park on the sidewalk.
Iโve probably never been there, but I bet thereโs enough, or even more then enough, street parking. But itโs way too many cars.
There would be if every vehicle wasnโt a small tank, and cities so poorly designed that everyone always drives everywhere.
For it to be the US, there wouldnโt be a sidewalk
yeah also because we have much more sidewalk than in the US
I think itโs also because the US is obsessed with parking and wide roads so thereโs rarely an incentive to park on the sidewalk. Plenty of space elsewhere designated to that purpose.
โHere in Houston, walking is considered an extreme sportโ - random youtuber
This could easily be in Australia too.
This should be open season for tow truck owners.
And screwdriver owners.
And key owners.
And those of us with full bladders.
I really appreciate living in my neighborhood which has great access to public transportation! But you know what really grinds my gears; oh there is no bus at the moment let park here real quick. And then guess what the bus comes and now the bus riders have to bare the nuisance. Or even the morons who park over night like the one pictured above, blocking the sidewalk path.
In My country, parking next to a bus stop is illegal and will get you towed.
In my country, the police donโt do anything. Itโs up to the community to put a rock through the windshield
In my country, I assume the police are just answering stupid calls and driving around and not taking cats off of tree branches either.
Transit drivers should be allowed to photograph the offender and send the plates to the DMV for a fine if the vehicle does not move in 30 seconds after the bus arrives. And the fine should be $100 for 1st offense, $250 next, $500 third.
Transit drivers should be allowed to bulldoze them out of the way
Iโm a school bus driver. We are actually trained to push cars the fuck out of the way if they block us from completing a railroad track crossing. I actually ran into this situation my first day of driving training โ I stopped before the tracks, put my emergency blinkers on and opened my door, and a car behind me passed me (which is illegal) and then got stuck on the tracks behind another car. My trainer was like โGO! HIT HIM!โ but I couldnโt do it. He was really pissed at me.
500 is way too low. They are blocking critical infrastructure. Should be a 1% of pre-tax monthly income per minute imo
I live near a town that has a trolley that runs down the middle of the main (2-lane) street. Because the street has parking on both sides, cars canโt get past the trolley in either direction, so you frequently get the hilarity of multiple cars trying to back out of its way to the nearest intersection. But at rush times the parking spots are all full and you get multiple idiots double-parking, which just jams up the entire town. Like, how fucking stupid do you have to be to park on shiny railroad tracks?
Great way to have your car used as a parkour obstacle!
Hear me outโฆ A new sport! We can call it parkedcour!?
That awkward moment when you lock eyes and see the driver slowly back up out of the crossing.
This is an even bigger problem for people with long hair.
I feel like I also see a lot of cars parked in taxi stands and loading zones, which leads me to think car owners donโt think about anyone else, including other car drivers. Taxi stands are at their core congestion relief because the alternative is double parking and hunting for free kerb space. Its almost always big trucks too. I wonder why.
Usually loading zones have a timeframe. In that time, it is a loading zone. Outside of it itโs regular parking. Thatโs why you often see cars parked at loading zones. As long as they move the car before it becomes a loading zone again, theyโre using it as intended.
Hmm, in my city the kerb is painted white and theres signs that say NO PARKING. Cops donโt seem to care though so what do I know
A short story about entitlement, told in three pictures.
Iโve never experienced this in my country (Sweden) but that has no effect on my agreement with this community.
you got sidewalks? Fancy
I feel if I heel kick in front of me on what should be a public footpath then I cannot be blamed for any static vehicles that happen to be there
The Ministry of Silly Walks strikes again!
I got sudden loogie syndrome when I see this shit.
Literally happened to me this morning while I was walking and I thought about it but I was with my wife and I thought it would piss her off lol
Thatโs a shame lol
My neighborhood has good parking but people still feel the need to back aalllll the way in to the spot, putting their trunk well over the sidewalk. Itโs annoying because the road has plenty of space and we have speed bumps through out the neighborhood so the fear of their car being hit is so minimal.
I have the opposite. My parking lot is so small that if one set of your wheels arenโt on the sidewalk, your car is sticking halfway out to the other side.
I canโt fucking wait to move into the city so I can walk and use public transport and not be so reliant on this fucking thing
So you walk in the street, and then get yelled at.
What do yโall do when someones stopped in cross walk waiting to turn? I sometimes just want to hop on the hood; though, usually I just drag my hand across the rear window or hood.
When you accomplish a victory for humanity and donโt even get the royalties.
For 20+ years. Fixed in 2019.
Just in time to get that half of a penny per play.
Knock on the car. Just keep knocking until they backup
Use a loud whistle, like an emergency whistle. When they see you, smile and wave.
Douchebags.
Douchebags, everywhere!
you forgot the signs that say anyone walking on HOA grass will either be shot or arrested.
They make cards you can stick on peopleโs windshields, I am so tempted because I am driven by spite, but I also am tempered by ageโฆ and realize there are cameras now and I would quickly get a reputation.
Bring your keys
Donโt forget your keys! And hold them in your hand as you closely walk around these obstacles.
Thanks, exactly this. Dont be afraid to do property damage as a pedestrian.
I love this knife so much
lol suburbs