“I have a handicap sticker. And I call the police whenever I see a non-handicap marked vehicle in a handicap space.”
I drive a severly handicapped stroke patient to go shopping. When we take my truck, we park there. I have no “magic sticker” like you claim. You are a self-appointed hall monitor.
Many more “stickered” autos use the spots when there are no handicapped people aboard.
In fact, I almost never see a handicapped person exit a “stickered” car.
If I get a “magic sticker” and park there when my friend is not with me, I guess that’s ok with you. Please, with all due respect, you’re a jerk.
Appears you're a paranoid over using handicapped parking without a sticker (Illinois provides stickers that hang from rear-view mirrors as well as license plates). That's good. But what about the handicapped person who drives up after you've parked and sees a non-authorized vehicle in a handicapped slot? If he also calls the police is he a jerk as well?
There's a reason for those hefty fines, my friend. For every one of you who may have a legitimate reason, there are any number of callus, deceptive people who take advantage of a close-in parking spot just because they're willing to chance the fine. I'll take my chance in being called a jerk by you any day, before I tolerate asses...