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If you were borrowing someone's car that has a handicap tag in it, would you park in a handicap spot? I saw this young kid do that today. I was thinking, suppose someone really needed that spot?
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Are you sure he didn't need it? Handicapped tags cover a lot of things beside mobility. But if he really didn't need it and was using someone's that's wrong, you are taking a spot that someone really needs.
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No, because those spots are generally limited and there are people with various types of handicap that need the space, as long a, I can walk/manage on my own and not require that kind of assistance; I would leave it for people that really need it.
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I would not park in the handicap spot if I borrowed that car. I think the only way you are suppose to park in that spot is if the handicapped person who the tag was issued to is with you.
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I never :angry7: park in handicap spaces, not unless if I have a passenger with me who is disabled and has his/her own handicap parking placard. I don’t mind parking farther as I like to walk.
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I have a sticker and use it allot , wish it wasn't so but it is what it is. I have two,and a get this a
Lawyer i'd hired asked if i'd sell him one. Turned out to really be a jerk !!
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I have a disability. I need those spots. When someone parks in them without an honest reason, I don't get to park in a spot that I actually need.
Food for thought.
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I wouldn't, but maybe that's just me.
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If you were borrowing someone's car that has a handicap tag in it, would you park in a handicap spot? I saw this young kid do that today. I was thinking, suppose someone really needed that spot?
Age doesn't determine disability. There are plenty of people that appear healthy and/or able bodied but can't/shouldn't go longer distances unnecessarily
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I would not but there are many times I see someone that looks perfectly healthy but you never know what their medical condition is so I try not to judge. I am happy that I can walk for a normal parking space and not have a condition that need special treatment
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No. There are people who really need to use it. I have handicap tags on my vehicles because my husband in disabled but I do not park in the special spots unless he is with me.
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Disabilities comes in many forms. My mom has one but sometimes I drop her off, park in a non handicapped spot and drive back to pick her up at the door. It's easier than pushing that wheelchair back and forth.
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I would not park in a handicap parking spot unless I was actually handicap. >:(
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the thing is some disabilities you cant see...my husbands you can see as it is his walking handicap...mine is invisible as i have menieres disease which is an inner ear thing...i am prone to constant vertigo and falling...but looking at me you cant tell anything..never judge unless you know the truth...and are you sure the handicap tag wasnt his...they do have pictures on them now...and drs cant hand them over for no reason...they have to go through the dmv to be approved with a dr rx
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I wouldn't but as many others have said, you can't judge if someone has a disability based on the way they look or their age.
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If I had the person with that the handicap tag was for I would park in the handicap parking space for them. If I was alone I would not park in the handicap parking space.
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No I wouldn't part in the handicap spot either if I borrowed a car that had a sticker that allowed that. I would feel just terrible the whole time I was doing whatever I went to that place for in the first place, thinking about what a terrible thing I had done to someone who really needed that spot. I certainly don't mind walking further so that the disabled can use these spots.
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If you were borrowing someone's car that has a handicap tag in it, would you park in a handicap spot? I saw this young kid do that today. I was thinking, suppose someone really needed that spot?
Maybe that "young kid" needed it. You DO NOT know him or his situation. You can't always see a handicap. Maybe he has serious heart problems or leukemia and you cannot see that just by looking at them. Age has no bearing on the situation. I have seen plenty of older people who sure didn't look like they needed a handicap parking spot or the tag but they parked there. People are too quick to judge other people when they have no idea what is going on in their lives.
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I have a disability. I need those spots. When someone parks in them without an honest reason, I don't get to park in a spot that I actually need.
Food for thought.
And the other people who park in them feel they need them as well. You can't tell by looking at someone if they have health issues. And I have seen people who look like they are barely able to walk and have the sticker and guess what --- they are faking!
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I would only use if someone in the car with me was handicapped. My parents both need these spaces and I would feel bad for them or anyone else that needed it.
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I know that handicap stickers in my town have names on them. if the person is not in the car, they get a ticket. I have known this to happen
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my mom and dad had handicap stickers in their car so they could park and not have to walk very far. If I ever used their car I would take it down,,,,, I never used the sticker. If they would come in my car They would bring it with them so they could use in my car. It just had numbers not their names so it could be taken in other cars. This was a nag tag in their car not an actual car license :)
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That's rude of him. I have one. I only use it if I really start having trouble walking. I feel I need exercise. However that kid should have gotten in trouble for that. It is only for the person registered on the card.
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So many people abuse them. I know multiple people who are NOT handicapped that use handicapped tags when they go out. If I was borrowing someone's car, I would not use a handicapped tag. I'm not handicapped, and I need the exercise anyway.
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Please don't get me started - I can barely walk and I see people all the time parking in handicapped and then have seen people "jog" into the store. It ticks me off - but just have to believe that what goes around comes around eventually.
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I take care of people with disabilities so need to park in the handicap spaces when I am taking them places. If I am driving the handicap van with no passengers, I always park in a regular spot.
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If he didn't need it he should have respected others and not parked there
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If I borrowed some one else car and he had a handy cap sticker I wouldn't use it because it's wrong
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I have a roommate he is handicapped; he told me that the law is getting stern on that. I don't use it only when he is with me; but, I hobble-walk at times when my pain comes around the people don't say a-word because I got the look. I understand when you are handicapped and no parking spot is :sad1: I tell him it's exercise day and he looks at me :sad1:
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I have been in that situation a few times...and no, I do not park in handicap spots in that situation. I had my grandmother tell me one day that I should have, but no, I'm not doing that.
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I think that is dishonest to use someone elses handicap parking pass.
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I have twice parked in handicapped parking spaces while using someone else's car with a handicapped placard - both times it was my mother's car. Once when I was driving her to the store and dropped her off at the door, but I knew that she would have to walk back out to the car. Another time, it was raining pretty steadily and I was driving her car to drop some stuff off at the recycling center for her. I was hoping to beat the rain, but I did not, so I went to a Walmart to 'wait it out'. I was visiting her from out of town and had no rain coat with me. I also had thrown my back out pretty severely a few days earlier. Sitting or driving a car did not bother it in the least, but walking and going from standing to sitting and vice versa was excruciating. I was able to use a shopping cart once I got into the store, but getting from the car to there was an adventure! So I did use a handicapped space for myself solo in that one instance.
Most of the time, I usually pick a space pretty far away form the store and walk all of it when my back is healthy.
This reminds me of another story though. One time before I had done something similar to my back and had to resort to using a cane to get around for a week or two. Even with the cane, I had a very noticeable limp. I was out for lunch with my family and a young man noticed my limp and my cane and he approached me, and asked me if I was injured in the service. Based on his demeanor and lead in - he was obviously prepared to thank me for my sacrifice. I admitted to him that it was nothing like that and just a back injury, but I acknowledged to him that there are many who have physically sacrificed quite a bit for our freedoms and although his assumption was wrong in my case, his gratitude toward someone he thought had made that sort of sacrifice was very well placed.
So let me pass along his gratitude to any others injured while serving our country.