A resident of Pointe Michel is complaining about alleged “ignorant” parking on the part of an unknown driver who apparently insists on double parking in the Poree residential area, putting both the resident’s car and the offending vehicle – vehicle number PK 976 at risk “if a large enough vehicle tries to squeeze through”.
The annoyed resident told DNO that this “dangerous double parking” has been taking place regularly on weekends, and again occurred on Wednesday (May 23) night.
So he went to the nearby police station (a minute’s walk away) and asked the officer he met there to come and take a look at the situation, because he was concerned about the possibility of his car being “bruised”.
The officer advised him that he had to “make a report”.
However the resident told DNO that he explained he just wanted the officer to take a look in case an accident occurred later and he would then have to report the matter.
The officer later agreed reluctantly to come and view the alleged offending double parking.
The annoyed resident told DNO however that between 7:30pm when he contacted the police and after 11pm when he went to bed, he saw no sign of the police, who are located next door to his house.
The man said not having received satisfaction from the police and not knowing who the driver of the “offending” vehicle was, he decided to take the matter to the media, to highlight what he considers a practice that should be discouraged.
Young men in the area who expressed support for the resident, said they were not familiar with the vehicle or its owner.
The resident says he is accustomed to parking his vehicle right next to his house, and has been surprised several times to notice vehicle number PK 976 parking alongside his car, creating an unnecessary problem.
He told DNO he was still optimistic that the matter would receive adequate police attention, and reserved the right to contact Police Commissioner Cyril Carrette if the Pointe Michel-based police fail to act to curb the practice.
The resident says he was just in time to see a man and a woman enter the vehicle at about 11:28pm and drive off – he didn’t get the opportunity to speak to the driver.
pointe michel have so much things to talk about…that is d best one d person pick..stupes..get a life!
DNO reporting a set of rubbish stories that not news these days
Dominica drivers are some of the worst in the world. Overtaking on corners driving fast down high streets, stopping abruptly without warning, parking and chatting while blocking roads. Pulling out without indicating … Blah bla h blah.
How more deaths don’t occur I have no idea.
The test needs to be more difficult. Less new drivers with no clue … It all start with the instructor … He has no clue either.
Be careful ou there.
Not only in Dominica,but all across the Caribbean we find this inconsiderate driving. Its not the Driving Test that needs to be made much tougher,but rather what’s needed are more comprehensive and structured Driver Instructions, which would also take care of those Instructors who are clueless.
And they still have guts going on the man porch and taking pic lol lol
not to change the topic. but people that going to buy bread in the bakery in pottersville on the main road, should not double park also. That is dangerous. the police must check that. In the evenings, everybody parking side by side to go for hot bread. come one ppl.
Double paRking is when one (1) vehicle occupies (2) two adjacent paRking spaces. Get a life people, this is ridiculous reporting. Unless the “offending” chariot is occupying the jealous one’s private space, shut the h&ll up! DNO, let’s hear more about the water spout instead. LOL!!
Let it be known that the man who is supposedly double parking is indeed from the village who lives a couple houses away. He is only parking there out of convenience as the road he resides at is being repaired. I don’t think its ignorant parking more than the person who made the complaint is ignorant and wicked. He could have asked around for the owner of the vehicle or maybe he knows who the owner is but just simply likes trouble…..smh!
PARKING BADLY WHERE EVER IT MAY BE CAN BE VERY DANGEROUS FOR MANY PEOPLE ..THINK OF THE AMBULANCE ,FIRE BRIGADE OR ANY BIG TRUCK ..TEN PEOPLE DIED NEXT DOOR TO MY HOUSE BECAUSE ONE MAN’S CAR WAS BADLY PARKED ,THE FIRE BRIGADE COULD NOT GET THROUGH ,WE COULD SEE THE PEOPLE SHOUTING ON THE BALCONY BUT THEY ALL PERISHED BECAUSE THERE WAS WAY THE TRUCK COULD PASS …WE ALL MUST THINK TWICE ABOUT SUCH BEHAVIOUR.
Total nonsense fire truck ambulance police with any emergence they push down what ever in the way so ur comment is so lame THE FIRE TRUCK WAS LATE Way to late so the people burn stop ur crap excuses excuses don’t we hear them every And when an emergence vehicle push down a private one on an emergence run there’s not a dam thing the owner can do about it
DNO where’s my comment? You murder-rated it out of cyber space?
———not enough ” blue ” your out !!——-
There is no problem parking on either side of the road in such a small community unless if there is not enough space for other vehicles preferably large ones to pass.
call a tow truck… tow that rubbish away!
