We live in Bullhead City, Az and it seems everyone here has a handicapped
placard, We don't expect to find an open handicapped space and then I'm not
surprised when indeed there isn't one. We park across two regular spaces and we
made up two 8 1/2 x 11 signs that read " RAMP VAN NEED TWO SPACES TO OPEN RAMP
WHEN HANDICAPPED SPOTS ARE FULL " this seems to make me and everyone else
happy. Before we made up the signs one guy parked as close as he could to the
driver side door to keep us from getting back in, but we used the ramp door "
no problem be happy " and then he wrote a nasty note others just wrote nasty
notes. We embossed the signs and put them in the drivers and passenger side
windows.
The only ones that seem to get upset about people abusing
sing the handicapped parking laws is us, the abuser just goes on his merry way.
I just decided that I'm not going to let them ruin my day.
Cullen
C3
--- On Fri, 1/23/09, Quadius <quad...@gmail.com> wrote:
From: Quadius <quad...@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] Bill targets handicapped parking violators
To: "bob quinn" <r...@sockets.com>
Cc: wheelch...@aol.com, kkba...@yahoo.com, ms-qu...@yahoogroups.com,
quad-list@eskimo.com, jco...@postandcourier.com
Received: Friday, January 23, 2009, 6:26 PM
This reminds me of the Seinfeld episode about George parking in the disabled
spot. I'm lucky that I have someone with me so I don't have to take it
disabled spots most of the time. I really feel for those individuals who drive
or actually need a disabled spots with the ramp access.
There are those occasions where I do need to park in an accessible spot so that
my ramp can deploy properly, so I know what it feels like to be driving around
looking for a parking place while nondisabled people are ensconced in them.
Quadius
On Mon, Jan 19, 2009 at 5:07 PM, bob quinn <kult...@yahoo.com> wrote:
Love the idea! I can't count the number of times I've been unable to get into
my van because someone parked in the yellow-striped access area. Even
non-handicapped people (on a motorcycle) think its parkable and policemen will
not ticket someone with a placard parked there (I've asked them to, as they
helped push my van out so I could put my ramp down).
One woman who left me waiting in the rain until she returned was adamant about
her right to park there (with her handicap placard), saying a policeman had
told her it was ok to park there if/when there are no other handicap spots
available. Another (able-bodied) guy said without apology, "don't get me
started, my wife has Lou Gherig's disease," like that gave him the right to
park anywhere in a handicapped zone (she was
nowhere in site). Another guy with a placard and no discernible handicaps
('cept for being +300lbs) actually said, "you handicapped people think you're
so special." I could go on. I was never anything but respectful in all
encounters, but what I usually got in return was far, far from it. I guess
that reflects the type of people that would park in a space that clearly isn't
one.
From: "wheelch...@aol.com" <wheelch...@aol.com>
To: kkba...@yahoo.com; ms-qu...@yahoogroups.com; quad-list@eskimo.com
Cc: jco...@postandcourier.com
Sent: Monday, January 19, 2009 4:18:55 PM
Subject: [QUAD-L] Bill targets handicapped parking violators
A rapid enforcement program of violations and fines, will pay off the
National Debt, in just under 3 years.
Within 4 years, we could pave our highways with yellow bricks too.
Let's get the program in gear!
Best Wishes
W
In a message dated 1/19/2009 1:53:00 P.M. Central Standard Time,
kkba...@yahoo.com writes:
http://www.charleston.net/news/2009/jan/19/bill_targets_handicapped_parking_violato68834/
Bill
targets handicapped parking violators
BY JILL COLEY (CONTACT)
The Post
and Courier
Monday, January 19, 2009
Special
Section:
Watchdog
People use handicap placards that don't belong to
them. Drivers park in the striped access aisles next to designated spaces..
And
confusion abounds over who is responsible for catching
violators.
"There's a continual problem of people abusing handicap
placards, parking in spaces without a placard or having a placard they're not
entitled to," said Sen. Vincent Sheheen of Camden.
Sheheen and Sen.
Dick Elliott of North Myrtle Beach, both Democrats, introduced a bill last
week to create more accountability in the process of acquiring a placard. The
state Senate already has passed the legislation twice, but the bill stalled
in
the House both times, Sheheen said.
Angela Jacildone, state advocacy
manager for the mid-Atlantic chapter of the National Multiple Sclerosis
Society, said record keeping is part of the problem.
"There's a
disconnect between the forms from the DMV and the physician who writes the
prescription (for the placard)," Jacildone said.
A Watchdog report
earlier this year found the Department of Motor Vehicles does not record
physicians' information, leaving no way to check whether a physician actually
filled out the form. The bill would connect those dots with a form that will
stay on file with the DMV.
The proposed law also would redefine a
person with a disability.
"The current law may not include a person
with Multiple Sclerosis because they may not look like they have a disease,"
she said. Many people with MS suffer fatigue, which worsens throughout the
day.
And finally, the legislation would connect the person and the
placard with an identification card, which law enforcement personnel could
look at and match.
Although not part of the proposed law, the MS
society would like to see more clarification in the law regarding who has
jurisdiction for enforcement.
"Some agencies will tell us they will go
to business parking lots. Others say it's private property," Jacildone
said.
"We would also like to see more language about access aisles,"
she said.
Cars sometimes park in the striped areas next to designated
spaces. That aisle is necessary for a person with a disability to get in and
out of their wheelchair or scooter.
Reach Jill Coley at 937-5719 or
jco...@postandcourier.com.
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