Call for ban on pavement car parking in and around Boston
MOTORISTS in and around the Boston area are being encouraged not to park on the pavement by the Guide Dogs for the Blind association.
The association is also calling on councils to act to protect vulnerable pedestrians following The YouGov poll which revealed 50 per cent of drivers in the region admitted to parking on the pavement, with 33 per cent in the East Midlands admitting they have never thought about the impact.
Guide dog owner Mary Clark from Boston has had several frightening experiences and said: “Not only is parking on the pavement inconvenient for people with visual impairments, wheelchair users or people with pushchairs, it can damage the pavements, causing another hazard when the car has gone.
“I have been told to walk out onto the road by one inconsiderate parker, and sworn at and my guide dog threatened by another when I walked into his car.”
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The Guide Dogs association believes this thoughtless behaviour is making some of the East Midland’s town and city centres and suburbs no-go areas for blind and partially sighted people and can undermine the life-changing freedom offered by a guide dog partnership.
The association wants to see councils in England use their powers to ban pavement parking and make our streets safer for everyone.
Lincolnshire County Council’s highways network manager Mike Nicholls said: “We are looking to establish a policy with regard to parking on the pavement in the near future which strikes a fair balance between the needs of pedestrians and motorists.”
LCC says it an offence to obstruct the highway and the police do have the power to take action where they see an offence committed.
7 Comments
by leswilson
Wednesday, February 13 2013, 3:09PM
“people like the migrants dont know how to park there cars in boston or skegness. teh high street has become a car park and the streets of boston has been used as a carpark they have been taking over boston. to many car parks in boston about time something has to be done about parking in boston. boston market place was a big mistake changing the layout of the parking in the market place, there used to be two or three rowes parking spaces in the market place but if park in none marked place you get a ticket from the traffic warden from the council for £70.”
by Roadscource
Thursday, February 07 2013, 12:57PM
“"they need to put up some 2 foot square signs for the morons"
"Moron Parking Only" i must admit i do like the idea.”
by nolies
Thursday, February 07 2013, 12:44PM
“I saw 3 cars parked on the double lines on st mary street yesterday so people still aren't getting the message,at least one had the driver sat there waiting,they need to put up some 2 foot square signs for the morons”
by Dixie9
Thursday, February 07 2013, 11:52AM
“Perhaps we should have a word with our new police commissioner!”
by VictorToo
Thursday, February 07 2013, 11:50AM
“Same here in Lincoln, they didn't bother enforcing the parking restrictions for two years, and when you see them driving past blatant flouting of the laws like the above picture, you do have to wonder. It wouldn't take a lot for once a week, one officer to enforce ceratin laws, like parking on the pavement, cycling through the pedestrian precinct, or even driving through the precinct like some tradesmen, who think the rules don't apply to them because they own a shop, even though signs at the entrance state quite clearly deliveries between 16:00 and 10:00 only.”
by Dixie9
Thursday, February 07 2013, 11:33AM
“I've complained several times to the police about obstruction of the footpaths by parked vehicles. It is their responsibility to make sure these offences are dealt with, but they aren't the slightest bit interested. They just cherry pick which laws they will enforce and which they will ignore.......and that varies from day to day.”
by VictorToo
Thursday, February 07 2013, 8:30AM
“Well as they're parked on double yellow lines anyway, they're breaking the law twice over, where's the parking enforcement officers ?
And while they're at it they can book the inconsiderate people who still park on the pavement by the Ritz pub on the High Street in Lincoln, and I mean actually on the footpath, not in the slots that are supposedly on land owned by the pub.”