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Vehicles driving on the pavement
Reported anonymously at 07:24, Sat 9 December 2017
Sent to East Sussex County Council and Rother District Council 1 minute later. FixMyStreet ref: 1158729.
I live and own 116 Pebsham lane, just on the bend past Buckholt Ave. The road is quite narrow, most of my neighbours on the opposite side of the road park in the road because they do not have a driveway. On several occasions recently as I have walked out of my driveway with my dogs, I have been run off the pavement by a car or van driving at speed along the pavement to pass either a parked car or bus at the bus stop. I am concerned that there is the possibility of when driving out of my drive that my car struck by one of these vehicles because it is already difficult to see because of the bend and parked vehicles, or worse that I or a member of my family or dog is killed by a motorist who thinks it is ok to drive at speed with two wheels on the pavement, occasionally all wheels. I might suggest that either the bus stop is moved 100 meters down the road to where it is straighter and easier for passing traffic, or some kind of barrier is erected on the pavement to prevent vehicles mounting the pavement and traffic will simply have to wait until the road is clear, On the same subject, 8 out of 10 busses that pass the house also mount this bit of the pavement, thumping back down to the road reverberating though my house every 20 minutes. I have experimented by standing outside watching, and if I am there, the bus can pass without mounting the pavement, it is shear laziness of the driver just driving in a straight line cutting the corner. If you would like to visit my home and witness this for yourself, I would be pleased to accommodate you. Something needs to be done asap before there is an incident.
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