My mother-in-law has very bad legs and needs a walker/wheelchair. She has handicap plates for her car. She can drive, but would rather not, thus me or the wife will drive her to tkae her shopping etc. Usually if I take her in her car I'll drop her off as close to the door that I can get and then go park the car in a regular parking spot, to leave the spots for those that truely need them.

 

First of all, I have an artificial leg. I have had it all my life, so I walk with very little limping. Many people used to say to me "You don't look very handicapped YOUNG MAN!" I would take off my leg and show it to them.

One thing that most people do not seem to realize is that there are simply the same number of spots regardless. If the handicap spots were not there, those spots would be taken anyway. What annoys me as a handicap person is the whining about the handicap spaces. Can you park in a handicap space? If not then why do you care who parks there. If you have a handicap tag, as I do, then they are first come, first served. If people are too handicapped to drive, they usually have someone drop them off at the front door anyway. OF COURSE most of the people you see parking in a handicap space do not look handicapped.

My view is simply MIND YOUR OWN BUSINESS! There are cheats in every aspect of life, and there are so many things more important on a day-to-day basis (like tax fraud, crooked politicians, business scams) to the average person than who is parking in a handicap spot that I figure you must truely have an easy life if the only thing you can find to complain about is handicap parking.

 

and you drive an S?

 

your reply may just be the most un-politically correct post of the year.

 

The smallest thing qualifies you for a handicap permit, including mental health. What I dont understand is, what does mental health have anything to do with being closer to the door.

 

All you need is two legs, no one said they need to be real.

 

The S is one of the few cars that have excellent pedal position that allows someone like myself with a left BK amputation to drive it. I usually don't get a manual transmission on anything, and almost got a Solstice when I heard that they were making them with an automatic, but when I went to my favorite auto dealer (Bob Rohrman Indy Honda) they said to get in and try it.

Sure, I will probably need a new clutch sooner than most, but it is most certainly worth the price of admission.

 

Nice try but me (the Op) has bad asthma. Maybe i need to get me a Handicap pass though

 

That is awesome!

Much rather hear your story than some dickhole who eats too much and claims a disability and wants all the pity in the world!

 

You'd probably qualify, then you can park in those spots and get the dirty looks!