Guide Dogs, the UK’s leading charity for individuals with sight loss, is urging the Government to take decisive action against hazardous pavement parking, which poses significant challenges to people with vision impairments.
Blocked footpaths and pathways create major obstacles for those with vision impairments, who often struggle to determine if they can safely navigate past a parked vehicle. In such cases, their only option is to step into oncoming traffic, a perilous choice that endangers their safety.
Julie Pilsworth, 45, from Grimsby, who relies on her guide dog Maeve and a mobility chair, faces daily difficulties due to pavement parking. She emphasized, “Pavement parking puts people in danger every day, especially those with disabilities and visual impairments. It’s only a matter of time before someone is seriously hurt, or worse,…
