Bad car parking near junctions.

doolox

Is it legal to park on a footpath right at the corner of a "T" junction?

I refer to the junction of Bigger Rd. and Cromwellsfort Rd. in Walkinstown where there is always a car parked on the footpath right at the corner making it difficult to see oncoming traffic on Cromwellsfort Rd when emerging on a right turn from Bigger Rd. (Which is the smaller road in this example........)

While parking on footpaths can be tolerated in Estates from a car drivers point of view due to the archaic nature of many of our older Estates, no driveways and insufficient parking bays etc... I would have thought that parking on a corner blocking traffic views was illegal or do the rules change when there are no traffic lights???

This junction is not a traffic light controlled junction and I know if it was the car parked on the corner and on the footpath would be foul of the law on two counts.

Is parking on an ordinary junction illegal?

endacl

doolox wrote: »

Is parking on an ordinary junction illegal?

Yes. Definitely point (c) below. Also (k). Possibly (h) as well, depending on local signage.

http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/eli/1997/si/182/made/en/print

"36 Prohibitions on Parking

36. (1) Save as otherwise provided for in these Regulations and subject to article 5, a vehicle shall not be parked on a public road at a location, in a manner or for a purpose referred to in this article.

(2) A vehicle shall not be parked—

( a ) on that side of a section of roadway along the edge of which traffic sign number RRM 008 [double yellow lines] has been provided;

( b ) on a section of roadway where traffic sign number RUS 019 [No Parking sign] has been provided, during the period indicated on the information plate accompanying such traffic sign;

( c ) within 5 metres of a road junction;

( d ) on a section of roadway with less than 3 traffic lanes and where traffic sign number RRM 001 [continuous white line] has been provided;

( e ) on a section of roadway where traffic sign number RUS 020, in association with RRM 029 [appointed stand], has been placed to indicate that an appointed stand has been provided;

( f ) in any place, position or manner that will result in the vehicle obstructing, delaying or interfering with the entrance to or exit from a fire brigade station, an ambulance station or a Garda station;

( g ) in any place, position or manner that will result in the vehicle obstructing an entrance or an exit for vehicles to or from a premises, save with the consent of the occupier of such premises;

( h ) within 15 metres (on the approach side) or 5 metres (on the side other than the approach side) of a section of roadway where any of the following traffic signs have been provided—

(i) traffic sign number RPC 001 [Pedestrian Crossing];

(ii) traffic sign number RPC 002 [Pedestrian Crossing Complex]; or

(iii) traffic sign numbers RTS 00I, RTS 002, RTS 003 or RTS 004 [traffic lights];

( i ) on a footway, a grass margin or a median strip;

( j ) on a part of a roadway which is a casual trading area, during hours of trading, unless the vehicle is for the time being in use for the purposes of casual trading;

( k ) in a manner in which it will interfere with the normal flow of traffic or which obstructs or endangers other traffic;

( l ) where traffic sign RUS 031 [bus stop] or RRM 030 [stopping place or stand] has been provided unless the vehicle is an omnibus."

doolox

I have to creep out to get a view in fast moving traffic because of some selfish article parking on the footpath and right at the corner of that road and I have had some narrow escapes with traffic. The main road is 50kph but try telling that to most of the prevailing users on that road.

ED E

AGS are useless regarding parking enforcement and SDCC dont have anyone to do it really, DSPS do on behalf of DCC but you're outside their turf.

bigar

Parking is not allowed on footpaths anywhere (point i above) but it is done everywhere. Do not think that parking on a footpath near a junction will make a difference for anyone breaking this rule.

piuswal

bigar wrote: »

Parking is not allowed on footpaths anywhere (point i above) but it is done everywhere. Do not think that parking on a footpath near a junction will make a difference for anyone breaking this rule.

I know of one instance where a complaint was made re parking partially on a footpath, in a cul-de-sac, and the LA came out an attached a penalty notice.