Pavement parking ALERT – Why UK streets could see even MORE ‘half-on half-off’ parking

A trial of a new potential solution to  has taken place in Bath.

Bath council painted white boxes half-on and half-off the pavement on Caledonian Road in Oldfield Road, a few weeks ago.

The suggestion came from a councillor after there were complaints from residents, about drivers parking fully on the pavement. 

These bays allow sufficient room for cars to get past but also for pedestrians with pushchairs, wheelchairs and mobility scooters.

While the proposal seems like a harmonious compromise, not everyone is happy about it.

Some residents have, however, claimed that if cars are parked inconsiderately or outside of the marked spaces, it makes it considerably more difficult to get in or out of.

One driver told the BBC he had not been able to get out on a Saturday morning because one too many drivers had parked in the space.

Councillor June Player, who is responsible for the trial, got the idea after seeing a similar street in Exeter.

Other proposals to solve the problem on Caledonian Road included narrowing the pavements, but Bath and North East Somerset Council had to scrap the increased of the number of utility services underground.

The councillor suggested that this was the only solution to the problem on that particular stretch of road as otherwise drivers would’ve lost their paring spaces.

“Previously the cars and vans used to be parked totally on the pavement forcing people in to the road.

“Wheelchair users, people pushing buggies… or anything like that you did not have the room to do that in a safe way.”

A council spokesman said: “The request for this type of parking proposal came from the local ward councillor, Cllr June Player, who had received complaints that vehicles were parking fully on the pavement and pedestrians were having to walk in the road or squeeze between cars on the footway.

“Bath and North East Somerset Council is responding to the concerns raised by the public about inconsiderate and unsafe parking on the pavement in Caledonian Road – causing obstructions to pedestrians, people with pushchairs and wheelchair users.

“The council is installing lines – enabling vehicles to partially park on the footway and partly on the road – to ensure a compromise between allowing people to safely get past on the pavement and avoiding congestion on the road from double-parking.

“Signs will also be going up to make it clearer what the bay is for.”

Some residents, however, raised concerns about what happens on bin collection days or how will it affect disabled or blind people.

It sparked some residents to request a blanket ban on pavement parking, like the one that has been in place in London since 1974.

In addition to this, posing this as a solution to pavement parking

Allowing drivers to park on the pavement in these bays allows them to drive on the pavement, which is illegal in the UK.

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