I’m furious as selfish drivers make me push my child’s pram on the road

A MUM has slammed selfish drivers for forcing her to push her child’s pram in the road.

Kirsty, 25, said cars regularly park on the pavement in Gilmerton’s Newtoft Street in Edinburgh, Scotland.

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But she claims the issue has got worse since refuse collectors in the area went on strike – with bins left out on the streets making it even harder to get past.

The mum shared one picture of a car parked on the narrow kerbside alongside a green recycling bin at around 4.30pm on Wednesday.

She told Edinburgh Live: “I was just walking along to the shops when I came across a car and a bin blocking the pavement.

“I tried to get past with the buggy but it was impossible because the wheel’s didn’t fit through.

“So I had to walk onto the busy road and go around the car just to get back on the pavement again.”

She added: “It’s easy saying the bin’s could be in the way but people in the area know bins go out the same day every week.

“So it shouldn’t make a difference to how cars park. The problem with vehicles being left on pavements on the street has been ongoing for some time.

“Someone who is blind or even a wheelchair user would not get past that as well.”

Councillor Lesley Macinnes, who represents the Gilmerton ward, shared her sympathies with the mum.

And she added that new legislation set to come into place in the next couple of years would help the issue.

She said: “I can well understand her concerns as the pavement at Newtoft Street is very narrow and we often see antisocial parking along that street.

“This can cause difficulties for parents pushing buggies, those using wheelchairs and those with general mobility issues.

“The new pavement parking ban that is due to come into play in the next couple of years will make a substantial difference in this community as well as elsewhere in the city where they face similar problems.”

Edinburgh City Council have been contacted for comment.