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From: Harry K on 2 Jul 2010 09:51 On Jul 1, 10:13 pm, Evan Platt <e...(a)theobvious.espphotography.com> wrote: > On Thu, 01 Jul 2010 19:38:48 -0400, lil abner <@daisy.mae> wrote: > >I saw a couple of construction workers, in a pick up park in a handicap > >spot. No handicap plate or placard. > >I thought they were pricks. > >Then the Driver got out. His leg, I later found out, had been > >permanently damaged in a fall. His leg was no more than a piece, of wood > >would be. He still works a hard job every day. My disabilities are not > >as severe. > >So it pays not to make judgment some times. > > Agreed. However unfortunately, it's become quite easy for anyone to > get a handicapped placard, whether they truly need / deserve it or > not. And, a lot of people that do rightfully qualify for it, it isn't > readily apparent they are 'handicapped'. I knew of someone who used to > be quite the athlete - football player. Built like a linebacker. Can't > recall how he got injured, but something that affected either his > nerves and or his spine. Couldn't walk more than a few hundred feet at > once without stopping and sitting for a few minutes, but could walk > just fine for those few hundred feet. So here was this guy who looked > like a NFL Linebacker, getting out of a truck, putting up a > handicapped placard in his truck, and walking into a store. He got the > evil eye plenty of occasions. > > Regardless, as you saw, without a placard, the construction worker, > like anyone else, risks a fine parking in a handicapped spot without a > placard or plate. While he may get lucky if he happens to see the > officer citing him, the officer can still give a ticket regardless of > his handicap if he doesn't have a placard. And that would be a ticket > he'd lose if he tried to fight it. > -- > To reply via e-mail, remove The Obvious and .invalid from my e-mail address. At least in this state you can get a handicapped lic plate. With that you don't need the placard. Most times when I see what I see as a violator, a check of the plate shows he/she is valid. Harry K |