It never occurred to me it would upset someone that I parked in a regular parking space when the handicapped person isn't with me. I sort of assumed it would be illegal to not do so.
Don't ask, it is a pain to get on and off and it breaks if you do it all the time.
No one gets upset. It was a "equality under the law"-type joke.
"I can't park in your space and you can't park in mine!" Just a joke!