House of Commons Transport Committee has just published a report where they recommend a ban on pavement parking across England and an awareness campaign about the negative impacts of pavement parking.
An extract from the reports says that “Pavement parking can have such a detrimental impact on the lives of millions of people, including vulnerable road users, the only effective deterrent to parking illegally on the pavement is robust enforcement. We recognise that police and local authority budgets are tight. However, both must do more to make it clear to everyone who has enforcement responsibility and commit to doing that enforcement where resources permit. This could be made easier with consistent messaging. We recommend that the Government undertake actions to ensure that local authorities and police forces have access to the correct information about who enforces which offences and they are clear about their responsibilities. They should also commit to publicise to the general public who enforces which offences as part of the public awareness campaign we recommended above.”
Pavement parking appears its part of Oxford road where sometimes appears pavements are treated like roads by drivers.
Vehicles being parked on pavements can be annoying for some walkers but for those who have difficulty getting around, being forced to walk in the road to get past cars is especially dangerous.
‘Imagine having to step out into the road without being able to see oncoming traffic. This is the daily reality for many people who are living with sight loss.
It’s time for politicians, Its time for the council to do the right thing and stop this from happening.’
