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19 Reasons Why You Shouldn’t Park In A Disabled Spot If You’re Not Handicapped
There's always some inconsiderate asshole who doesn't care how or where they park. The worst are those who decide to occupy spaces designated for people with disabilities. The only people who can legally use these spaces are those who hold a permit, but this doesn't stop selfish drivers from claiming these spots on a daily basis. Also, some bikers think it's OK to park on those stripes that sit either side of a disabled parking space. Guess what? Those stripes aren't for bikes! They're there to allow people with disabilities additional room to manoeuvre.
Check out this list compiled by Bored Panda for some of the worst offenders we could find. Don't forget to vote for the most discourteous driver!
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What Happens If You Park In A Disabled Spot In Brazil
Russia Is Using Holograms To Protect Disabled Parking Spaces
Not sure if I'm more surprised by the technology, or the fact that RUSSIA of all places is doing this!
Business Car Parks In Disabled Spot
Please Don't Park Like An Ass In The Handicap Area. It Has Extra Room For A Reason
Wheelchairs Take Up All The Parking At A Park In Lisbon, Portugal, To Protest Improper Use Of Handi-accessible Parking
Well...I seriously doubt that this will have the desired effect. Punish those who are considerate while most likely not reaching those who are.
In my country the handicapped parking places are almost always free. I must confess that sometimes it makes me angry. Parking full and 10 places free but inaccessible.
i try to imagine the people crawling on the ground after park their Wheelchairs
This wasn't in Lisbon. It happened on the island of Terceira, Azores.
Yeah, let's show up all the douche bags... by acting like douche bags also. No sympathy for this.
I honestly think doing this just makes it harder for disabled drivers to use the handicap spots.
Yes, let's add to the handicapped person having to get out of their f*ing vehicle to move a wheelchair then get back in their car to park. I'd just use my car to move it. Not going through all that c**p. Hopefully this was just a photo op to make a point. People that aren't handicapped would come up with some B's like this for real and pay themselves on their back.
Police Parked In A Handicapped Spot
I've seen this happen before. Police Vehicles parked illegally, I guess they think they are above the law at times, when they should be leading by example.
The Stripes Next To Handicap Spots Are Not Motorcycle Parking
May This Be The Solution?
Here's A Guy Taking Up 4 Disabled Spots
I Confronted A Handicap Parking Thief, She Assaults Me
Looks like when people are confronted with the f****d up s**t they're doing they get pissed, I was attacked by a man that I confronted for leaving his dog locked in his car for an hour on a 90 degree day. Now he's meeting me in court on assault charges =) HELL YEA I'm pressing charges!!!
Spray Painting Illegally Parked Cars
Money Don't Buy Class
Shouldn't assume that a disabled person couldn't possibly drive a sports car. I'm disabled. I have a badge for parking. I am not in a wheelchair and if I wasn't broke I could drive one of these!! Not all disabilities are viable.
Can You Hyper-move Away From The Disabled Parking Space?
Serves Them Right For Parking In The Spot For The Disabled
Taking Not Only One But Two Handicapped Spaces
Mad Woman Parks In Disabled Spot Inappropriately And Gets Called Out For It
In A Nearly Empty Car Park, The Only Mustang In Ireland Taking Up Not Only One, But Two Disabled Parking Spots
I hate anyone who parks in the middle of the parking outlines. I don't care what space it is - you are going out of your way to be a huge a*****e.
I Don't Care How Cool Your Car Is - Parking In A Disabled And A Mother Baby Parking Is Simply Not Cool
Found This Guy, Parked Illegally In The Handicapped Parking
There are some entries here that could serve as examples, but also several that praise self-justice as reasonable. It is not, for it will not change behaviour and is prone to failure, too. Yes, a car parked in a disabled spot should have a sign, but having none does not necessarily mean that it does not park there because a disabled person disembarked it, and it in particular does not mean that it should be damaged.
I agree. I try not to make assumptions about people who park in handicapped spots without a placard. Could be, they just forgot it. Yes, it is a requirement to have the placard displayed on the vehicle if it doesn't have handicapped plates. But i'm not going to ask someone to prove their disability over a parking space. It's simply not my business. My best friend, who had terminal cancer, had someone get in her face after she parked in a handicapped spot. He said, "you don't look disabled to me!" This is why i don't make assumptions.
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I agree that able people who wilfully park in disabled spots are jerks, but please...don't take justice into your own hands unless you know beyond a shadow of a doubt that no one in that vehicle is disabled. Many disabilities are invisible. Many people have relatively good days and days with disabling flare-ups. Maybe we forgot our placard, or due to a number of possible obstacles, don't have one at the moment. It SUCKS to get told on a regular basis that "Oh, you can't have a disability, you're too young/pretty/aren't missing a limb/etc." Now imagine someone, on a bad health day, fighting to get through their errands mentally and physically, comes out to find their car has been vandalized by a ~vigilante~. Sincerely, someone who personally and via friends/acquaintances has been harassed and mistreated because know-it-alls didn't believe in our disability.
