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I had a brief 'chat' with a mum outside the grandkids school yesterday.
It's a bugbear of mine when parents park on the pavement outside the school gates rather than in the two car parks that are nearby. I understand it's 'easier' and most of them at least leave plenty of space to walk between car and wall. Yesterday, however, the lady pulled completely up onto the pavement right in front of myself and my two anklebiters leaving approx 18 inches to squeeze through and then opening her door right in front of anklebiter 1. The first time she noticed the kids were when I stopped the door opening further by hand. She looked at me surprised but said nothing. I said "this is a pavement, that's the road" and walked the kids into the school. Incident over I thought.
Fifteen minutes later I walked past the car again, still in the same spot. After I was twenty or so metres passed the car she got out and shouted "excuse me" so I walked back towards her. Screaming from the first word she informed me that everyone parks on the pavement, I'm blind, her husband is in another country, she's just trying to take her child to school nicely, she was late, she's trying to start a new life in another country but no one will let her and, best off all, i only had a go at her because she's foreign.
With a dozen or so parents smiling at me I said quietly that cars go on the road and people walk on the pavement and then I walked away with her still screaming.
Back at home I asked the police, via the 101 system, if they could do a sweep of the road to see if they can't crack down a little on the problem and mentioned the lady in particular. First question was - had she left room for a double buggy and did she have any wheels on the road? No and no.
Right, we're going to pass this to the traffic wardens for them to target the school for a week and then we're also going to visit the lady for a chat.
Luckily, after the outburst, I'd taken a pic of the car.
So, today I would imagine this lady is going to regret being lazy yesterday. In fairness, the police officer sounded more concerned with her pulling the race card.
We shall see what occurs. |
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