LCHIEN
I live on a curved street about 20 houses long in a subdivision. The lots are basically 70 feet wide. The street turns about 90 degrees and connects to streets A & B. A & B intersect near the entrance to the subdivision. So our street is kind of like the curved path connecting first base and third base.
We live in the 5th house from the intersection with street A (1st base)... we have one of the few houses with a U-driveway.
MY beef is that people use our driveway at all times of the night and day to make a U-turn rather than go down to street B and turn right. Its now 1:43 AM and two cars just made a loop through my driveway.
I know my next door neighbors son does it all the time - he's got a large red pickup truck he parks in the street and rather than pull up their driveway and back out he just makes a loop thru my driveway at all hours of the day and night.
I really don't like this for multi reasons. One, the headlights that shine thru my windows and glass front door from 15 feet away are annoying when they do this at night and even during the day you see these vehicles passing basically through my front yard. Two they run over the edge of the grass as its a sharp turn and break my sprinkler heads (and kill the grass and leave ruts when its rainy). Three, the sound of a large vehicle pulling up to within a few feet of your door in the middle of the night is scary. They leave tire marks on the concrete especially when they drive fast. And last, I consider it private property and a private driveway. I was always taught that driveways are private pproperty and shouldn't be used unless absolutely necessary.
Other than keep a car parked in front what can i do to discourage this?
"Private Drive" sign, no trespassing?
Or am I being too sensitive?
We live in the 5th house from the intersection with street A (1st base)... we have one of the few houses with a U-driveway.
MY beef is that people use our driveway at all times of the night and day to make a U-turn rather than go down to street B and turn right. Its now 1:43 AM and two cars just made a loop through my driveway.
I know my next door neighbors son does it all the time - he's got a large red pickup truck he parks in the street and rather than pull up their driveway and back out he just makes a loop thru my driveway at all hours of the day and night.
I really don't like this for multi reasons. One, the headlights that shine thru my windows and glass front door from 15 feet away are annoying when they do this at night and even during the day you see these vehicles passing basically through my front yard. Two they run over the edge of the grass as its a sharp turn and break my sprinkler heads (and kill the grass and leave ruts when its rainy). Three, the sound of a large vehicle pulling up to within a few feet of your door in the middle of the night is scary. They leave tire marks on the concrete especially when they drive fast. And last, I consider it private property and a private driveway. I was always taught that driveways are private pproperty and shouldn't be used unless absolutely necessary.
Other than keep a car parked in front what can i do to discourage this?
"Private Drive" sign, no trespassing?
Or am I being too sensitive?
Loring in Katy, TX USA
. Every American knows you HAVE to fill your garage with junk and leave the car outside! ;-)
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