I agree with you. There are lots of forms of disabilites. To get a HC sticker or placard, a patient needs to be medically qualified. Unfortunately, too many of us are Sunday morning quarterback ‘doctors’ who can instantly diagnose another human being within the confines of a parking garage. My thought is- if you are that great of a clinician, set up an office and start seeing patients- otherwise show some tolerance for others, and thank God you don’t walk in a disabled person shoes.
My only problem with handicap spaces is that there are way too many of them. Just one example that I noticed over the weekend. Kohl's deptment store has about 25 of the things. One was in use and when I came out that person had gone. Usually they just sit empty. Whatever idiotic law determines the number that a business has to have must anticipate that every permit holder will call every other one and agree to hit the same stores at the same time. But I make no assumptions about people using them. Up until a couple of weeks before she died my mother didn't look especially unwell - just old.
Very well said!
You don't just walk into a State tag office and say, "I think I need a handicapped sticker."
You have to ask your doctor to fill out the form that states you cannot walk a certain distance.
It's the doctor's call, not the patient's.
That being said, I have MS, sometimes I can park in a regular space and make it into the store with no problem.
Sometimes I can't...especially on a hot day, as my MS flares in the heat, so I might use a handicapped spot.
Where I live, there are a lot of elderly residents and tourists, so it's not unusual for all the handicapped parking to be filled up.
very well put. thanx!