Have you consider parking your car in your private yard instead of the government public road?? Thinking…
lots of these people build huge houses with no garage. and that is happening all over Dominica. They build their big houses and use the government road as a garage.
But wait nuh…..Admin DNO turning from News to Soap Operas man? Why would you even get tangled in this nonsense much less run it?
LMAO!! I can’t stop laughing. DNO just sell out a padner. Can you imagine if Mister was cheating?! Lol
hmmm…. opps….BUSTED!!!!! lmfao.
the man was just paying a visit to a friend, it,s obvious that he is from some other villag in DA. all what you were to do is drive your car higher up.
your car that der man???? a visit to a friend is joke..
@ hehhehhe. you have me dying with laughter there. sounding like he’s the owner of the jeep
I don’t see why that have to reach DNO.
Two questions come to mind. Who parked first? Who gives two rats on a roof top?
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Oh boy!!! They sell me out!! The time-bomb paytay in my face.
Villages have no water for weeks NO story…police officer got a 15 yr pregnant NO story…Adults having kids with underage girls NO story. How a double parked car is a story. I thought that was a joke until i got to the middle of the page. SAD
Isn’t a set of wheels now appear more precious than all the other things that you have mentioned?
Boy lets talk about parking cars anywhere anytime. I have a few license plate to put on blast.
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And this is of great interest and news worthiness because?????
boss dno sell you out
This is Q95….my drian has a plastic bottle in it please help me.
That is NOT double parking ding dong bells! Look up the meaning! Unless parking on both sides of the street is prohibited in that town then it is perfectly legal. If you can’t drive put down the car! Big Stupes!!!
Villages have no water for weeks NO story…police officer got a 15 yr pregnant NO story…Adults having kids with underage girls NO story. How a double parked car is a story. I thought that was a joke until i got to the middle of the page. SAD
Line 2 of the story – Shouldn’t the word be “PARKING” and not ‘PACKING’
UR EYES NOT GOOD DEM PPL SPELL THEIR THING GOOD
are u an english teacher and did u get the message, don’t be too smart for yourself
??? YOU ARE SO DUMB
i suspect a padner lashing mister neighbor and parking there everynite and he seems to be jealous
So he having sleepless nights…lmao on this one hahaha real funny.. i like that you could be right you know… hahaha
In Dominica it is just people driving on the road; the police take no note of those driving drunk, those wreckless drivers and those who park anywhere making it a total hastle to drive in this country. The police pass them by and say absolutely nothing! This is just the society we have become – everybody do what they please. No Law! Need I say more?
it have more important issues that need to be talk about , that is a simple issue which can be resolved .
BUT WHERE IS THE DOUBLE PARKIGN THERE NUH THE MAN PARKED ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD DOUBLE PARKIGN WOULD BE IF HE IS PARKED RIGHT ALONGSIDE UR VEHICLE BUT ON THE SAME SIDE OF THE ROAD AS U I AGREE WITH THE POLICE NOT TO TURN UP CAUSE THERE IS NOTHIGN ILLEGAL WITH WHAT I AM SEEING THERE
Why didn’t you just move your vehicle up a bit? Geeze!
Exactly!
This is it? This is the story? There has to be a bigger part to the story that comnplaining resident has not told us!
Are you telling me that the complaining resident could not have found a way to get to the owner of the vehicle instead of going to the police station or to the media? Have we lost all ability to resolve matters among ourselves? A matter as simple as this, albeit POTENTIALLY dangerous, doe snot warrant the intervention of the police or other authority, and certainly not media attention.
Come on people! Get serious about development. Development starts with our mind and our attitudes to each other. This complaint by the peeved resident is frivolous.
Peeping, I agree with you but some people just do not get it. Why does the other vehicle’s driver park in a better spot? The question is:does he live there? He should be more considerate when parking. Why should the other driver (complaining resident) make himself uncomfortable for him/her?
*I meant why can’t the other vehicle’s drver park in another spot.*
“NOT inconsiderate double parking” is part of development. It’s that kind of ignorance that is holding us back.
Mea Culpa. I recant. I spoke before time. Looking at it closer the only offence the alleged “double parker” could be accused of would be “obstructing the traffic”, a very “skinny” charge. Guess we just have to use our common sense and be considerate.
@ Peep ok what if he did and this morning u reading man died after confronting driver,u all would say he should have called the police.Every man in DA seems to have guns now the man did the rite thing.
TeteMorne I from: «why can’t the other vehicle’s drver park in another spot.» I agree with you.
