Dangerous parking that goes unpunished

It seems that to park on a certain bus stop in Naxxar Road, San Ġwann is permissible or condoned by the authorities.

I drive by this particular bus stop every day. Every morning, without fail, there is a car or two parked bang in the middle of this bus stop, as the picture shows. It is quite obvious that the reason why this blatant flaunting of the law occurs on a daily basis is due to the fact that no one has been issued with a contravention notice, whether by the police or by the wardens.

On October 21, I rang the warden's head office in Msida to report this dangerous practice. I was informed that the problem is the council's responsibility. "I thought you rang here to report an accident," I was told. When I pointed out that I had rung in order to prevent an accident and suggested that maybe wardens should be more vigilant in this particular spot, I was told there is only one warden for that area and perhaps he does not see the cars parked there when he walks by. It is interesting to note that this stretch of road is very busy at most times of the day.

So, I rang the council and spoke to a nice lady in customer care. She was very courteous and helpful, telling me that the responsibility falls upon the shoulders of the police. I rang the police station twice... and no one answered the telephone.

I hope that the authority or public body whose responsibility it is to control and issue contraventions, reads this letter and does its duty.

When I used to work in San Ġwann I used to park my car just outside the office in Mensija Road. On three occasions (in two months) I exceeded the 40-minute time limit... and on all three occasions I found contravention notices stuck to the car windscreen! I also should mention that these notices were put there by a warden!

So, isn't it about time that we stop passing the buck? Shouldn't the powers that be control the more serious infringements which abound on the roads of this tiny speck in the Mediterranean? Dangerous driving, failing to use indicators, drunk driving, car/bus/taxis pollution, failing to stop at stop signs, etc... and of course, parking on bus stops.