On Fri, 02 Aug 2019 18:31:50 +0100, Harry Bloomfield, Esq.
wrote:

Roger Hayter expressed precisely :
With sensible, responsible people they will spend no time at all trying
to prevent anyone else from doing anything. Just driving safely and
cooperating with other drivers.

With cooperation the whole of the traffic flows much more smoothly,
more quickly, more safely and with much less stress all round.

Agreed.

Unfortunately some don't cooperate well and others are just oblivious
of traffic situations and wade in completely blind.

Correct, either out of ignorance, inability or arrogance. I can (and
do) generally compensate for / forgive the first two.

But you only have to see how some people park to understand all of
them.

In a restricted bay (ignorance of the signs / clues).

Across two bays at an angle (inability to park straight).

All of the above + up on the grass right outside, on the double
yellows, across someone's drive, stopping the wrong way round at night
and leaving the super bright headlights on, 'dipped' into your face,
outside your house with their loud exhaust / music on late at night
etc etc.

It's often (but not restricted to etc), a particular range of vehicle
brands.

Cheers, T i m