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jednorog t1_j5og29w wrote

Reply to comment by nghost43 in More 'boots' on the ground?' "DC looks to hire more officers to address rise in illegally parked cars" by SomeLikeItRaw

Illegally parked cars can block crosswalks, block fire hydrants, park people into their driveways, block sidewalks (not a huge problem for me but if I used a wheelchair or pushed a stroller it would be), limit drivers' visibility of pedestrians, and can create other safety issues. In many cases an illegally parked car isn't dangerous, you're right - but in many cases it is.

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trollietimestwo t1_j5p8gh7 wrote

Another big one is people double parking and blocking traffic, causing the moving lanes to have to unexpectedly merge at an unmarked location. That's definitely a safety hazard.

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nghost43 t1_j5orttd wrote

Yeah I'm talking about the normal stuff, not egregious safety hazards

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