Accessible Parking

They are there for a reason...

I have a particular hatred for people who unnecessarily use handicapped parking spots.

 My mother has needed those spots for the majority of my life, and I have seen how difficult it can be for her and others when people are taking advantage of these reserved spaces.

Do you know what the requirements are to qualify for a parking permit? I can tell you if you don't.

It's after the jump... 

Here you go:

• Cannot walk without assistance of another person or a brace, cane, crutch, a lower limb prosthetic device or similar assistive device or who requires the assistance of a wheelchair.
• Suffers from lung disease to such an extent that forced expiratory volume in one second is less than one litre.
• Portable oxygen is a medical necessity.
• Cardiovascular disease impairment classified as Class III or Class IV to standards accepted by the American Heart Association or Class III or IV according to the Canadian Cardiovascular Standard.
• Severely limited in the ability to walk due to an arthritic, neurological, musculoskeletal or orthopaedic condition.
• Visual acuity is 20/200 or poorer in the better eye with or without corrective lenses or whose greatest diameter of the field of vision in both eyes is 20 degrees or less.
• Condition(s) or functional impairment that severely limits his or her mobility.

Cited from this website here:

 And surprise surprise... being qualified doesn't automatically mean that you get to park there. You have to physically have the permit, or be forced to pay a fine of up to $5000. 

If you can afford that maybe you should just pay someone to drop you off at the door when you go shopping.

Don't be so fucking selfish. I have/had friends who used to say

"Let's just park here... you have your mom's permit thingy."

Uhm... No. Fuck that. It's not a free pass just because it's in the windshield. Even if my mom's in the car I won't park in a handicapped spot unless she's getting out. 

I've witnessed so many people, who seem to be fully capable of getting their able-bodied asses across the parking lot, hop out of their cars and skip towards the doors. 

If they don't have a parking permit.. I'm pissed. Next time I see this and for every time after that I'm calling that 1-800 number on the sign and reporting the lazy asshole who decided that their needs were more important.

I don't care how little time you've got, if you're about to shit yourself or if you think that you take precedence above people who are differently-abled...
If you don't have the permit, don't park there. It's simple.

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and don't be a fuck.