At 04:53 PM Friday 9/14/2007, Julia Thompson wrote:
>On Fri, 14 Sep 2007, Ronn! Blankenship wrote: > >>At 02:00 PM Friday 9/14/2007, jon louis mann wrote: >>> They don't conviently forget it. You are the only person who has >>>mentioned forcing people to walk. >>>Martin >>> >>> what about electric cars exemptions for those >>>who can prove they can't ambulate; i see >>>yuppies in their bmws all the time with >>>handicapped placards who are definitely not handicapped. >>> jon >> >> >>Perhaps you know more about their situation than >>the little mentioned above, but people who have >>something like heart or breathing problems which >>allow them to walk short distances just fine but >>may be act up if they exert themselves by walking >>a greater distance qualify for handicapped >>parking permits. It is not limited and should >>not be limited to people in wheelchairs or who >>look about 80 or 90 hard years old. > >Or there are people who can walk 2 blocks with >effort, but can't walk 10, period, without being >in extreme pain for the next week. Yep. As there are people who can possibly function apparently normally one day (or part of one day) but then pay for it by being housebound or virtually bedridden for the next several days. >And if you see one of them going from >handicapped parking space to business, you might >think they acquired the placard illegally. > >If there's some system in place for electric >cabs or something, that would make the solution >more reasonable for those who have disabilities, visible or invisible. > > Julia Free or for a fee? Or maybe a better question: would it cost a dollar or so like the bus or more like a taxi? And would it run a route like the bus or door-to-door like a taxi? -- Ronn! :) _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
