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[gategrrl]

Unfuckingbelievable. I just went to drop off Tall Boy at school (it's a short day, so he starts at 8am instead of 8:15), and there were two cars parked in front of the school double. One of them was this big white sedan in front of a big dark SUV. I drove around and past both cars after dropping him off, and then took my left turn at the corner. Half-way down the very short block I noticed that white sedan was making a bombing run up my car's ass, and was about to try and PASS ME ON MY LEFT as I was coming up on my next left turn. I signaled I was about to turn so the she-bitch behind me wouldn't cause an accident and she HONKED at me as I took my turn! What a fucking bitch! In a residential neighborhood, no less. I was driving at my normal pace, which is slightly above legal.

Parents dropping their kids off in the morning are beyond fucking insane, some of them. It's a wonder I haven't heard of parent morning rage, or a parent running over a child yet in southern California.

I wish I'd gotten her license plate. I have reported people for unsafe driving around schools before.

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[brihana25.livejournal.com]

We've got a group of parents here who insist on ignoring the No Parking signs in the circle drive in front of the Elementary, and park there to wait for their Jr. Highers to get out.

It's not a big drive in the first place, they park on both sides, and I drive a Ford Expedition. I swear, one of these days, I'm just gonna let myself run into one of them. They're sitting in front of a No Parking sign; I've got the right-of-way. Let's see how many of them insist on parking there after that.

But yes, I do agree, there's something inherently batshit about parents dropping off their kids at school. The ones who drive the wrong direction in the circle drive grate on my nerves like crazy. I feel like being that woman from Mr. Mom, and leaning out the window yelling, "It's West to drop off and East to pick up, dumb ass!"

[gategrrl.livejournal.com]

The administration put out a warning to parents last year? Or the year before that. I think it's an annual thing. The traffic got *so bad* that they finally started a service at a gate that rarely got used because it's farthest away from the main gate--so when I can, I use that.

The parking police also come by at least every other week, too, and when it gets bad again, I see a patrol car making its way down the streets a few times.

Perhaps your school's admin could be more proactive, or you could take photos/video one or two mornings as visual proof?

I might start doing it, if I could drag myself outside in the morning earlier. NOT a morning person here.