Apparently Not, if you drive for Aqua Cars of Portsmouth !!!
Twice a day, Monday thru Friday, I visit the hospital site to drop off and pick up my wife who works there.
To get her to her workplace I enter the hospital grounds from Southwick Hill Road and have to pass the QA’s North Entrance. Between the hospitals North Car Park and the North Entrance there is a Pedestrian Crossing with the usual zig-zag markings. There are also designated drop off zones and a bus stop.
Pretty much without fail, on a daily basis, I encounter vehicles stopping between the zig-zag markings for the pedestrian crossing. A high proportion of those vehicles belong to Aqua Cars whose “professional” drivers should know better.
I firmly believe that the layout of this area is just plain wrong. However, it is what it is so drivers should take care not to make this any more dangerous than it already is.
I wonder if there have been any accidents here ?
And just the other morning I was invited to “Piss Off” by a member of the public just because I had the temerity to point out their misuse of the crossing. And this after their small child had exited the vehicle on the offside i.e. The opposite side from its mother and directly in front of me.
These inconsiderate drivers are creating a blind spot on the crossing and don’t seem to care.
Anyway, I am going to write to the hospital administration and will also enquire of the police to see if this road falls within their jurisdiction.
And lastly, for now, just as I arrived on site for my afternoon pickup, there was a woman parked on the zig-zag lines of the crossing at the opposite end of this road. She was on my side of the road and facing me. Words fail me.
WrAnTz 