i got blocked just today by someone parking partially in the yellow
hash marks between our 2 cars. a few weeks ago, i took 2 spots way
out at the end of the lot. they wrote me a warning for using 2
spots.... i answered back with this letter..."
laza Del Rio
Management Corp.
Dave O'Connell
9401 W. Thunderbird
Rd. Suite 200
5101 West Beryl Ave
Peoria Arizona 85381
Glendale 85302
To Whom it may
concern,
I drive a van with handicapped plates and a ramp which unloads from
the right side of my vehicle.
This ramp requires about eight feet of space on that side to allow
room for me to maneuver my electric wheelchair in and out of my van. I'm relatively independent in my
travels until someone parks beside me and blocks access to my ramp. I usually find all
designated handicapped spots up front taken whenever I go anywhere and I
don't really mind rolling in from the far end of the parking lot. I park crooked way out at the end
to make sure no one can block me out and I find that usually works,
although not always.
I'm thinking the
handicapped license plates or the hand controls easily viewable through
the window would give your parking lot attendants a clue that I need extra
room to enter and exit my vehicle. If those clues don't help,
then the missing driver's seat or the ramp up against the sliding door
might help them figure out I need extra room.
I find it admirable
you are vigorously policing your lots for violations but if you could
sprinkle a little common sense in with your enthusiasm, possibly those of
us who need the extra room can take two spots out at the end of your lot
where few people park anyway without getting cited with a violation.
Perhaps you could
mark off a few extra wide spots way out at the end of your lots for those
of us who need extra room?
The extra space will need a bright yellow post that will physically
block someone from parking there as there are those who park on yellow
hashed areas anyway because "they just don't need the extra room." (yes, that really happens
too.)
Regards,
Dave O'Connell
