Council acts to halt car parking on verges (From The Argus)
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Council acts to halt car parking on verges
8:20am Tuesday 5th March 2013 in News
A council has been taking steps to tackle problem parking in a town.
A successful pilot exercise has been carried out with St Francis School in Southgate, Crawley, where the local council has been able to help the school’s 'Safer Pavements' campaign.
Fencing has been installed around some of the verges closest to the school.
These verges were regularly being used for parking during the school run, putting pedestrians and road users at risk.
Councillor Ken Trussell said: “Residents across the town have given us a long list where they feel parking on verges is a real problem.
“Where residents are keen to work with the council in improving their environment, we are looking forward to working with them to find the best solution.
"We are also lobbying for a more flexible enforcement regime, which would result in fixed penalty notices.”
Comments(11)
mimseycal
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8:48am Tue 5 Mar 13
These are our streets and we should take some responsibility for the behaviour we tolerate on our streets. As long as we all depend on Authorities, such as parking reinforcement or the council, to address the issue for us it will remain an issue.
raymondo999
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8:55am Tue 5 Mar 13
pperrin
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9:02am Tue 5 Mar 13
Well it what they voted for, so tough I guess.
mimseycal
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9:11am Tue 5 Mar 13
raymondo999 wrote:Parking on verges is done because people can do it and get away with it. The reason they get away with it is because we all tend to think it is someone elses' job to stop it from happening.
In brighton the level of car ownership is too high given the parking space available. Only solution is to reduce car ownership or provide more parking space. How exactly do we as residents enforce parking restrictions?
derekhunt
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9:36am Tue 5 Mar 13
It leaves more space on the roads and makes them safer and more usable
Surely we’ve got bigger fish to fry than this
mustaphaLeeko
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9:41am Tue 5 Mar 13
See this extract from Brighton Councils website released last month:
"Press release Thursday, 14 February 2013
City stats show move to sustainable travel
Over a third of households do not own a car in Brighton & Hove, according to the latest census figures.
Car ownership is the lowest (per household) in the South East and the seventh lowest in England and Wales. Fewer than 20% of households now own more than one car, compared to 40% in the South East and 32% in England and Wales."
I am all for people not using cars where possible, but more parking should be provided, not demonising car owners when they have to park where they would no doubt prefer a parking space rather than a muddy verge.
Not everyone works within walking distance or can access cheap, reliable and quick public transport, not counting the thousands of tradesmen within Brighton who need transport for work purposes.
Get the fat lardy ar*ed mums out of their 4x4's dropping off Tarquin and Henrietta at school, that would be an excellent start!
Oh, and I own a car, park properly, and only ever use mine for work, or out of town shopping, I walk everywhere else.
raymondo999
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9:44am Tue 5 Mar 13
mimseycal wrote:It is somebody else's job. I have no legal powers to stop it. Of course, you can "report" it, but be prepared to spend a lot of time for little action. Take a look at the parking on verges around varndean college........
raymondo999 wrote:Parking on verges is done because people can do it and get away with it. The reason they get away with it is because we all tend to think it is someone elses' job to stop it from happening.
In brighton the level of car ownership is too high given the parking space available. Only solution is to reduce car ownership or provide more parking space. How exactly do we as residents enforce parking restrictions?
Crystal Ball
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9:58am Tue 5 Mar 13
mimseycal
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10:04am Tue 5 Mar 13
raymondo999 wrote:As a single individual you certainly have no power. However as a community we have.
mimseycal wrote:It is somebody else's job. I have no legal powers to stop it. Of course, you can "report" it, but be prepared to spend a lot of time for little action. Take a look at the parking on verges around varndean college........
raymondo999 wrote:Parking on verges is done because people can do it and get away with it. The reason they get away with it is because we all tend to think it is someone elses' job to stop it from happening.
In brighton the level of car ownership is too high given the parking space available. Only solution is to reduce car ownership or provide more parking space. How exactly do we as residents enforce parking restrictions?
We all know who the regular verge parkers in our roads are. We also have a fair idea of what time of day they are likely to park on the verges. Get a group of neighbours who all object to the verge parking and arrange to stand around on the verges having a chat ... they won't park there when you are standing on the verge.
It doesn't always have to be a fine or a letter from the headmaster ... sometimes something as simple as community action can solve a recurring problem. All it needs is commitment, a bit of imagination and a community to stand together.
charlie smirke
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1:26pm Tue 5 Mar 13
Morpheus says...
8:41am Tue 5 Mar 13