Perhaps always carry a bottle of sugar water to put in gas tanks. :-) Be it a car, motorcycle, SUV, etc -- cripple them up for a bit.
Lori On Sat, Jan 24, 2009 at 8:16 PM, RONALD L PRACHT <[email protected]>wrote: > > 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 <[email protected]> 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 <[email protected]> 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. >>> >>> ------------------------------ >>> *From:* "[email protected]" <[email protected]> >>> *To:* [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected] >>> *Cc:* [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 >>> >>> In a message dated 1/19/2009 1:53:00 P.M. Central Standard Time, >>> [email protected] 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 [email protected]. >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> ------------------------------ >>> *A Good Credit Score is 700 or Above. 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