[MrEdd]

Meh.

My wife has a genetic dissorder. She is able to work but she has already had both hips replaced and will need her knees and elbows done eventually. We don’t bother with a handicapped permit -too much hassle to get one. We just walk farther. Our choice.

Now, where you live may be different, but here in north texas the innane city and state regulations have created a situation where in some strip malls literally 1/5 of the parking is handicapped parking. Sometimes those are the only spots left.

I will have to see the parking lot in question before I will be willing to consider taking the municipality’s side on this one. I have seen too much local government stupidity and corruption. Point is I dont see that the woman is neccesarily as wrong as the city government is often wrong.

[Dayman]

NC doesn't mandate an absurd number of handicapped spaces. In fact, when my wife goes to the Wal-Mart there is almost never one for her. (She has a placard and constantly uses 3 L/min of oxygen 24/7. She uses a wheelchair if she needs to walk more than about 100 feet.)

I don't agree with the “expectant mother” and other non-legally enforceable parking set asides, but if someone is going to park illegally then I would hope that they would at least have the decency to park somewhere where it's not likely to inconvenience someone else who is less fortunate.

[antiRepublicrat]

I just checked the place with Google Earth. It’s in an industrial park, and there are hundreds of parking spaces in a big lot across the street. Around the side of the building are sixty-something spots, and the closest ten against the building are handicapped.

She’s wrong. I bet the small lot was full and she didn’t feel like driving back out to the big lot and not be able to walk against the building to stay out of the rain.