How to Find Handicap Vehicle Parking?

Answer 1

It’s Saturday and you’ve decided to do some work in the yard. Maybe plant a few plants, trim a few trees and get rid of the pile of junk behind the shed. You head over to the local Home Depot and find the parking lot full except for the seven or eight empty, prime handicap spots. Should you take a chance and park there? Is it worth the risk of a $250 ticket? Well, luckily a spot opens up and you grab it before anyone else beats you to it.

Think about the scenario mentioned above. How many times do you think people with no obvious handicap abuse the privilege of parking in these specially designated spots? They may even have a handicap permit at their disposal (perhaps their spouse or another member of the family is handicapped) which they non-chalantly hook on the rear view mirror as they exit the car and walk briskly to the store.

Handicap Vehicle parking is intended for those who have medical conditions that limit their mobility. It is not for perfectly healthy individuals who have the misperception that their mental condition or frustration with their life qualifies them as handicapped. The issue of abusing handicap parking spaces often results in ugly confrontations between a legitimately disabled person and a thoughtless, able-bodied person.

There are those who are handicapped or who support the handicapped that go around in a concerted effort to spot abusers of the handicap parking privilege. The handicap police will often sneak up on an unsuspecting violator and let them have it with a vitriolic verbal diatribe, making it abundantly clear that they have committed a most egregious offense. If the person who parked illegally is busy shopping or otherwise away from their vehicle, they may return to find a large sticker with very hard to remove glue, plastered on their window. You may be lucky to only get a written warning to abstain from violating the handicapped driver’s protected territory. If a real officer sees the violation, you can expect a hefty ticket.

So, the lesson here is to be considerate and respect the needs of the disabled. You may or may not get caught, but, you should never park in any space designated as Handicap Vehicle Parking.