Agreed. Almost any large retailer like Costco, Sams, Walmart etc the spaces are always full. Arenas typically the same but to a little lesser extent just from the trouble they can have getting around them.
My experience is that there usually aren't ENOUGH handicapped parking spots.
Yes, sometimes you see several empty ones...but go to Costco...they're almost never open...and our Home Depot...it's unusual to see more than one or two open.
Too lateThat's not what you should be concerned about. You should be concerned about growing up an inconsiderate prick. That's the danger here.
Usually by law, there has to be a certain ration of Handicap slots per public parking spaces.My experience is that there usually aren't ENOUGH handicapped parking spots.
Yes, sometimes you see several empty ones...but go to Costco...they're almost never open...and our Home Depot...it's unusual to see more than one or two open.
I'll probably get hammered for this, but handicap parking laws are just plain silly. How is having to walk or wheelchair a few more feet going cause anyone any issues other than inconvenience? If there's an actual physical reason that someone needs to be parked closer to the store, then, by that logic, all of their needs inside the store should be catered to, as well. Now, obviously there should be wide spots for vehicles that need wheelchair access, but why mandate them to be in the front?
Walk a mile in someone else's shoes. What's your issue with having to walk a few more feet other than your sense of inconvenience?
I'll probably get hammered for this, but handicap parking laws are just plain silly. How is having to walk or wheelchair a few more feet going cause anyone any issues other than inconvenience? If there's an actual physical reason that someone needs to be parked closer to the store, then, by that logic, all of their needs inside the store should be catered to, as well. Now, obviously there should be wide spots for vehicles that need wheelchair access, but why mandate them to be in the front?
Well, this thread went about how I expected. OP posts of an extremely minor discretion and the full weight of AT holier than thou rollers comes down on him.
I had to pick up a friend at the local gym and I was waiting outside in my car. To make a long story short, I was parked further away and I noticed that there was a handicap spot no one appeared to be using, so I drove into the spot temporarily waiting with my engine running for my friend to come out. I was not in the spot for more than 3 minutes until this lady in her 40s or so came next to my window yelling at me and asking aggressively if I am disabled. I rolled down my window and said I was just waiting for my friend but she yelled even more saying that she doesn't care and that she's disabled. She walked completely fine but she claimed to have some toe issue. I started moving my car and she said I look like a handicap or something like that which was a low blow. I yelled something back as I backed out and she jumped back in my face and started to memorize my license plate number saying she will call the cops. I said go for it. The convo got pretty heated.
I took down her license plate number as well. I highly doubt she has a disability severe enough to warrant a handicap spot because she certainly didn't have trouble moving. I want to verify this if she decides to stir anything up. I am aware that I probably should have not used the handicap spot to wait but I would've appreciated if she hadn't approached me aggressively yelling at me like she's on PMS.
Handicapped people shouldn't be allowed to drive. There almost as bad as short people.
I think you know what to do with it. You are now entitled to the best parking spots! You can even have the van loading spots.:awe:A handicapped pass came in my new car. Only thing I can think of is that someone test drove it, or a salesperson took it home for the night and then it got left in there. No idea what to do with it...
You are now entitled to the best parking spots! You can even have the van loading spots.:awe:
I had to pick up a friend at the local gym and I was waiting outside in my car. To make a long story short, I was parked further away and I noticed that there was a handicap spot no one appeared to be using, so I drove into the spot temporarily waiting with my engine running for my friend to come out. I was not in the spot for more than 3 minutes until this lady in her 40s or so came next to my window yelling at me and asking aggressively if I am disabled. I rolled down my window and said I was just waiting for my friend but she yelled even more saying that she doesn't care and that she's disabled. She walked completely fine but she claimed to have some toe issue. I started moving my car and she said I look like a handicap or something like that which was a low blow. I yelled something back as I backed out and she jumped back in my face and started to memorize my license plate number saying she will call the cops. I said go for it. The convo got pretty heated.
I took down her license plate number as well. I highly doubt she has a disability severe enough to warrant a handicap spot because she certainly didn't have trouble moving. I want to verify this if she decides to stir anything up. I am aware that I probably should have not used the handicap spot to wait but I would've appreciated if she hadn't approached me aggressively yelling at me like she's on PMS.
She walked completely fine but she claimed to have some toe issue.
Handicapped people shouldn't be allowed to drive. There almost as bad as short people.
I think it's MORE unethical to have so many empty handicapped spaces. Shouldn't it be first come, first served to the closest spots? [Edit for compassion]: Just make sure to leave one spot open for the truly disabled. How many handicapped people are actually gonna be at walmart at the same time?[/edit]Hell yea! I haven't been using it because I was afraid it was unethical or illegal.....I knew ATOT could set me straight
Guess who is walking short distances from car to store today?
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Oh, pity party. We've all had issues in our life.
I have had three knee operations, have no cartilage in either knee and a toe that constantly goes numb when walking. Handicap spot, which I'm sure I could get, is the furthest thing from my mind.