8 March (Part 2) - The neurologically disabled are out in force today
Today we have the monthly farmers’ market in Lesnes Abbey which is a great
opportunity to show how Bexley Council’s parking restrictions do nothing to
discourage cretinous behaviour.
Recent blogs have shown how it is possible to entirely block New Road and not
run foul of any parking laws. Fortunately most drivers take things only to the very
edge of acceptability and no further but not the entitled few with a Blue Badge. As can be seen
below the Blue Badge is not a licence to be stupidly inconsiderate.
The driver of BA19 DLZ (Photo 1) was far too lazy and probably unintelligent to reverse back 20 feet to
a less dangerous spot. Not entirely Blue Badge rule compliant as it is opposite
a junction but better than creating a major hazard to other road users (Photo 2) who have
to exit a junction on the wrong side of the road.
In
New Road EU22 NFE ignores the rules about making roads narrow and GF17 YJD is not a lot better.
Lower down the hill the roads are passable with care (The bus in Photo 6)
which is not always in evidence. UA18 UAF (Photo 7) had to reverse out of trouble.
Fortunately there were no buses behind him.
Some people are desperate to park as close to their destination. The owner of
the wheel (Photo 9) is arguably on a double yellow but definitely across the dropped kerb leading to the park.
The little GEM in the final photo, DN74 HZR, is a collector of PCNs. On a double yellow
with yesterday’s PCN resting on the dashboard. I was only out for half an hour
but in that time there was no enforcement in evidence.
The worst of the danger is caused by inconsiderate parking but the congestion is created by the incompetence of Bexley’s Highways Department. Bus drivers have every right to hate them.