ambodach wrote:One other hazard not so far mentioned is vehicles parked front end in to in my case seafront railings. They then have to reverse out and the driver cannot see what is coming along the street. I always cycle or drive along here pretty far out so I have space to react in time if I can see a reversing light. I always reverse into such spaces and I think in some countries it is compulsory to do so. Not had any serious confrontations so far but still take as much care as I would in a potential dooring situation.
In their infinite wisdom, the council has put the spaces on King's Lynn South Quay at an angle so that one has to drive in forwards because there's not enough width to turn. This is one time it's good that it's a shared space because cyclists can ride between the quayside and the posts in front of the cars, or between the posts opposite the reversing potential killers and the buildings those posts protect.
