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   BicycleBen (bicycleben@mas.to)'s status on Monday, 18-Sep-2023 03:15:06 JST BicycleBen

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   • Sean

   @seansayswords The point here is that there is no "providing a parking space". It's a pre-1920s village terraced house, likely owner-occupied (speculating though) where at some point the small front yard has been surfaced in an attempt to provide a parking space. That space is not suitable for anything more than the smallest of cars, but the current resident has decided that they can still store a car that is too large. That is on them and them alone.

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     BicycleBen (bicycleben@mas.to)'s status on Monday, 18-Sep-2023 03:15:11 JST BicycleBen

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     • Sean

     @seansayswords This property pre-dates the car. The "space" is actually just a small front yard that's been converted for the purpose. I reckon an electric runabout would fit there just about, but that's probably all.

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     Sean (seansayswords@mas.to)'s status on Monday, 18-Sep-2023 03:15:11 JST Sean

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     @BicycleBen well then, the problem is with the property owner. If they provide an unreasonably sized parking space, they need to be held accountable.

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     Sean (seansayswords@mas.to)'s status on Monday, 18-Sep-2023 03:15:12 JST Sean

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     @BicycleBen that’s hardly a large car. Maybe we should also be demanding landlords and/or developers provide adequately sized parking spaces.

     I mean, exactly what kind of car would fit there? A Mini? A Fiat?

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     BicycleBen (bicycleben@mas.to)'s status on Monday, 18-Sep-2023 03:15:13 JST BicycleBen

     "My 'right' to buy a car that's too big for my property, trumps your actual right to safely walk on the footpath"
     Why do we tolerate this selfish behaviour? If you do this, stop it. Park somewhere out of the way, sell your car, or move. Pavements are for people.