My parked car keeps getting scratched by passing traffic

Norman_Castle

AdrianC said:

If your car is getting hit regularly, then - yes - it is an obstruction. Kinda by definition...

If vehicles large and small can pass its not obstructed.

"There's more than enough space for a vehicle to pass-the problem is when a car is travelling in the opposite direction."

AdrianC

Norman_Castle said:

AdrianC said:

If your car is getting hit regularly, then - yes - it is an obstruction. Kinda by definition...

If vehicles large and small can pass its not obstructed.

"There's more than enough space for a vehicle to pass-the problem is when a car is travelling in the opposite direction."

Exactly. Because there isn't space for the road to function as normal. Normal allows traffic to pass in both directions unfettered by oncoming traffic. With the OP's car parked there, they are causing an obstruction, in that they are preventing that normal flow.

Norman_Castle

AdrianC said:

Norman_Castle said:

AdrianC said:

If your car is getting hit regularly, then - yes - it is an obstruction. Kinda by definition...

If vehicles large and small can pass its not obstructed.

"There's more than enough space for a vehicle to pass-the problem is when a car is travelling in the opposite direction."

Exactly. Because there isn't space for the road to function as normal. Normal allows traffic to pass in both directions unfettered by oncoming traffic. With the OP's car parked there, they are causing an obstruction, in that they are preventing that normal flow.

There are countess roads where traffic has to slow or stop because of parked cars and oncoming traffic, on many roads its normal to have to do this. The road is obstructed if vehicles cannot pass, not if they are slightly delayed.

AdrianC

Norman_Castle said:

AdrianC said:

Norman_Castle said:

AdrianC said:

If your car is getting hit regularly, then - yes - it is an obstruction. Kinda by definition...

If vehicles large and small can pass its not obstructed.

"There's more than enough space for a vehicle to pass-the problem is when a car is travelling in the opposite direction."

Exactly. Because there isn't space for the road to function as normal. Normal allows traffic to pass in both directions unfettered by oncoming traffic. With the OP's car parked there, they are causing an obstruction, in that they are preventing that normal flow.

There are countess roads where traffic has to slow or stop because of parked cars and oncoming traffic, on many roads its normal to have to do this. The road is obstructed if vehicles cannot pass, not if they are slightly delayed.

An obstruction does not have to be a total obstruction to be an obstruction.

spiritus

Norman_Castle said:

AdrianC said:

Norman_Castle said:

AdrianC said:

If your car is getting hit regularly, then - yes - it is an obstruction. Kinda by definition...

If vehicles large and small can pass its not obstructed.

"There's more than enough space for a vehicle to pass-the problem is when a car is travelling in the opposite direction."

Exactly. Because there isn't space for the road to function as normal. Normal allows traffic to pass in both directions unfettered by oncoming traffic. With the OP's car parked there, they are causing an obstruction, in that they are preventing that normal flow.

There are countess roads where traffic has to slow or stop because of parked cars and oncoming traffic, on many roads its normal to have to do this. The road is obstructed if vehicles cannot pass, not if they are slightly delayed.

Exactly.
I am surprised that some people on this thread seem to pontificate about the Highway Code when it is VERY normal for parked cars to reduce the width of the street. How can people not know this unless they live out in the sticks?