On Sat, 9 Sep 2006 11:28:56 +0000 (UTC),
(Bob Vaughan) wrote:

>In article >,
>Bill Funk > wrote:
>>On 8 Sep 2006 08:27:31 -0700, "morticide" > wrote:
>>
>>>
>>>Bill Funk wrote:
>>>> On Thu, 07 Sep 2006 18:50:46 -0700, Scott en Aztlán
>>>> > wrote:
>>>>
>>>> >So which part of these signs
>>>> >
>>>> >http://i2.tinypic.com/4dpnxn9.jpg
>>>> >
>>>> >did this guy
>>>> >
>>>> >http://i1.tinypic.com/2uhpcpg.jpg
>>>> >
>>>> >fail to read and comprehend?
>>>>
>>>> Well, I see a car parked cockeyed, but how do we know the car is
>>>> parked otherwise in violation of the signs?
>>>> --
>>>> Bill Funk
>>>> replace "g" with "a"
>>>
>>>1st photo, left sign: "one space per vehicle."
>>
>>Ah; if I could read, I'd be dangerous.
>>But then, I see idiots parked cockeyed like this all the time.
>>Sometimes, I even park right close the back end of the car so parked.
>
>
>There are occasionally valid reasons to park diagonally across 2 spaces.
>
>For instance, my father has MS, and uses a powered wheelchair to get
>get around. His van requires 8 feet of unobstructed clearance to the
>right for the ramp, and ramp acccess.
>
>Sometimes the handicapped spaces are not available, or are configured
>in such a way that the ramp won't work, which means that he can't get
>in or out of the van. He has sometimes had to park diagonally across
>two spaces so that nobody can park to his right, and block access to
>the ramp. His van is clearly marked, but we all know just how much
>people read signs, much less stickers on the side/rear of somebody
>elses vehicle.
>
>The same situation could occur with anybody with a wheelchair.
>
>Remember that just because the handicapped space(s) are currently empty,
>dosen't mean that they are (a) configured properly, or (b) were available
>at the time the person parked. Also, many vehicles belonging to persons
>with permanent disabilities have permanent disabled license plates, and
>not the hanging placards on the mirror. In California, such plates are
>in the format DP##### or DV##### (Disabled Person or Disabled Veteran).
>Depending on age, they may also have a wheelchair emblem, but the earlier
>ones do not.
>
>
>The motto of the story is: take a closer look before you pass judgement.

Since I have a handicap plate, and need room for my own scooter
carrier, I'm also sensitive to such things.
But thanks for the reminder.
--
Bill Funk
replace "g" with "a"