no, guarantee i'd b on the horn, they'd thought it was a biker rally...normal
body people suk, (if they want 2 b included)
Eric W Rudd
c5sc...@gmail.com
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From: wheelch...@aol.com
To: quad-list@eskimo.com
Sent: Saturday, January 24, 2009 9:35 PM
Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] Bill targets handicapped parking violators
Hey Ron, are you sure that it wasn't another cop as in the Blue Code?
His Chief might have handled it differently, but I can only guess........
Best Wishes
In a message dated 1/24/2009 9:16:19 P.M. Central Standard Time,
r.pra...@sbcglobal.net writes:
Hey guys,
I thought I would tell you an interesting parking story that
happenned to me thursday evening. I arrived at hooters and a harley motorcycle
was parked in the lined off section between the only two handicapped spots they
have. I pulled in one of the handicapped spots unfolded my lift until it was 6
inches from the motorcycle. I called the police on my cell and explained the
prob. Ten minutes later the officer arrived and I explained this happens all
the time and how people have no respect for the spots andfrankly dont care if
they block all the spots. The officer had me move the van up then he moved it
back into the spot then proceded to go in hooters, find the guy and bring him
outside. I later found out that the guy didnt receive any ticket and was
laughing about the situation saying he does this all the time and will do it
again. So....in short the problem we have is the cops dont enforce the lined
off sections so dirtbags will continue to park there. The next time this
happens I wont call the police I will ry to get a friend to kick over the
20,000 dollar bike, then maybe he will learn.
Ron c7
Anyway, someone has probably already said this but the office of
motor vehicles gives the placards (or licence plates with wheelchair insignias
on them) out like candy. If you have white hair -- eligible!
The problem with "bills being passed" -- is whether they are
actually enforced or not. Unfortunately usually not.
Us in Phoenix or Tucson live in a "retirement attraction city" and
they are also giving driver's licenses out to people who can barely think yet
not recognize that their reflexes are not as sharp as they used to be and
therefore cause many accidents. The winters here are great except the
population doubles between October and May or somewhere around there!
Therefore the traffic doubles and the stores are crowded with some folks who
seem not to even know where they are let alone get back to their car and be on
the road! Scary!
I remember when I worked for an Independent Living Center in New
York state and my supervisor would come storming in some morning saying "There
ought to be a law that revokes giving out drivers licenses past the age of
xx!!!" I can't remember now the exact age he said but I more than agree! At a
certain age, reflexes have slowed down significantly enough that they people
should not be on the road and are a danger or hazard to others as well as to
themselves.
Lori
On Fri, Jan 23, 2009 at 6:26 PM, Quadius <quad...@gmail.com> wrote:
This reminds me of the Seinfeld episode about George parking in
the disabled spot. I'm lucky that I have someone with me so I don't have to
take it disabled spots most of the time. I really feel for those individuals
who drive or actually need a disabled spots with the ramp access.
There are those occasions where I do need to park in an
accessible spot so that my ramp can deploy properly, so I know what it feels
like to be driving around looking for a parking place while nondisabled people
are ensconced in them.
Quadius
On Mon, Jan 19, 2009 at 5:07 PM, bob quinn <kult...@yahoo.com>
wrote:
Love the idea! I can't count the number of times I've been
unable to get into my 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).
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." 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.
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From: "wheelch...@aol.com" <wheelch...@aol.com>
To: kkba...@yahoo.com; ms-qu...@yahoogroups.com;
quad-list@eskimo.com
Cc: jco...@postandcourier.com
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
In a message dated 1/19/2009 1:53:00 P.M. Central Standard
Time, kkba...@yahoo.com writes:
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. Vincent Sheheen 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 the 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 jco...@postandcourier.com.
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