Lazy parents drive me nuts...

Snaggles

I NEVER park dangerously or across anyones driveway though!

ben500

I drive seven miles to work, I pass directly by the front gate of my son's school and never give him a lift (He's thirteen he'll get fat if he doesn't walk) which is about midway on my journey and snarl up number four of seven schools all of which result in congestion, my journey can take between 30 and 45 minutes, during school holidays the same journey takes 9.45 minutes exactly. Slash their tyres I say.

Snaggles

DS is 6 so I can't drive past and let him walk home just yet

tanith

bj-sailaway wrote: »

Get over it guys! If you bought a house near a school, what do you expect? Also, you only suffer for about half an hour twice a day, with 12 weeks of total tranquility a year. Many of us aren't just picking our kids up to go back home nearby, but taking them onto after school activities which aren't walking distance.

When I bought the house people most people walked to school and that was only 10yrs ago its only become horrendous for everyone in the last 2 or 3 yrs... not just me but all the silly people that try and drive in narrow roads and one way streets teeming with high school kids trying to get to school and those few parents trying to walk their children to school with toddlers and pushchairs its a nightmare for them trying to cross between cars trying to park and dropping kids in the middle of the road cos there is nowhere to stop.... there is no excuse for causing a dangerous situation everyday , just park a reasonable distance away from the school and WALK:T

EDIT : I meant to say that the schools are now staggering start and finish times to try to alleviate the crush so this situation goes on for an hour or more morning and evening....

Bunny

most people live near the primary school that their child goes to, not everyone but I'd safely say most, I still live at home, so I still live near my old primary school and yes people drive their children to and from school, no wonder there are so many kids that are so fat and lazy now, it's suprising they know how to walk, when they get home they'll play on their computer games and sit around, more parents need to be encouraging their children to have exercise.
I understand parents wanting to collect their children from school to make sure they get home safe, but there is no reason that so many need to be collected by parents in a car, walk and enjoy a chat about their school day!
Set a good example!
I also had after school activities every day and never had to be collected in a car from school, in fact that was the excuse my mum gave for me not to be able to do gymnastics, I didn't have a day free to do it!
Sorry for the rant it's a pet hate of mine, because no doubt it's the lazy parents that blame the school for not giving the children enough exercise or PE time. I know it's not everybody, sorry about the rant again!

Becles

bj-sailaway wrote: »

Get over it guys! If you bought a house near a school, what do you expect? Also, you only suffer for about half an hour twice a day,

I knew it would be busy around school time, but I did expect to be able to use my own driveway as and when I needed to.

I work from home, and in the past I've been late for appointments with clients due to people blocking the drive so I was unable to leave home until they returned and moved their car.

It's also frustrating when I return home from work in time to collect my children, but I'm unable to park on my own drive or anywhere near my home. It means I'm late for my children as I have to find somewhere else to park, I'm adding to the parking congestion when there is no need, and I have the inconvenience of having to walk back and move my car once the school traffic has cleared.

The driveway is obvious and has a dropped kerb, so people are causing an obstruction by blocking it. I don't think it's unreasonable to expect people to park considerately so I can still use my drive.

3KIDSNOMONEY

i walk my kids to school every days as we live 5 minutes away, but i know people who live nearer and drive their kids to school. I'm not saying that if i could drive i wouldn't take the kids places in the car, but some people are just plain lazy.

What really annoys me is the parents who collect from school and take a buggy out of the boot of the car for a younger walking child they have with them just to walk from the car to the classroom.

Bunny

it's not unreasonable at all to expect to park on your own drive way, I'm sure they wouldn't be impressed if someone did the same to them!
They park dangerously on a corner near where i live, you can't see what's round the corner and there's only space for one line of traffic, it's also near a couple of junctions. All it takes is to use a bit of common sense, granted when they go to secondary, they tend to be a little further away at that point, but primary school. Sorry I'm getting started again, I'll stop now!

Miss_Penny_Pincher_2

ben500 wrote: »

I drive seven miles to work, I pass directly by the front gate of my son's school and never give him a lift (He's thirteen he'll get fat if he doesn't walk) which is about midway on my journey and snarl up number four of seven schools all of which result in congestion, my journey can take between 30 and 45 minutes, during school holidays the same journey takes 9.45 minutes exactly. Slash their tyres I say.

You drive directly past your son's school every day but refuse to give him a lift and expect him to walk THREE AND A HALF MILES every morning?? You are moaning about your travel journey in a warm car yet have you thought about how long it takes your son to walk this distance which is in all weathers, I presume? I find this attitude disturbing and wonder if it is symptomatic of other things you expect your child to endure!

At my school free bus passes were allocated if a pupil lived over 3 miles away as that was the Council's recommended maximum a child should have to walk to school! Personally I think 1 mile a day each way to school should be adequate to keep fit. Does anyone else have any views on minimum / maximum a child should be made to walk when alternatives ARE available?

Have you considered slashing your own tyres and seeing how you would like it?

nearlyrich

There is a primary school round the corner, I have had problems once or twice in 14 years where stupid people park across the entrance to our road, it is obviously a much used road but god forbid their darlings little legs have to walk more than 10 yards.