If you were under the impression that sidewalks existed solely for the use of pedestrians, you would be wrong. At least if you were in Kiev, where it is quite common for drivers to park on sidewalks. With Kiev’s horrendous traffic, you’re also likely to see cars driving down the sidewalk, as we did while on our bus coming back from Chernobyl. Our bus driver felt it was appropriate to drive on the sidewalk rather than wait at a busy intersection. Amazingly, no pedestrians were harmed in the process.
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From Lauren:
If I drove that car I would park on the sidewalk also.
From Anna:
I just had a business trip to Poland, this sort of thing is almost expected in the city during work hours. We parked in a garage and coming back, the driver had to put the car in neutral thru the window and push it out of the spot, too tight to get in. there just ~is no parking~