Yellow Obsession
The motor vehicle is both a love and a curse. We all enjoy the freedom is provides, some love speed, others believe that the car reflects the driver, all of us hate trying to find somewhere to park.
Why don't we scrap all those yellow lines? There are far too many, often in silly situations where it would not matter one jot if a car was parked.
Visit many European countries, let alone the rest of the world, and people tend to take precedence over vehicles. The streets are for people, but our town planners do not heed our own government's guidelines which urge that our towns be given back to people. For too long the car has been master. It must stop.
One good start would be to ban all yellow lines, let folk park wherever they like, and impose heavy fines upon those who parked in dangerous places. Pedestrian crossings, road junctions and near schools are obvious no-go areas. Hit those miscreants hard. For the rest, make it a free-for-all, accept that people can work out solutions for themselves and they do not need the Grey Wraith or a traffic warden to punish them.
Life is for living. Towns are for people. Shops are to be used. Car parks should be free.