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re: Is it time to reform the handicapped parking situation?
Posted on 12/5/23 at 5:28 pm to deathvalleyfreak43
Posted on 12/5/23 at 5:28 pm to deathvalleyfreak43
parking in the pick up and go spots is the new parking in the handicapped spots.
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Posted on 12/5/23 at 5:31 pm to deathvalleyfreak43
Sister don’t need no stinking handicap tag to park in that spot.
Posted on 12/5/23 at 5:31 pm to deathvalleyfreak43
I remember during the run up to the passing of the ADA all the "specially abled" advocates proclaimed they were just like every other American. If that's the case, get rid of the handicapped spaces all together. It's just another manifestation of a special interest group wanting privileges and not equal treatment.
Posted on 12/5/23 at 5:33 pm to Sir Drinksalot
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parking in the pick up and go spots is the new parking in the handicapped spots.
Damn straight. Close parking spots should benefit the customer, not the employees.
Posted on 12/5/23 at 5:33 pm to beerJeep
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Pookie has fibro me alger
You making a joke of this proves you haven't had to deal with this and your very lucky.
Posted on 12/5/23 at 5:34 pm to deathvalleyfreak43
It’s for really fat people baw. Quit being anti fatty.
Posted on 12/5/23 at 5:35 pm to deathvalleyfreak43
If the general public knew how much fraud there is in Workers Comp, VA Disability and Social Security Disability, there'd be protests in the streets.
This post was edited on 12/5/23 at 5:36 pm
Posted on 12/5/23 at 5:36 pm to Scruffy
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Parking should be based on weight. The heavier you are, the farther away you park.
So you have a prejudice against linemen?
Posted on 12/5/23 at 5:37 pm to deathvalleyfreak43
I agree with you for the most part but you can’t always tell how much a person is struggling just by looking at them.
Posted on 12/5/23 at 5:40 pm to deathvalleyfreak43
The number of handicapped people in the US is roughly 13%. The number of premium parking spots in every parking lot that are designated handicapped parking is roughly 40%.
It's bullshite
It's bullshite
Posted on 12/5/23 at 5:56 pm to deathvalleyfreak43
I would bet about 70% of the "disabled" people using these spots could briskly walk with a 55" TV during a riot.
Posted on 12/5/23 at 5:58 pm to deathvalleyfreak43
I fuss my father in law all the time. He brings mother in law to the grocery store and parks in a handicap spot (wheelchair access one) while my MIL shops. He said he parks that close so he can see the women walk in.
Posted on 12/5/23 at 6:02 pm to deathvalleyfreak43
Don't you love seeing a Corvette parked in the handicap spot. Can't be too handicapped to walk a few extra feet if you can get in and out of those.
Posted on 12/5/23 at 6:15 pm to greenbean
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Workers Comp, VA Disability and Social Security Disability
This. Folks milking the system.
Posted on 12/5/23 at 6:19 pm to deathvalleyfreak43
I have a family member who is an above the knee amputee and walks pretty darn well with her artificial limb. Not sure you'd notice at a cursory glance. Does she deserve one or not?
Posted on 12/5/23 at 6:20 pm to deathvalleyfreak43
My favorite is people with handicap tags that are swerving in and out of traffic doing 90mph like they are Dale Earnhardt
You can’t walk an extra 20 feet to the store but you have the reaction time and skills to operate a vehicle at 20 mph over the speed limit?
Should immediately lose their tag if they get caught going that fast
You can’t walk an extra 20 feet to the store but you have the reaction time and skills to operate a vehicle at 20 mph over the speed limit?
Should immediately lose their tag if they get caught going that fast
Posted on 12/5/23 at 6:22 pm to deathvalleyfreak43
quote:It's actually a list of related issues that need to be addressed. I think there needs to be an increase in legally required handicap parking spots. (For starters a minimum of 2 should be required vs the 1 now.) The second comes from better screening by doctors. It should not be easier to get a permit than a prescription for pain pills. Third, enforcement. Those "$200 fine" signs are the equivalent of a "camera in use" sign inside a NYC Walgreens.
It is time to have a brutally honest conversation about people abusing the handicapped parking benifit.
As others have said, what you see in 10 seconds of time is just a 10 second view into the person's life. 3 back surgeries (and north of 10 total surgeries) over the years makes those extra steps much easier as the day goes on. I'm relatively young and about 5 years ago I started getting fed up with the stares. Stare at me and you'll get the finger.
Posted on 12/5/23 at 6:22 pm to deathvalleyfreak43
Doctors hand them out, but I believe the biggest issue is the placards. The elderly mom gets a handicap placard and it goes from vehicle to vehicle with all of her family regardless of whether the handicap mom is present.
Posted on 12/5/23 at 6:35 pm to deathvalleyfreak43
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Is there any way we can verify this or make it more strict?
How does this affect you?
Don’t you have something else you could work on?
Posted on 12/5/23 at 6:43 pm to deathvalleyfreak43
There are definitely emerging patterns and trends, does not take a rocket scientist to notice
This post was edited on 12/5/23 at 6:43 pm
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