This particular example raises the question, just what was the driver of this silver BMW thinking? She parked her vehicle substantially enough into the driving lane to cause other drivers to thread their way through the narrow lane which was left. Smaller cars could maneuver more easily but larger vehicles like the SUV's ubiquitous here in town sometimes had to have the passenger exit the car and guide their vehicle through to open area sometimes coming perilously close to the offending vehicle. Cars backed up down the roadway and people walking to their parked cars also had difficulty.

After about 15 minutes of watching we saw a Westport PD officer arrive on scene. She looked over the situation and then drove her cruiser around the lot to position it blockading the lane to prevent drivers from being in the middle of the mess.

After 10 minutes or so of this, the operator of the BMW appeared and the officer and she had a conversation, about what, we can only guess as WPD did not provide details up inquiry by WestportLocal.

We were not able to determine if the driver just returned as a matter of course or if WPD was somehow able to reach her and request she return to remove her car. We could confirm is a ticket was issued, or a warning. The issue ended as the driver drove her vehicle (the wrong way) toward the patrol car and then exited the Parker Harding.

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