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Handicap parking spots
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OP = WRONG
That said, I think handicap spots are pretty stupid in some places. Like an Amusement Park. WTF is that all about.
And I really hate the fact that most spots are used by
- 350lbs+ lardasses whose real handicap is laziness and use a bulldozer for a fork
- old people who can't see well enough to be driving in the first place
That said, I think handicap spots are pretty stupid in some places. Like an Amusement Park. WTF is that all about.
And I really hate the fact that most spots are used by
- 350lbs+ lardasses whose real handicap is laziness and use a bulldozer for a fork
- old people who can't see well enough to be driving in the first place
purbeast0
No Lifer
and i'm SSSOOO sure the fastest over the speed limit you ever have gone is 5 MPH ... right :roll:
all i'm saying is that i know what he's saying. it is very easy to move out of the way in the situation he was in if you see a car w/handicap tags or the thing hanging from the rear view mirror of a car coming in your vicinity. Not to mention, he said there were 2 handicap parking spots there.
regardless, the cop didn't have to be an ass about it. as you can tell from the OP, he wasn't even aware it was illegal so he didn't know he was doing something wrong.
DougK62
Diamond Member
If you aren't aware that parking in a handicapped spot is illegal then you shouldn't be driving.
And I definitely speed over 5 mph at times. Remind me again where I said I was a perfect driver? My driving habits have nothing to do with the OP being wrong. There are certain driving violations that just rub people the wrong way, and parking in a handicapped spot is one of those things. Just like in jail the arsonists, thieves, etc are fine - but the guy in for raping kids gets beat down.
I can appreciate street cops that are asses when approaching law breakers. He is what protects your community. You don't want a nancy boy doing their job.
Phoenix86
Lifer
Gotta love the entitlement, LMAO @ "only option".
As posted above you had options, you just didn't like them.
Oh, and the cop busted your balls because he wasn't writting you the ticket. That's called "getting the lecture" instead of "getting the ticket", be thankfull, sometimes you get both. You got the "free" option.
when i had hurt my ankle, and was on crutches (and had a handicapped tag) I would park on those lines in order to get to class when the handicapped spots were full. I know its illegal but I could barely hobble to class anyway, and what good were those lines doing?
Never got a ticket, even from the close-watching 'transportation services' at Texas A&M
Never got a ticket, even from the close-watching 'transportation services' at Texas A&M
Yeah, cause the handicapped guy who has a lift, and jumps from front to back (they are very manuverable in spaces they can use their arms) is going to open the side door, yell at you to move so he can get out of his car.....
just circle, like every other poor bastard who doesn't want to go in.
and to the guy with the crutches...a handicap violating the handicap parking rules is a bit different.
only thing I hate worse, are people who use handicap tags when they don't need them, like my Grandpa (can't walk well) has one, and my aunt uses it when she visits, even if he isn't with her.
just circle, like every other poor bastard who doesn't want to go in.
and to the guy with the crutches...a handicap violating the handicap parking rules is a bit different.
only thing I hate worse, are people who use handicap tags when they don't need them, like my Grandpa (can't walk well) has one, and my aunt uses it when she visits, even if he isn't with her.
Friend had his engine running and was sitting in his car, waiting for another employee from his store that was a few feet away, when he got a ticket. It was $300 I think. So, I would say yes you are wrong.
It was your own lazy ass that chose not to drive around and wait somwhere else. The guy may have been a jerk, but he had every reason to be. You're just lucky he didn't give you a ticket.
It was your own lazy ass that chose not to drive around and wait somwhere else. The guy may have been a jerk, but he had every reason to be. You're just lucky he didn't give you a ticket.
I have a kid in a wheelchair. I use those lines to wheel the chair over to the car door so that he can get in & out. Very important.
Look, you don't have to understand it. Just respect it, okay??
On a lighter note: Recently I stopped by Dunkin Donuts on a busy suburban Saturday morning, small busy strip mall. As I walk out, a dude in a Lexus pulls into the handicap space - right in front of the cop sitting there getting donuts. Cop politely tells him to move. Lexus guy says
"Hey! I AM Handicapped! I'm handicapped by not being able to find an empty space!"
Cop didn't like that at all . . .
EMPshockwave82
Diamond Member
you are correct... there were none available in the whole lot... it was in front of a dorm at 11:50 pm... very few people come and go once they get a close spot
waggy
No Lifer
hahahah i would have loved to see the outcome to that.
on a side note the OP is wrong.
I have a sticker myself. I have arthritis where in the winter it really limits the amount i walk, write etc. While i have the sticker i rarly use it. But i get annoyed when i see a 400lb women get out to waddle up to the store after parking there. That is one person that NEEDS to be parking in the back!
Also does the Gym really need to have them?
EMPshockwave82
Diamond Member
apparently you didnt read. the spot was open however i was sittin in the slashed lines
waggy
No Lifer
The slashed lines next to the handicap parking spot are there for a reason. NOT for your lazy ass to sit there.
They are there for people that need to use wheelchairs. The lifts come out the side of the van. Right where those striped lines are.
Next time drive around. pitty you didn't get a ticket. maybe then you would understand.
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