I hate lazy a$$ people...
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From: Oregon City, OR
Originally Posted by my2ks2k,Aug 29 2007, 04:48 AM
hmm...part of me feels like if you can walk fine, and function fine physically, and you still have a condition that warrants you having a handicapped tag, then maybe you shouldn't be driving. i sure has hell don't want someone who can walk and talk fine, but is legally blind on the road with me...
another situation is the "mommy to be" parking spots. maybe those aren't everywhere, but here in the good ol' NC we have them. i don't use them, but i have definitely seen other people use them....
another situation is the "mommy to be" parking spots. maybe those aren't everywhere, but here in the good ol' NC we have them. i don't use them, but i have definitely seen other people use them....
My boss had hip surgery and was stuck on crutches for 2 months and had a handicap tag but could drive just fine. He rarely used it to park in handicap spots though unless he could absolutely not find another place to park.
like the OP, I despise people who are fine that use their family member's tags (or ones they stole) to take the spot away from someone who actually needs it. Seeing what my boss went through makes it all the more infuriating.
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Originally Posted by bluegas68,Aug 28 2007, 09:43 AM
...in general. But the thing that REALLY gets to me is when I see people whip into a handicap parking space, place the handcap tag on the rearview, and walk or sometimes jog to the door of the building they are going to. MOST people I observe doing this have no physical visible ailment or disability that would prevent them from walking an extra 50-100 feet like the rest of us. I think more times than not ( and this is MY OPINION) that the handicap tags actully belong to other people or are ill-gotten. I cannot tell you how any times I have seen mid 20s to early 30s dudes roll up in the "pimped out" SUV, park in the handcap spots and waddle their way to the mall entrance as they hold up their damn pants because they forgot that the belt is supposed to cinch around your waist, not your F&$#ING thighs. This pisses me off to no end and actually makes me want to whack them in the kneecaps so at least they havean excuse to park in those spaces.
I have a friend in Vegas that is a double amputee (with prosthetics) and he will even walk instead of park in the handicap spaces unless there are just no other spots.
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I have a friend in Vegas that is a double amputee (with prosthetics) and he will even walk instead of park in the handicap spaces unless there are just no other spots.
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This guy rolled up on a sportbike, GSXR 750 to be exact, 04-05 model year. Hops off, pulls a tag out of his pocket, hangs it on the mirror and runs in... I almost waited outside for him so when he came out I could give him a reason to carry that tag.
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Originally Posted by ryanvnw,Aug 29 2007, 07:31 AM
Dude it gets me too... Though I saw something even worse than the young guy in the pimped out SUV etc..
This guy rolled up on a sportbike, GSXR 750 to be exact, 04-05 model year. Hops off, pulls a tag out of his pocket, hangs it on the mirror and runs in... I almost waited outside for him so when he came out I could give him a reason to carry that tag.
This guy rolled up on a sportbike, GSXR 750 to be exact, 04-05 model year. Hops off, pulls a tag out of his pocket, hangs it on the mirror and runs in... I almost waited outside for him so when he came out I could give him a reason to carry that tag.
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Massachusetts has handicap plates for bikes. The guy who advocated for that and got it passed had lost a leg years ago but was sill able to ride with a wooden leg. I worked with his wife at the time he was working on this.
From the RMV website: "Disability Plates are issued to qualified Massachusetts residents who are primary owners of a registered passenger vehicle or a motorcycle."
From the RMV website: "Disability Plates are issued to qualified Massachusetts residents who are primary owners of a registered passenger vehicle or a motorcycle."
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Originally Posted by my2ks2k,Aug 29 2007, 06:58 AM
did you even read my post? "if you can walk fine, and function fine physically..."
pretty sure being on crutches means you aren't in that category. please pay a little closer attention.
pretty sure being on crutches means you aren't in that category. please pay a little closer attention.
However, my boss was still under the allowance of the handicap even once he was off crutches. He had another 2 months left and could have parked in them, but didnt.
He said it gave him huge respect to those that truely need it and he griped more than anyone about those that didnt.
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Originally Posted by CKit,Aug 28 2007, 02:14 PM
Tell me you're joking. 
If it's that crowded and you take the last handicapped spot, then WTF is the real handicapped person supposed to do.
If it's that crowded and you take the last handicapped spot, then WTF is the real handicapped person supposed to do.
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I also have a placard and park my S2K in handicap spots.
Granted, if there is a regular spot very close I go the regular spot.
I guess I "look" fine and I get looks and comments regularly. I have total kidney failure, partial paralysis due to nerve damage, and 2 recently dislocated knees. Some days I walk normal, other days I don't. Still, it hurts even when I look like I'm fine.
I'm on fewer pain killers now and regained some of the movement lost due to paralysis (very lucky as I was totally paralyzed below the knees), but still "need" closer parking. I do think before I park. I can walk an extra 50 feet, but not 200 many days. Also, I try to think about those that may need the spot more than I do.
Granted, if there is a regular spot very close I go the regular spot.
I guess I "look" fine and I get looks and comments regularly. I have total kidney failure, partial paralysis due to nerve damage, and 2 recently dislocated knees. Some days I walk normal, other days I don't. Still, it hurts even when I look like I'm fine.
I'm on fewer pain killers now and regained some of the movement lost due to paralysis (very lucky as I was totally paralyzed below the knees), but still "need" closer parking. I do think before I park. I can walk an extra 50 feet, but not 200 many days. Also, I try to think about those that may need the spot more than I do.