Lorry wholly on the pavement

J18 OTY on the zig zags - 4th time

NJ60 WKU on zig zags at the crossing

Why does it matter if people park on zig zag markings, yellow lines, corners or pavements?

It matters, because it makes the road more crowded and makes it harder for pedestrians to see cars, and cars to see pedestrians.

These are also Road Traffic Offences.


The Scotsman - 14 March 2012 - 

Pupil’s leg broken in hit and run near school

www.scotsman.com/news/pupil-s-leg-broken-in-hit-and-run-near-school-1-2172014



Extract:

“The 13-year-old, who is a second year pupil at Stewart’s Melville College, was crossing Queensferry Terrace when he was hit by a blue car. The driver drove off northwards towards Queensferry Road...

...Thank God it wasn’t worse. What happened is bad enough but this is a wake-up call. We are talking about lives here.”

Fifth year pupil at the school, Kieran Kerslake, 16, said: “Last week another boy nearly got hit by a car. There is a need for a crossing because of the congestion and the amount of pupils crossing the road.

“I saw the boy lying on the road after the accident, I was a bit shocked.”

Lesley Easton, 41, who lives in nearby Ravelston and whose two daughters are pupils at Mary Erskine and Stewart Melville Junior School, said: “It was absolutely inevitable with people parking on corners, on zig-zag lines and double yellow lines. It was an accident waiting to happen...”

Parking rules in the Highway Code

Parking rules are in the Highway Code s238 to s247 - 

www.gov.uk/waiting-and-parking 

PN58 VNB parked on the zig zags at the crossing

SF63 YKN parked on zig zags at crossing

SL10 VUB parked too close to the junction

K90 SUL parked on double yellow lines at the crossing

AK60 ACV on zig zags at crossing

SL56 KOV parked on the pavement in Belford Gardens

In order to park on the pavement a car has to be driven onto the pavement and then driven off it.  

These pavements are being used by 100s of children to walk to school.

How can it be appropriate to drive onto a pavement as children are walking to school?

Y900 RAE on zig zags at crossing (opposite side of the road)

V292 KSF on zig zags

S23 HUS parked on double yellow lines at the crossing

SK54 YXU on double yellow and zig zags at crossing

IIG 6445 on double yellow lines

J18 OTY parked on zig zags at crossing

J18 OTY on double yellow lines at crossing Queensferry Terrace

SB62 KVK on the pavement in Belford Avenue