Perhaps PJ would like to come round and explain to my wife why he thinks that she shouldn't be allowed to ride in my BMW just because she has a California Handicapped placard.
Oh, yes - she also has severe arthritis in both hips, and one artifical knee (and will be getting a second one later this year). She's comparatively mobile apart from that - she can walk tolerably well with the aid of a cane - but apparently that isn't handicapped enough for some folks. It turns out that the seating position in the roadster is more comfortable for her than in many other cars; she can keep her leg stretched out fairly straight in front of her. She can drive it just fine, too - the gearbox and clutch are electronically operated, so she only needs one foot to operate the accelerator and brake pedals. Being fit enough to drive (and even get into or out of a low-riding car) doesn't mean you are fit enough to walk any further than necessary. On Thu, Apr 22, 2010 at 11:13:13AM -0700, Jerry in Arizona wrote: > Well, I also drive a sports car (87 Alfa Romeo spider) with my chair stuffed > into the boot.? Took a bit of shadetree engineering to let me operate the > clutch since my left leg is amputated below the knee.? I use knee pads to let > me crawl to and from the trunk to access my chair.? Truth is, you can't tell > since many disabilities are internal (i.e. heart, lung problems), but I am > also angry about disability cheaters.? Have to depend on the honesty of the > doctors since they have to attest to the disability, at least in Texas and > here in Arizona. > > Message: 4 > Date: Thu, 22 Apr 2010 13:41:43 -0400 > From: "P. J. Alling" <webstertwenty...@gmail.com> > To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List <pdml@pdml.net> > Subject: Re: PESO: Spinning Wheel Diner > Message-ID: <4bd08a57.5070...@gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed > > Since they seem to give out those handicapped stickers to just about > anyone for anything, (I should really take a few pictures of the > absurdities of sports cars with handicapped hangers in those spaces), > how can you tell. > > On 4/22/2010 11:19 AM, Jerry in Arizona wrote: > > Being a wheelchair bound person, my answer is NO.? I just hate the able > > bodied who take up those spaces. > > > > > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