However, noting that the offending driver insists on parking in a manner that could possibly cause an obstruction, i would simply avoid parking my vehicle in its usual spot if space allows; probably by moving it a few feet away. Additionally, if it is not possible to move the vehicle, i would leave a note on the driver’s vehicle so that we can discuss the matter, if he wishes. If all attempts at civility fails, i then go to higher authorities (if i am so concerned of a potential scratch on my vehicle).
In a small island like ours (a big village, really), we must be more civil to each other because we easily depend on each other for support. That offending driver may very well be the person to save the complainant’s life the next day. Or, the irate resident may be the pastor who presides over the wedding ceremony of the offending visitor.
So, dialogue to resolve disputes must be the order of the day as opposed to impatience, intolerance, selfishness, and force.
Sir/madam, i salute you on this one.If a lot of our residents would take such matters of concern to the police and the media a lot of unnecessary traffic jams could be avoided and our emergency vehicles(police, ambulance, fire and rescue) would have a much easier time navigating our narrow village roads.Some will critize you for that.I hope above all the noise and “expert” opinions, we the citizens and residents could get a solid movement started to impress upon our vehicle owners the need to avoid to all parking/no parking laws and to pay attention to the dangers associated with this practice.
Most island drivers think this is “no problem”. here on Dominica, most drivers don’t park, they “abandon”!
I think it is a matter of who parked in their spot first. If the resident parked there first, I think the visitor should be considerate and park a few metres away to allow free movement of other vehicles. But then again, it would not be the first time our people should a lack of consideration for others.
I know of countries if a vehicle owner park their vehicle infront of a resident house the home owner will call the police or the city and that vehicle will surely get a ticket
Saying that whoever park first have the right, the country that i am residing this is not so if a resident do not have a driveway that parking area belongs to the home owner, if I have visitors coming to my place they cannot park in front of my neighbour’s house, they will have to search for a parking lot/parking metre where they pay for parking
What if there is an emergency in that resident where they need to use his or her vehicle
How does what you say apply to Point Michel? In a lot of large cities, you need a permit to park on the streets after certain hours. We do not have that in Dominica. This is a simple problem to solve if people are courteous to each other.
“The resident says he was just in time to see a man and a woman enter the vehicle at about 11:28pm and drive off”
Dno didnt have to get so personal lol
I agree with you jamming…..
DNO could have at least blur-out the plate number to give whomever it is a little change …if needed….to defend himself / herself. Now you all just bust them people and all their business outside. Well is now I going to look out for this number plate….black Isuzu….
How did this become headline news?
With that being said, I feel the police here are very lackadaisical towards minor traffic infringements such as these all over Dominica, especially in Roseau. It is not necessarily illegal but can be disruptive to the flow of traffic and as the complainant rightly said, it endangers vehicles in the vicinity.
It may not be headline news but a heads-up for those selfish drivers on the road. There are more vehicles on the road and that could have been or still could be a stolen vehicle who knows?
IT’s “OLD” Dominican style .
We love it,——– DO SO !!
I do always so , SO WATH
My oppinion
car color is “Boycott-BLUE”
There are quite a few of those in goodwill
–car collor
————— ” Boycott-BLUE” ———–
wow DNO. I wish you would give that much detail and attention to more deserving stories. For a minute there I thought I was reading a feature.
i dont see that as squeezing i seeing alot of space for other vehicles to pass.
You are full of PUSS!!!
A dumpere can pass without difficulty, look a big jeep passing at high speed so that complainant is not just a trouble maker but a designer of trouble as well..
It looks obvious to me that the person parks the car outside the house where he is visiting which happens to be on the other side of the road.
And what is up with staying up all night till the persons left i mean he actually looked at the time the people drove off.. 11:28PM mister doh have wife to warm up man??
That complainant seems to be lonely, he must get a life.., what he expected the police to do put a ‘No Parking or Keep Clear’ sign infront the neighbour house??
i am full of puss but you will never get no puss
“Double Parking”, that’s not double parking. Double parking occurs when two vehicles are parked directly next to each other with no space in between. If the spot is a risky one then the officers should ensure that it remains clear to avoid any un-necessaries. But if this resident is so mindful and concern, I am of the beliefe that he knows who the driver of the vehicle is. He must be looking out to see and know the driver. Good Luck
You’re right. This is not double parking. Double parking is when two vehicles park alongside each other on the SAME side of the road.
“Ignorant” is not illegal but i am wondering if what is being done here isn’t illegal?????