Visual Impaired and pavement parking Grimsby Julie's Awareness Page

12/09/2025

Contributor has a double buggy and had to go into the road.
Let's see how many of you turn up in comments to accuse us of bullying the drivers. I mean, if we're 'bullying' your friend because they blocked the path then surely you will be just as vocal on this post right?
Chesterfield.

12/09/2025

Pavement parking is dangerous. Why should anyone have to walk in the road just because someone couldn’t park sensibly and think about others?

It’s not just people like me who use a guide dog, it’s people using wheelchairs, prams, mobility aids, or simply walking with children. By blocking the pavement, you’re forcing people into the road and putting lives at risk.

Please think before you park. A bit more consideration goes a long way.

Photo description:
A guide dog in harness stands beside a pram on a pavement. A car is parked fully across the path, leaving no space to get by. The only option would be to go into the road, showing how pavement parking creates a dangerous barrier for people with guide dogs, wheelchairs, or prams.

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07/09/2025

04/09/2025

04/09/2025

I've asked my MP to meet the Guide Dogs team at their party conference. They'll be speaking up on pavement parking – a daily hazard for people with sight loss. Will you invite your MP?

04/09/2025

Cars parked on the pavement, cracks in the pavement, street obstacles like bin bags, overhanging branches, and now electric bikes and e-scooters.

For many blind and partially sighted people, walking in their own neighbourhood has become more exhausting, more difficult, and more dangerous.

In research for our new In My Way report, 92 per cent of blind and partially sighted people said that they’ve had to walk into the road to avoid collisions with obstacles.

But it doesn’t have to be like this. There are steps that the UK and devolved governments and local authorities should take now to make getting around more accessible and inclusive for all.

Local councils can act now on things like reducing pavement parking, fixing broken surfaces, tackling pavement riding, and trimming shrubbery.

If you’re in England or Wales, e-mail your local councillor demanding accessible streets now, using our easy e-action: https://rnib.in/imw-fb

[Image description: “92% of blind and partially sighted people have had to walk into the road to avoid street obstacles”. Graphic with a car outline and a line to represent a road.]

04/09/2025

Remember - Zig-Zags outside schools are there for a reason.
You are not allowed to park on them as this blocks the view for both people walking and traffic.
Children cannot see if traffic is coming and may walk out between parked cars into the road.
Drivers cannot see small children as they step out, so - keep the zig-zags clear.



Department for Infrastructure NI Road Policing and Safety Northern Ireland Fire & Rescue Service Northern Ireland Ambulance Service Department of Education NI Education Authority Road Safe NI Charity Policing and Community Safety Partnerships

02/09/2025

02/09/2025

Pavement parking obstructions