Max_Powers42 t1_jeeaqw0 wrote on March 31, 2023 at 12:00 PM

I want the assholes with giant trucks who are too lazy to find parking anywhere but in the crosswalk to start getting hit.

Wheelchairs can't pass, and it ruins the visibility trying to cross for other cars, cyclists, and pedestrians.

NewcRoc t1_jeebmql wrote on March 31, 2023 at 12:09 PM

Yup and it makes the buses slower too. So many reasons to go after those assholes.

sluman001 t1_jeepvpo wrote on March 31, 2023 at 2:02 PM

Same for strollers. I’m getting really pissed off that I have to keep walking my son into a drive lane to get around a car/truck parked in the crosswalks. It’s like half the crosswalks north of Spring Garden.

alpharatsnest t1_jef3c29 wrote on March 31, 2023 at 3:32 PM

Yep. Considering Fishtown is one gigantic construction project right now, between the trucks blocking crosswalks and the workers blocking/tearing up sidewalks (often simultaneously on both sides of the street!) sometimes it feels like babywearing is so much less of a hassle, not to mention safer... but then you're still walking in the middle of the fucking street... Pisses me off every day.

sippycup21 t1_jeeqcvv wrote on March 31, 2023 at 2:05 PM

yep, a giant ass truck like this was definitely the reason my car and another’s collided because the visibility was compromised. good luck trying to tell that to insurance or the person who parked their dickmobile that way though.

kremlinagent9 t1_jefi1v0 wrote on March 31, 2023 at 5:07 PM

Do not drive mid day on a week day for any reason. Amazon delivery trucks, regular trucks, all will be blocking the crosswalk. It’s the most infuriating thing.