{"id":33024,"date":"2019-02-19T16:05:08","date_gmt":"2019-02-19T16:05:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/?p=33024"},"modified":"2019-02-19T16:05:08","modified_gmt":"2019-02-19T16:05:08","slug":"parking-chaos-frustrates-cathays-residents","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2019\/02\/19\/parking-chaos-frustrates-cathays-residents\/","title":{"rendered":"Parking chaos frustrates Cathays residents"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>CATHAYS residents are frustrated by careless parking along\u00a0Rhymney Street.<br \/>\nSome worry that emergency services struggle getting down\u00a0Rhymney\u00a0Street.<br \/>\nThere is also confusion over who should be held responsible: Cardiff Council or the police.<span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\nRhymney\u00a0Street resident John Hicks, 50, said: \u201cMy mother\u2019s house caught fire in the early 1990s.<span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n\u201cThe fire service struggled to get down the street and smashed car windows, and the parking problem wasn\u2019t as bad then as it is now.<span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n\u201cMy mother is 83-years-old now and uses a push trolley to\u00a0visit\u00a0her other son and half way down the street she\u00a0has to\u00a0go on the road because she can\u2019t get past the cars overlapping onto the pavement.<br \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_33030\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-33030\" style=\"width: 984px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-33030 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/r-s-4.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"984\" height=\"738\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/r-s-4.png 984w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/r-s-4-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/r-s-4-770x578.png 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/r-s-4-500x375.png 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/r-s-4-293x220.png 293w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 984px) 100vw, 984px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-33030\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-33030 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/r-s-4.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"984\" height=\"738\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/r-s-4.png 984w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/r-s-4-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/r-s-4-770x578.png 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/r-s-4-500x375.png 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/r-s-4-293x220.png 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 984px) 100vw, 984px\" \/><\/noscript> Cars parked on Rhymney Street. Credit: John Hicks.<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\nMr\u00a0Hicks spoke to a traffic warden on the street last week, who was only able to ticket cars if they were on double yellow lines.<span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\nMr Hicks said: \u201cI spoke to a traffic warden who said he ticketed seven cars on\u00a0Rhymney\u00a0Street, but when I went out, I saw an extra 10 without tickets.<span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n\u201cIt\u2019s because they are pavements rather than yellow lines and it becomes a matter for the police, but they don\u2019t see it as an urgent matter and lack resources.<span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n\u201cI understand that, but that is a matter of opinion, what is not a priority to them is for others.\u201d<span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_33031\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-33031\" style=\"width: 596px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-33031 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/r-s-featured-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"596\" height=\"447\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/r-s-featured-1.png 596w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/r-s-featured-1-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/r-s-featured-1-500x375.png 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/r-s-featured-1-293x220.png 293w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 596px) 100vw, 596px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-33031\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-33031 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/r-s-featured-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"596\" height=\"447\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/r-s-featured-1.png 596w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/r-s-featured-1-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/r-s-featured-1-500x375.png 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/r-s-featured-1-293x220.png 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 596px) 100vw, 596px\" \/><\/noscript> Parked cars can make access through the street difficult. Credit: John Hicks.<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\nAccording to Rule 244 of The Highway Code: \u201cYou must not park partially or wholly on the pavement in\u00a0London and\u00a0should not do so elsewhere unless signs permit it.\u00a0<span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n\u201cParking on the pavement can obstruct and seriously inconvenience pedestrians, people in wheelchairs or with visual impairments and people with prams or pushchairs.\u201d<span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\nJames\u00a0Cottnam, 63, from Cathays used to live on\u00a0Rhymney\u00a0Street.<span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\nHe said: \u201cWhat I don&#8217;t understand is why the emergency services haven\u2019t pursued this issue because of the bad access?<span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n\u201cIt is obviously a safety issue, it&#8217;s a nightmare trying to drive down the street because of the zig zag layout of the road.<span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n\u201cOn a weekend, or in the evening when the students are home, it\u2019s a nightmare.\u201d<span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_33035\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-33035\" style=\"width: 540px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-33035 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/r-s-3.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"540\" height=\"405\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/r-s-3.png 540w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/r-s-3-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/r-s-3-500x375.png 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/r-s-3-293x220.png 293w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-33035\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-33035 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/r-s-3.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"540\" height=\"405\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/r-s-3.png 540w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/r-s-3-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/r-s-3-500x375.png 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/r-s-3-293x220.png 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/><\/noscript> Pavements are also blocked, making it difficult for pushchairs and wheelchairs. Credit: John Hicks.<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\nA spokesperson for the Welsh Ambulance Service said: \u201cOur staff are trained to drive as quickly and as safely as possible, but when roads are blocked with cars, it can make this difficult.\u201d<span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\nKelda\u00a0Remmington, 29, from\u00a0Tremorfa\u00a0is a student who has lived in various Cathays streets and she\u00a0thinks\u00a0the issue reflects wider society.<span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\nShe said: \u201cOne reason for people parking in such inconsiderate manners is that there is not enough suitable parking.\u00a0<span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n\u201cThis is because there are too many cars. A huge switch from car use to sustainable and active travel methods would diminish the need for owning a car in the first place.\u00a0<span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n\u201cSo,\u00a0the council need to implement changes in infrastructure as well as introduce sanctions to car owners.\u201d<span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\nCathays Labour Councillor Sarah Merry said: &#8220;Council e<span class=\"TextRun SCXW35063165 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW35063165 BCX0\">nforcement officers can issue tickets to people parked in\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW35063165 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\"><span class=\"ContextualSpellingAndGrammarError SCXW35063165 BCX0\">resident<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW35063165 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW35063165 BCX0\">\u00a0bays without a resident pass or if people are parked on double yellows.\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><br \/>\n<span class=\"TextRun SCXW35063165 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW35063165 BCX0\">&#8220;A police officer can issue a ticket<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW35063165 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW35063165 BCX0\">\u00a0if they are blocking a road making, or a pavement, impassable.<\/span><\/span><br \/>\n&#8220;<span class=\"TextRun SCXW238431201 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW238431201 BCX0\">This is an issue across Cathays and we really want people to think carefully before bringing a car to university.<\/span><\/span><br \/>\n&#8220;<span class=\"TextRun SCXW251158207 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW251158207 BCX0\">No one wants to be in a situation where an emergency vehicle can\u2019t get down.&#8221;<\/span><\/span><br \/>\nYesterday, councillors met with the highways department.<br \/>\nFollowing this, Coun merry said: &#8220;We will have to see what comes back but what we would like to see is a more rational layout of safe, clearly marked parking and more as residents parking combined with some double yellows to make enforcement easier.&#8221;<br \/>\nSouth Wales Police have been approached for comment.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CATHAYS residents are frustrated by careless parking along\u00a0Rhymney Street. 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