Handicapped people have just as much right to park in spaces for “normals” as the rest of us do.
Understand that some handicapped people have good and bad days. On a good day they may wish to leave the handicapped space open for someone who is less mobile. Some of them are courteous that way.
Thank you, not just for knowing this but writing it for those who may not realize or understand. I have been disabled for more than twenty years, I can no longer drive myself anywhere, but when I did, yes indeedy, there were good days and bad days. The good ones I chose to leave the designated spot available for someone else who needed those few feet more than I did, hoping that the same would occur for me the days when really, not having to walk, tote the packages those extra steps made the all the difference.
I do understand the criticism, fairness, parity, "Why should they get ...?" and the like. I have never considered the spaces *my right* or such; I can only tell you that I would give up the special privilege in a heartbeat if I could only have full use of my legs, the strength returned to my spinal cord again. I'd much rather the chore of walking through the parking lot than the lot I'm stuck with.
Thanks again.
I think we should all get handicap parking stickers, then nobody would get special treatment. Wouldn’t that be a laugh!
I kicked her ass.
on a good day some choose to leave a handicap spot open...
Yes I do. While I do not need the handicap option as much as I have in some years past, there are times I will not even try to go into a store if I have to walk much to get there. Sometimes it does not make any difference and I never use a handicap spot.
Once it was a neat experience- I was going to be at a meeting all day- there was only one handicap spot. I did nt want to tie up that one spot for 8 hours. I had never been at this building before. I drove around looking for a place to park as the rest was pretty full, found one way over on the other side.
However when I went in to the nearest entrance- there was my meeting room. Had I parked in the only availalbe handicap spot- I would have had to walk (once inside) diagonally from one end of the building to the other. Which was a very long distance for me.