Mildly infuriating to see the car suffering from having to park crooked like this

  • lud
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    9 months ago

    I haven’t been in all of Europe but that’s absolutely not the case everywhere (if anywhere idk).

    Here, parking on the sidewalk is prohibited and a fine is around 110€. The parking in the image is technically illegal, but I don’t know if it would be fined in practice.

    Funnily enough I read this article recently: How Neighbors Got NYPD to Stop Parking on a School Sidewalk After 40 Years

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      9 months ago

      Where is “here” for you? I totally understand how it can vary by country. I was most recently in the UK, and I saw cars parked anywhere they could fit.

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        9 months ago

        In the Nordic.

        Europe is a big and diverse region. One can’t make these claims on an anecdote from just a single European country.

        Saying “EU” instead of “Europe” would narrow it down quite a bit but often not enough.

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          9 months ago

          Fair enough. Every country is different, as you correctly note.

      • tony@lemmy.hoyle.me.uk
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        9 months ago

        It’s only illegal in the UK in London (wierd exception, imo). On other places it’s down to local byelaws (our local council states that a car must allow enough space for a wheelchair to pass for example, although it’s rarely enforced).