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A "Hall of Shame" to expose cars parked illegally
in disability or mobility parking spaces.
A "Hall of Shame" to expose cars parked illegally
in disability or mobility parking spaces.
Don't be too quick to judge. Not everyone who genuinely needs an accessible parking space has a visible impairment. It's entirely too easy to see someone get out of their car, walking away towards the entrance, and think "dang! this person doesn't have a disability, why are they parked in the accessible space?". There are a number of genuine conditions that make it necessary for people to park close to the entrance, or needing wider spaces.
I can think of a few, just off the top of my head, all based on people I know:
The purpose of caughtya.org is not to expose those we think shouldn't have a placard. That's between their doctor(s) and them. So, yeah, ok, it might just be a teenager abusing grandma's placard, but could be something genuine as well, and I'm not talking about a sprained ankle. The fact is, we can't know.
So, if they are displaying a placard, don't capture the shot.
[tags]Blog, Disability, Parking, Disability+Parking, Visible Disability, Abuse, Offense[/tags]
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Comment by: Webmaster
Well, it's not because you don't see a sign in the photo that there wasn't one. That said, even if there was no sign, the parking space is clearly marked and designated as a disability parking space, through markings on the ground. The lack of "proper" signage does not mean the space is not a
Comment by: wut
I don't see a sign, therefor the handicap space is not valid.
Comment by: Webmaster
I do think that increased fines would make a big difference. However, the fines are really only applicable on "public" property. Anything in a store carpark, or university, it's all deemed private property and traffic warden are not allowed to ticket there... *that* would be an important change to allow.
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I know what you mean by the parking permits. I knew a person that had a parking permit with no physical handicap, but the person did suffered from mental conditions. He had short-term memory. He always had to do things the same way, the same time or else he would forget. So his doctor gave him a placard. He always parked in the same parking space at work. But incase someone parked in his space, he could always park somewhere close to the entrance.
My sister was offered a card. She has severe scoliosis but doesn't wear a visible brace. Both of my sets of grandparents have cards for nonvisible reasons. My meme (maternal grandma) just had knee surgery and the other knee is almost as bad and she can't walk very far. My other set of gradparents both qualify my grandma for having a fused back and my grandfather for having dementia. Please do look for a placard before taking pics.
Yes, absolutely. Photos must be taken of vehicles NOT displaying a placard, not of cars that we think the owners aren't disabled. I can't stress enough how important it is not to make assumptions based on what we see. The ONLY thing we can judge by is whether or not there is a permit displayed.
Yes,unfortunately there are many reasons to legally have disabled person license plates that are not visable to unsuspecting public such as myself because I more than qualify under not one but two of the heart provisions - as a matter of fact I think if the public were aware of just how many reasons would qualify you for a Disabled Person Plate especially now because of the baby boomers there might just be thousands more - and then boy would we need more spaces than at present.
Check with your doctor. Or better still the DMV.