The government have kindly supplied special parking spots for the disabled.
But unfortunately, some “able” people are taking these parking spots because the parking spots are close to the entrance of the building.
The parking spots are close to the entrance of the building so the disabled people can reach the building easily and quickly.
Have you ever parked in the parking spots for the disabled?
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No.
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No never!
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noooooo
i have sin peep who look ok in disabled spaces though, but i suppose they could have other disabilities
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aww zats very bad
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When my dad was sick, his doc gave him a prescription for the handicapped parking sticker. He couldnt drive himself and was using a walker then a wheelchair. He always wanted to do things himself and had a few nasty falls. So the few times that my mom needed to run out and leave him alone, she did use the spot so she could get in and out of the store quickly.
I use the special spots for mothers at the grocery store. One time, I parked and went to get a cart. As I was hustling away, this woman came up to me and angrily asked "WHERE is your CHILD???" I got so embarrassed, told her that I can see him, I just wanted a cart first. She said oh sorry...I hate it when people take those spots when they dont have kids. What a B*(&*ch she was!! My GOODness, I used that spot a couple of times when all 3 of my kids were at home sick, dad watching them and I went to pick up their medicine. After that happened I mind my own business about who parks where.
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yes 
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The thing is, if you're caught using those spots without a sticker, the fine is usually hefty...anywhere from $250 to $500. I think you could get away with it and plead your case in court in cases like my mom who had to leave dad at home or in my case using a mommy-spot with 3 sick babies at home. Otherwise, aside from the courtesy you could end up getting hurt in the wallet pretty badly!
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never.. and in fact, just to be the jackass, if i notice an objectionable one, i report it to parking enforcement..
disability-spots are like emergency exits.. keyword being EMERGENCY, u shouldnt use it without a sticker..
expectant/moms with kids is totally different, sick kids at home is a lil different and gray area.. (parking in wrong spots isnt equal to safety case of say, overspeeding to get medicine quicker)
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my view of able bodied ppl parking in disabled spots is simple, make em honest..break their legs
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^ That is not very diversified ...now is it?
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hmmm yeah but its a start
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I agree to some extent Mr F....but there are shades of grey there yeah? I mean my mom IS able bodied. Caring for a 200 pound man in advanced stages of cancer, not able to walk on his own. During the couple of times that she was alone caring for him, she was unable to get him in the car on her own. And he, independant soul that he is, wanted to do things by himself. He had a number of really bad falls because of the tumors on his brain. So mom would wait till he seemed fast asleep then she'd rush off to the store, use his handicapped permit and get home as fast as she could. Otherwise, the stores she goes to have vast parking lots and they're typically full...it would have taken her at least 3 or 4 times as long to get back. By that time, I'm sure Dad would have decided to get up by himself.
Although my mom would have paid any fine imposed on her for her "abuse" of the permit, I just cannot see any judge enforcing it or making an issue of it.
Shades of grey...
so when you see someone using one of those spots and they appear to be ok, its wrong to make assumptions.
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Don't you have to have the little handicap car tag thing to park in those special areas?
My friend was given her grandmother's old car (it's a piece of crap). Anyways, so her grandmother has like knee problems or something so she had the little handicap tag hanging on the rearview mirror and it's still there so she gets to park in the front parking spots. Such a terrible thing to do. (but I bet you all would do it too if you had the chance)
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I am not talking about people whose appearance may confuse me to their level of disability. I know that I had a disabled sticker when I broke my leg in college yet I never parked in handicapped spots because my view was that there were others with real problems, and if I can hobble all over campus, I could walk 10 extra car spots.
There are no shades of gray here, when your mom parks in one of those spots, she is taking the possibility that someone who is disabled/handicapped may nto get that spot. and when you park in the expecting mothers spot, you may be making some 8 month pregnant lady extra to get things she needs for herself...or for her kids at home.
By that token, when my wife was pregnant, and I was out to get stuff for her I should have parked in expectant mothers spot, because I was purchasing things for her.
its not right.
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Don't you have to have the little handicap car tag thing to park in those special areas?
