A cyclist has shared a video in which he nearly collides with a car driving around a pedestrianised area of Liverpool city centre.
The video, taken from a camera on his bike, shows the cyclist heading towards an area of pavement close to the Liverpool ONE bus station. As he cycles towards the area, a car pulls onto the pavement area and pulls directly in front of the cyclist, forcing him to brake suddenly.
The video shows that the car in question far from the only vehicle to have made its way onto the pedestrianised area, which leads from Liverpool One to Hanover Street. The short clip shows at least five other cars are either parked up or driving on the paved area. A number of the vehicles appear to be private hire taxis.
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The video was taken and posted by the Liverpool Wanderer twitter account, which regularly shares pictures and videos from his travels around Liverpool, often focusing on the challenges faced by cyclists.
Posting the video, he said: "Professional' drivers of Liverpool around John Lewis." He also shared a second video taken later that day which shows the same pedestrianised area crawling with cars once again.
It's not the first time the area has been highlighted for problem parking. In 2021 the ECHO shared images of at least eight vehicles parked on the paved area near Canning Place. The image was shared by the Bad Parking twitter account which regularly highlights poor and illegal parking around the city.
That same account provided its own thoughts on the Liverpool Wanderer's latest video, stating: "This area should be un-pedestriaised for the sake of everyone."
Responding, the Liverpool Wanderer said: "Yep, it's already a de-facto car park. The only solution I can offer is to make the whole area no stopping with camera enforcement, particularly on the bus lane section."
Pavement parking continues to be a big problem in Liverpool and local authorities are regularly urged to take stronger action against those who make life difficult for pedestrians, people in wheelchairs and parents with prams.
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