Having done a lot of walking from home recently, it has struck me that parking on the pavement is now the norm, even when it doesn't help people on the road. For example, my street only has houses along one side for most of it. Most people park on the pavement leaving around a half metre gap, sometimes less. The remaining space on the road doesn't quite leave room for two vehicles to pass. If they parked completely on the road, there would still be space for single file traffic. So what's the point? On bin day, the gap on the pavement is filled with bins and bags. So I end up walking on the road.
Recently there has been an incident in a house next to a six lane road. The Police have been there for two weeks. Typically there are two or three vehicles, all parked on the pavement, leaving a gap too small for a wheelchair or a buggy. Anyone driving in lane one still has to move to lane two to pass the parked vehicles so why not park on the road? I'll be asking South Wales Police the same question.