12-14-2019, 02:52 PM | #61 |
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I am completely getting it ... it makes sense to understand the reaction now that I know other people didn’t know it existed ...
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12-14-2019, 05:26 PM | #62 |
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It *is* a fucked up thing. I don't judge anyone too harshly for taking advantage of it, as it really is the norm, but I honestly don't think I could. It just feels so wrong.
I'll go to court and hope the cop doesn't show up, or plea down, or whatever, no problem with that. But the card thing really does just feel like bribery, and I've heard stories my whole life from friends about using them. It just skeevs me out. It should be stopped.
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12-14-2019, 07:56 PM | #63 |
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You know what works as good as a PBA card besides hospital scrubs/I.D. ??
Military clothing. Many years ago, I mailed my cousin in NJ a 101st Airborne Division t-shirt. I bought it at the base PX while stationed in Ft. Campbell, KY, so it was official-looking. Anyway, he told me that one time, he was stopped by a local LEO for speeding. The cop checked his usual credentials/documention: license, insurance and registration. He returned from his squad car, handed him back his papers and said, "All your things check out". He glanced at my cousin's shirt and said, "By the way, were you in the Army ??" Thinking quickly, my cousin replied, "Yes, but it was a while ago". The cop then decided NOT to give him a a ticket and lets him go with just a warning. I think many LEOs are prior service, and it's kind of an unwritten rule not to give a ticket to your brothers-in-arms. The funny thing is, my cousin never served.
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Also, the law does not distinguish between the potential number of users for each space - as my father (an architect) said, "chemotherapy centers and bowling alleys are both required to have the same percentage of handicap parking spots". Sometimes the medical facilities designate additional spaces beyond what is required, sometimes not. The doctors' office building where my spine surgeon has 1/2 floor has 3 handicap spaces. For the whole building. Yeesh. The theater where Sue and I go to see movies occasionally has far more spaces. Quote:
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12-16-2019, 08:36 AM | #66 | |
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I agree that there may be other disabilities, but if handicapped spots cannot be used by the guy with one leg, then what's the point? The number of handicapped spots taken compared to people with the faintest visible disability is such a huge ratio that logic tells me that the system is being abused. I'm not saying it is easy for some elderly (but not THAT old) or some heavy people to walk longer distances, but that should be a different level of priority if at all. I also depends massively on the size of the parking lot. |
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12-16-2019, 08:38 AM | #67 |
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I hardly ever see handicapped spots being taken
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12-16-2019, 08:46 AM | #68 |
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It may well be a Boston area thing, but it sucks.
I think in smaller lots with one or two spots it doesn't get abused. The whole lot is small enough that people just park in other spots. But when large lots get fuller and the prospect of a long walk is present (never mind if there are just few spots left) that's when they all seem to disappear. |
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