My friend was given her grandmother's old car (it's a piece of crap). Anyways, so her grandmother has like knee problems or something so she had the little handicap tag hanging on the rearview mirror and it's still there so she gets to park in the front parking spots. Such a terrible thing to do. (but I bet you all would do it too if you had the chance)
No that is a very low thing to do. due to her abuse of that permit some 90 year old great granny with all kinds of joint problems probably had to walk half a parking lot to go in and get her prescription.
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Well it wasn't ME it was my PAL! :(
Yea I think it's wrong, though. =\
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ok lets look at this as a judge would look at it.....
"Yes sir, I parked in the parent-with-child spot cause my wife is 8 months pregnant and we needed some things from the store. So I went myself and used the spot for HER because she's pregnant and uncomfortable."
as opposed to
"Yes sir, I parked in the handicapped spot because my husband is terminally ill with cancer that has spread to his brain. He becomes confused, wants to do things on his own and has had two falls which required trips to the ER, stitches and concussion. Since I cant get him in the car by myself, I went as quickly as possible, used his handicapped sticker and got home before he awoke ."
or
"yes sir I parked in the mommy-spot even though my children were not with me. All 3 of them were vomiting at home, one was dehydrated almost to the point of needing IV rehydration and I needed his meds fast so that we could avoid IV rehydration in the ER."
I mean, not only judges but those with some empathy should be able to deal with that. Its a valiant thing to NOT use the sticker or the mommy-spots when it would be CONVENIENT to do so. But more valiant is to be able to understand when theres a need to use it even if the rules are being stretched a bit yeah?
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ok lets look at this as a judge would look at it.....
No lets look at what these actions are doing..
and a judge is most states would look at it as a misdemeanor
"Yes sir, I parked in the handicapped spot because my husband is terminally ill with cancer that has spread to his brain. He becomes confused, wants to do things on his own and has had two falls which required trips to the ER, stitches and concussion. Since I cant get him in the car by myself, I went as quickly as possible, used his handicapped sticker and got home before he awoke ."
...while a cancer patient who wanted to go get his own stuff came to the same place, and had to park 300 yards away since you had taken his spot.
or
"yes sir I parked in the mommy-spot even though my children were not with me. All 3 of them were vomiting at home, one was dehydrated almost to the point of needing IV rehydration and I needed his meds fast so that we could avoid IV rehydration in the ER."
while an 8 month pregnant woman had to walk the entire length of teh parking lot..whose kids were vomitting at home and one was dehydrated almost to the point of needing IV rehydration and she needed his meds fast so that they could avoid IV rehydration in the ER
I mean, not only judges but those with some empathy should be able to deal with that. Its a valiant thing to NOT use the sticker or the mommy-spots when it would be CONVENIENT to do so. But more valiant is to be able to understand when theres a need to use it even if the rules are being stretched a bit yeah?
there are peopel who have more rights to those spots, and able bodied ppl taking those spots are violating those people's rights.
its not a victimless crime,
and oh yeah, its considered a crime. the handicapped person must be in the vehicle when the handicapped permit is used its a misdemeanor. usding a handicapped card is illegal if its not in your name.
Let me know what state you are in and I will tell you the laws there.
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Thats the whole thing about black, white and shades of grey. YES my mom violated the law in using the sticker without my dad being in the car. And YES I violated it too when using the mommy spot. BOTH of us would gladly tell our story to the judge and gladly pay any fine imposed since we did indeed impose the fine upon ourselves for violating the law. HOWEVER, I cannot imagine a this happening - since we all are human, we all have our own issues and there ARE circumstances where rules should be stretched to allow for circumstance. It would be well worth 500 bucks to my mom for parking in a handicapped spot to avoid my dad crashing his head into a tile floor. Well worth the 200 dollar fine so that I get my son rehydrated as quickly as possible. I mean, IF there were time to call ahead, I am quite sure that the store and ALL its patrons would "make way" under circumstances that require human caring. The cold-hearted black and white approach dont cut it in a caring community....and if that were the type of community I found myself trapped in...I'd get OUT!!!