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‘People are frustrated and want someone to take it out on’: Zagreb woman describes parking disputes

From Večernji List · () Croatian

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  • A Zagreb woman described two disputes with neighbours over brief stops to unload belongings near apartment buildings.
  • She said she used hazard lights, left a contact number and tried not to block traffic or building entrances.
  • The encounters led her to question whether she had parked improperly or had become the target of other people’s frustration.

A Zagreb woman says two brief stops to unload belongings turned into unpleasant confrontations with neighbours and left her wondering who was really in the wrong.

The first incident happened after she returned from the coast and stopped near the fence of a building opposite her own. She switched on her hazard lights while helping a friend carry belongings inside. The woman said the stop lasted about two minutes and left enough room for people to reach the building entrance.

Two older people who had parked behind her complained that she was blocking access and should have stopped in the road outside her own building. She disagreed, saying she had positioned the car so it did not obstruct traffic, while a neighbour regularly blocked the pavement and entrance near her building without facing the same criticism.

Am I stupid for stopping in the wrong place, where I am not bothering anyone, or what?

· Unnamed Zagreb residentShe questioned whether her brief stop had justified the confrontation.

The second dispute occurred when she and her mother carried groceries to her grandmother’s apartment. They stopped in a parking space and left a telephone number on the windscreen in case they were blocking anyone. After about three minutes, a woman told them not to park there again. The mother apologised and asked whether she had called the number, but the woman said she had not seen it and repeated her warning.

The incidents prompted the resident to ask whether she had parked wrongly despite trying to avoid disturbing anyone, or whether frustrated people were looking for someone to confront.

Do not park there again.

· Unnamed womanShe confronted the resident and her mother during the second incident.
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