Residents living near Pickmere Lake say they live in ‘constant fear’ as parked cars continually cause gridlock in the village. Police and paramedics struggled to reach two recent medical emergencies as residents battled to get drivers to move their vehicles. Parked cars blocking roads at Pickmere Lake (Image: Supplied) Both times an air ambulance was called.
One person is believed to have had a seizure in the lake on Sunday, August 11. A week earlier, an ambulance was called after a medical emergency at a house near the lake. A spokesman for Pickmere Residents Association, who helped to clear a route for the police and ambulance, said: “The emergency services had difficulty getting through because of the level of parking.
“Despite flashing lights and sirens, it took us 10 minutes to get people to back up in a crowded road to help the ambulance get through. “It is very alarming. It if had been a life-threatening incident on Sunday, someone could have died.
“This is the worse week I have ever seen. Every time the sun shines, we come under siege. “Hundreds pile into the village and fill every single roadside spot, including double yellow lines.
” Residents are often unable to get into their own properties. One family returning from an overseas holiday had to get a taxi to drop them off outside the village and wheel their cases home. One lady who is nine months pregnant couldn’t get out of her house because her drive was blocked.
The residents’ spokesman added:.