Yes, I have taken to parking
defensively. Nonetheless, when I see people
parking over the yellow lines, I will take the
time (as nicely as possible) to educate
them. Some people don't mind my imposition,
some actually thank me, but the majority get
angry, defensive and dismissive. I don't
mind, though. I accept and embrace my role
as The Angry Crip (aka, the grouchy guy in a
wheelchair). I have to believe it helps,
even if only a little. Its a tough job, but somebody's gotta do it. 8-)
From: RONALD L PRACHT
<<mailto:[email protected]>[email protected] >
To: <mailto:[email protected]>[email protected]
Sent: Monday, January 19, 2009 6:46:10 PM
Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] Bill targets handicapped parking violators
I have a side entry van and deal with
violators parking in the hash lines as well. I
purchased a magnetic sign that says, please
do not block the wheelchair lift, I attach
this when I think I will b blocked. This
sometimes isnt enough so Ill pull in the spot
diagonal and take up a small portion of the
front hash. If I find no handicap spots
available and go towards the back and take up
two spots. The police are lil help and talking
to people will get you called an angry cripple
.What it comes down to is people dont respect
handicap spots because police seldom enforce
handicap violations. If your gonna drve a side
entry van all I can say is you have to
anticipate a prob and be proactive. It sucks, but will get better over time.
Â
Ron c7
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<<mailto:[email protected]>[email protected]> wrote:
From: <mailto:[email protected]>[email protected]
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Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] Bill targets handicapped parking violators
To: <mailto:[email protected]>[email protected],
<mailto:[email protected]>[email protected],
<mailto:[email protected]>[email protected],
<mailto:[email protected]>[email protected],
<mailto:[email protected]>[email protected]
Cc: <mailto:[email protected]>[email protected]
Date: Monday, January 19, 2009, 4:57 PM
It's pretty tough to 'train' some
people. There a few groups who firmly
believe the rest of us 'owe' them something
usually because we have something they don't.Â
 My 6 year old grand daughter firmly
believes that if I give her one thing and her
step sister the exact same thing, that's not
fair.  These feelings of what's fair have deep seeded roots for sure.
Check my observances -->
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In a message dated 1/19/2009 3:08:17 P.M. US
Mountain Standard Time, <mailto:[email protected]>[email protected] writes:
Love the idea! I can't count the number of
times I've been unable to get into20my van
because someone parked in the yellow-striped
access area. Even non-handicapped people (on
a motorcycle) think its parkable and policemen
will not ticket someone with a placard parked
there (I've asked them to, as they helped push
my van out so I could put my ramp down).Â
One woman who left me waiting in the rain
until she returned was adamant about her right
to park there (with her handicap placard),
saying a policeman had told her it was ok to
park there if/when there are no other handicap
spots available. Another (able-bodied) guy
said without apology, "don't get me started,
my wife has Lou Gherig's disease," like that
gave him the right to park anywhere in a
handicapped zone (she was nowhere in
site). Another guy with a placard and no
discernible handicaps ('cept for being
+300lbs) actually said, "you handicapped
people think you're so special."Â I could go
on. I was never anything but respectful in
all encounters, but what I usually got in
return was far, far from it. I guess that
reflects the type of people that would park in a space that clearly isn't one.
From:
"<mailto:[email protected]>[email protected]"
<<mailto:[email protected]>[email protected]>
To:
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<mailto:[email protected]>[email protected];
<mailto:[email protected]>quad [email protected]
Cc: <mailto:[email protected]>[email protected]
Sent: Monday, January 19, 2009 4:18:55 PM
Subject: [QUAD-L] Bill targets handicapped parking violators
A rapid enforcement program of violations and
fines, will pay off the National Debt, in just under 3 years.
Within 4 years, we could pave our highways with yellow bricks too.
Let's get the program in gear!
Best Wishes
W
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In a message dated 1/19/2009 1:53:00 P.M.
Central Standard Time, <mailto:[email protected]>[email protected] writes:
<http://www.charleston.net/news/2009/jan/19/bill_targets_handicapped_parking_violato68834/>http://www.charleston.net/news/2009/jan/19/bill_targets_handicapped_parking_violato68834/
Bill targets handicapped parking violators
BY JILL COLEY (CONTACT)
The Post and Courier
Monday, January 19, 2009
Special Section:
Watchdog
People use handicap placards that don't belong
to them. Drivers park in the striped access
aisles next to designated spaces. And
confusion abounds over who is responsible for catching violators.
"There's a continual problem of people abusing
handicap placards, parking in spaces without a
placard or having a placard they're not
entitled to," said Sen. Vincent20Sheheen of Camden.
Sheheen and Sen. Dick Elliott of North Myrtle
Beach, both Democrats, introduced a bill last
week to create more accountability in the
process of acquiring a placard. The state
Senate already has passed the legislation
twice, but the bill stalled in the House both times, Sheheen said.
Angela Jacildone, state advocacy manager for
the mid-Atlantic chapter of the National
Multiple Sclerosis Society, said record keeping is part of the problem.
"There's a disconnect between the forms from
the DMV and the physician who writes the
prescription (for the placard)," Jacildone said.
A Watchdog report earlier this year found the
Department of Motor Vehicles does not record
physicians' information, leaving no way to
check whether a physician actually filled out
the form. The bill would connect those dots
with a form that will stay on file with the DMV.
The proposed law also would redefine a person with a disability.
"The current law may not include a person with
Multiple Sclerosis because they may not look
like they have a disease," she said. Many
people with MS suffer fatigue, which worsens throughout the day.
And finally, the legislation would connect the
person and the placard with an identification
card, which law enforcement personnel could look at and match.
Although not part of the proposed law, the MS
society would like to see more clarification
in=2 0the law regarding who has jurisdiction for enforcement.
"Some agencies will tell us they will go to
business parking lots. Others say it's private property," Jacildone said.
"We would also like to see more language about access aisles," she said.
Cars sometimes park in the striped areas next
to designated spaces. That aisle is necessary
for a person with a disability to get in and
out of their wheelchair or scooter.
Reach Jill Coley at 937-5719 or
<mailto:[email protected]>[email protected] .
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