You just won't see this in Dallas

This next one just annoyed me a lot for some reason. The kids walk to school each morning and then home again in the afternoon.  The walk is shorter than the walk would be if you parked in the farthest corner of the POPCS parking lot and had to walk to class from there. We literally live across the street from the school. Anyway, many children walk and bike to school but on rainy days, the dynamic changes and space near the entrances to the school becomes limited to say the least. This picture is taken from across the street from Concordia as I was walking to pick up Collin one rainy afternoon.

Can you see the white stripes in the road designating the cross walk?

This car is not only parked ON the sidewalk but basically in the cross walk where all the students and parents walk to get across the street to the school. The car is so far up the curb that there is basically no room to get by as there is a fence about 16 inches from the bumper.  Everyone had to walk around this car to get to and from the school.  This does happen often here, but annoying and so inconsiderate. Also, there is no such thing as a "school zone" in Shanghai. Cars speed past this area and drivers really don't care about pedestrians at all. Walker beware and there is no right of way for someone in the street. CRAZY. Luckily, there are crossing guards.