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Today, I was on Google Map and found myself on Chapel House Rd in Nelson, England
I noticed the "time" in street view feature. Things haven't changed a lot between 2009 and 2014. The same 2 cars are parked in their same places. Although the neighbor on the side-street has a different car and is now parking on the "wrong" side of the street. ... maybe it's a family relative visiting from the U.S. Last edited by Lamplighter; 03-31-2015 at 11:30 AM. |
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You mean they drive on the left but cross traffic to park on the right side?
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How else to explain the English parking rules
...left = right = wrong = left... |
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The deterrent to doing it on busier roads is that it is a pain in the arse trying to pull out across one lane of traffic coming towards you before joining your 'own' lane. There's a convenience store a few minutes walk from here that attracts a lot of early morning trade. You can see a couple of cars which are parked 'against the traffic'. On dark winter mornings, drivers who are in a hurry leave their headlights on while they dash in to buy a newspaper or sandwich. Unfortunately, the beam from the headlights is then directed towards oncoming vehicles which is hazardous. It's a question of the lights being bright but the drivers being dim. Street View |
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Google Street View car photographs Google Street View car.
I wonder what the odds were of that happening? Street View |
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So what do the double red lines along the curb mean - no parking ?
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From the Highway Code.
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Just a couple of notes: Yellow lines denote 'waiting' restrictions. The Blue Badge is a permit issued to disabled persons allowing dispensation from certain parking/stopping regulations. The pavement (UK) = sidewalk (US). Carriageway (UK) = pavement (US). |
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That's a major deterrent ... or a significant barrier to keep the riff-raff out of the court system. Not to mention "3 penalty points" (whatever they are) But maybe they are like our "3-strikes-and-you're-out" laws here in the US. Of course, those with 2 strikes sometimes go to extremes trying to avoid that 3rd strike. ![]() |
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Penalty points are imposed on an individual's driving licence and are an additional deterrent to re-offending.
I don't have any personal experience (pauses to polish halo) but broadly speaking offences atract points on a sliding scale of seriousness. I think that should you be in receipt of six or more points in a space of three years, it results in the suspension of your driving licence. Of course, to some, these things are but a trivial consideration and can be avoided by the simple expedient of not bothering to qualify for a licence in the first place. |
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