Vent: Stupid driver!

geri1965_2

What about a speed bump?

MamaMoo_2

geri1965 wrote: »

What about a speed bump?

Not really feasible. First, we'd have to get the HA to approve and fund it, and it's only a short road, so I doubt they would

shaun_from_Africa

Write letters to the council, the housing association and the police (send these recorded), stating exactly what is happening and how you think that unless something is done to resolve the problem then it is only a matter of time before a child is injured or killed.

At the moment, they are all probably happy to ignore what is going on, but once they have been informed in writing of a possible risk then they might be more inclined to do something just in case it comes back to bite them in the ar5e if there is an accident in the future.

At the moment they can probably deny being aware of a potential dangerous situation, but with a recorded letter being sent to them they may decide that ignoring it may be too much of a risk.

flashg67

He needs a taste of his own medicine if anyone's upto it. He's just a bully who will back down if someone has the balls to front up to him. I don't normally agree with fighting fire with fire, but sometimes it's the only way with !!!!s like that...

MamaMoo_2

Well neighbour A's brother in law went mad at him after he almost hit his son, and the guy just gave his bull-poo answer about his car and it's sensors. Also said if he didn't want the kid run over then he shouldn't let him play near cars, despite the fact the kid was playing nowhere ear neighbour B's end of the road.
I wonder if we would be allowed to cone off our end of the road?

kimbyanne

At the end of the day, it's a road and a car park not a playground. Children should not be playing out there.

I have first hand experience which this situation. I use to live in a culdesac where everyone let their kids play in the communal car park and they would complain about how people would nearly hit their kids with cars, etc (however this was a worse situation because the kids were out there in the dark so drivers couldn't see them and they deliberately would dart in front of cars for fun). The HA got involved and everyone was told that children are not to play in the car park as it wasn't a playground. I imagine if you keep on complaining you will be told the same.

There were also issues with the kids damaging people's cars and property which the parents didn't seem to take seriously despite the police having to get involved on occasion.

I can completely understand why this guy is peed off with kids playing out there - although driving like an idiot isn't the way to solve the problem. However like I said, kids shouldn't be playing in the car park or the road leading to it. They should play in the garden or a park.

MamaMoo_2

kimbyanne wrote: »

At the end of the day, it's a road and a car park not a playground. Children should not be playing out there.

I use to live in a culdesac where everyone let their kids play in the communal car park and they would !!!!! about how people would nearly hit their kids with cars, etc. The HA got involved and everyone was told that children are not to play in the car park as it wasn't a playground. I imagine if you keep on complaining you will be told the same.

There were also issues with the kids damaging people's cars and property which the parents didn't seem to take seriously.

I can completely understand why this guy is peed off with kids playing out there - although driving like an idiot isn't the way to solve the problem. However like I said, kids shouldn't be playing in the car park or the road leading to it. They should play in the garden or a park.

The fact is, though, that it is a private road, and two private parking spaces that he should not and need not be driving on.
The kids do not go near his property, but unfortunately it's the only place they can ride their bikes where us parents can see (local park isn't a Tarmac/pavemented area, it's a field with a swing and climbing frame, and our gardens are all grass.
People don't drive down here that don't live down here, and the point is that he is the only one with a stick up his !!!!! despite it not affecting him in any way.
When we spoke to the HA, they were sympathetic but said without proof they cannot give him a warning.
It's clear he does it deliberately to scare the kids.
We're not the kind of parents that chuck our kids in the street and allow them to be a nuisance, they play nicely and quietly on their bikes and scooters. They don't go past my house, which is several metres away from his. They aren't noisy, aren't rude, and have often asked his children if they would like to play.

Incidentally, I was putting some rubbish out about 20 minutes ago and he had a go at me for allowing next door to use my parking space (started about a week ago when her new fella moved in) as I don't drive and therefore it should be empty. I asked why this was an issue for him, and was told he had almost crashed into the car when speeding down here as he wasn't used to it being there. How much of an idiot do you have to be?!

kimbyanne

MamaMoo wrote: »

The fact is, though, that it is a private road, and two private parking spaces that he should not and need not be driving on.
The kids do not go near his property, but unfortunately it's the only place they can ride their bikes where us parents can see (local park isn't a Tarmac/pavemented area, it's a field with a swing and climbing frame, and our gardens are all grass.
People don't drive down here that don't live down here, and the point is that he is the only one with a stick up his !!!!! despite it not affecting him in any way.
When we spoke to the HA, they were sympathetic but said without proof they cannot give him a warning.
It's clear he does it deliberately to scare the kids.
We're not the kind of parents that chuck our kids in the street and allow them to be a nuisance, they play nicely and quietly on their bikes and scooters. They don't go past my house, which is several metres away from his. They aren't noisy, aren't rude, and have often asked his children if they would like to play.

Incidentally, I was putting some rubbish out about 20 minutes ago and he had a go at me for allowing next door to use my parking space (started about a week ago when her new fella moved in) as I don't drive and therefore it should be empty. I asked why this was an issue for him, and was told he had almost crashed into the car when speeding down here as he wasn't used to it being there. How much of an idiot do you have to be?!

He clearly is an idiot, like I said he should not be driving like that at all and he is obviously doing this because of the kids.

Obviously my situation is different to yours, the kids where I use to live were essentially feral (damaging property, screaming, swearing, running in front of cars, etc). The parents were the sort to shove them out the door at 8am and they weren't allowed in until 10pm.

Had they had been polite and quiet I doubt anyone would have had a problem with them.

If the kids aren't going near his house or being noisy then I am not sure why he doesn't like it - some people just don't. I assume his children don't play outside?

Like I said in my situation the HA said that children should not be playing in the car park. Is the car park owned by HA / are your properties HA? I assume you have allocated parking bays?

If so, it is up to the HA to speak to the neighbour (that is what our HA did) then they may send a mass letter re driving like an idiot / kids playing outside.

mountainofdebt

When you say private road what do you mean? Do you mean its a private road whee the residents are liable for its repair or do mean a road that the council has adopted (and so isn't a private road but a public road) but as his house is at the entrance, he doesn't really have a reason (in your eyes) of coming down your end?

What car is it by the way?

kelfen

(This is a spectacularly childish set of suggestions, garnered from me and the OH to try and bring light to the matter)

With the dog poo, why not pop it on his car as a 'reminder'?
Sellotape a condom to his exhaust pipe and make a big balloon!
Water down the dog poo and put it in a water pistol and shoot it through his letterbox