Motorists are dumping their cars 'willy-nilly', according to a Manchester cycling group
A cycling group has demanded action over an 'epidemic' of drivers dumping their cars on bike paths and pavements around the city. One cycle lane, which runs along Cornbrook Road in Stretford, has become frequently blocked by cars in recent weeks, they say.
She told the M.E.N: " Increasingly, drivers are seeming to park in very anti-social ways, and we are seeing it up and down the country. We want the Government to introduce a pavement parking ban, but we also believe local councils can do more to introduce bans in specific areas. "It's impacting those who are trying to get around without a car. Cities like Manchester are pushing for a better travel network, whether that be on public transport, cycle lanes or pedestrianising areas."
"In the meantime, we urge councils to take up local powers to ban pavement parking in areas where it is getting out of hand. This now includes hundreds and hundreds of street corners and stretches where drivers are happy to drive onto the pavement and park for free and take space from pedestrians wheelchair users and buggies."
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