Dear Sir,
Over the past months there have been a number of near misses at the junction of Pease Way and Barrington Road. The reason for this is due to the inconsiderate and illegal parking of cars and vans, between the roundabout on Pease Way and the junction with Barrington Road, which creates observation problems, problems for people leaving the roundabout, as well as buses entering and leaving the bus stop. One resident parks his vehicle on the grass, causing damage to the grass verge. Then there are three or four other vans and cars between the bus stop and the corner.
Highway Code Rule 239 states:
Do not park facing against the traffic flow.
Which most of these vehicles do.
Rule 242 states:
You MUST NOT leave your vehicle or trailer in a dangerous position or where it causes any unnecessary obstruction of the road.
Which these vehicles obviously do.
Rule 243 states:
DO NOT stop, at or near a bus stop, opposite or within 10 metres (32 feet) of a junction, except in an authorised parking space.
Which all of these drivers do.
Rule 248 states:
You MUST NOT park on a road at night facing against the direction of the traffic flow unless in a recognised parking space.
It is obvious, all of this vehicles mentioned above, parking where they are break one or more of there rules.
Should an accident happen, do the drivers of the above vehicles realise they could be held responsible and their insurance would have to pay out for the damage to the vehicles involved.
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