You should be careful however before making snap judgement... I need a handicap pass (Sometimes) sometimes I don't. Sometimes I forget to put it in the window, judgement should be left only to law enforcement, nobody should be the arbitrator of my disability nor should you jump to conclusions about authenticity. That being said, some of these people are in clear violation such as the double spot, the cops and the motorcycles.
I makes me angry , twice today I've had to tell 2 taxi drivers to move from the disabled parking spot as I need the spot (I'm disabled)
Not that you should have to in the first place, but you should complain to the taxi company (it should be against their policy) and if the same company keeps doing it, report them to the police.
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This person parked in a disabled parking spot without a disabled placard. She left her car there for 3 days. She even got a note asking her to move. But she didn't move. The Sheriff's Dept came out and talked to her. She said she would move. She didn't move her car out of the spot. This is a condo community. I am disabled and can barely walk. The parking spot is the spot that is closest for me to make it to my condo. But this inconsiderate person leaves her car here. What kind of person does that? She still left it there after the Police talked to her. I just don't understand why she would do this. IMG-0271-5...835e28.jpg 
Some of these were clearly wrong. Although I echo what others are saying that sometimes you can't see a disability. My sister has various issues but yet she's young and is not in a wheelchair for the time being. But yet she constantly gets accosted when she parks in the handicap parking. She's even given up parking there even though she's still in pain.
https://youtu.be/uLmc9f5xbAM Checkout this parking awareness campaign from Bahrain
My mom had one leg and refused to use a handicap spot unless my dad had to push her in a wheelchair when she was too weak to use crutches or roll the chair herself. There is just no good reason for people to take up a handicap spot if they don't need it. It is not really that difficult to walk and most of us could do with a little more walking.
I'm sorry, do you think all people with a handicap *can* walk but are too lazy to ?
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The title of this article uses outdated language that could be seen as hurtful to persons witb disabilities. A more respectful title would be 10+ Reasons Why You Shouldn't Park in an Accessible Parking Space When You Don't Have a Disability.
There are some entries here that could serve as examples, but also several that praise self-justice as reasonable. It is not, for it will not change behaviour and is prone to failure, too. Yes, a car parked in a disabled spot should have a sign, but having none does not necessarily mean that it does not park there because a disabled person disembarked it, and it in particular does not mean that it should be damaged.
I agree. I try not to make assumptions about people who park in handicapped spots without a placard. Could be, they just forgot it. Yes, it is a requirement to have the placard displayed on the vehicle if it doesn't have handicapped plates. But i'm not going to ask someone to prove their disability over a parking space. It's simply not my business. My best friend, who had terminal cancer, had someone get in her face after she parked in a handicapped spot. He said, "you don't look disabled to me!" This is why i don't make assumptions.
Load More Replies... I agree that able people who wilfully park in disabled spots are jerks, but please...don't take justice into your own hands unless you know beyond a shadow of a doubt that no one in that vehicle is disabled. Many disabilities are invisible. Many people have relatively good days and days with disabling flare-ups. Maybe we forgot our placard, or due to a number of possible obstacles, don't have one at the moment. It SUCKS to get told on a regular basis that "Oh, you can't have a disability, you're too young/pretty/aren't missing a limb/etc." Now imagine someone, on a bad health day, fighting to get through their errands mentally and physically, comes out to find their car has been vandalized by a ~vigilante~. Sincerely, someone who personally and via friends/acquaintances has been harassed and mistreated because know-it-alls didn't believe in our disability.
You should be careful however before making snap judgement... I need a handicap pass (Sometimes) sometimes I don't. Sometimes I forget to put it in the window, judgement should be left only to law enforcement, nobody should be the arbitrator of my disability nor should you jump to conclusions about authenticity. That being said, some of these people are in clear violation such as the double spot, the cops and the motorcycles.
I makes me angry , twice today I've had to tell 2 taxi drivers to move from the disabled parking spot as I need the spot (I'm disabled)
Not that you should have to in the first place, but you should complain to the taxi company (it should be against their policy) and if the same company keeps doing it, report them to the police.
Load More Replies... This person parked in a disabled parking spot without a disabled placard. She left her car there for 3 days. She even got a note asking her to move. But she didn't move. The Sheriff's Dept came out and talked to her. She said she would move. She didn't move her car out of the spot. This is a condo community. I am disabled and can barely walk. The parking spot is the spot that is closest for me to make it to my condo. But this inconsiderate person leaves her car here. What kind of person does that? She still left it there after the Police talked to her. I just don't understand why she would do this. IMG-0271-5...835e28.jpg
Some of these were clearly wrong. Although I echo what others are saying that sometimes you can't see a disability. My sister has various issues but yet she's young and is not in a wheelchair for the time being. But yet she constantly gets accosted when she parks in the handicap parking. She's even given up parking there even though she's still in pain.
https://youtu.be/uLmc9f5xbAM Checkout this parking awareness campaign from Bahrain
My mom had one leg and refused to use a handicap spot unless my dad had to push her in a wheelchair when she was too weak to use crutches or roll the chair herself. There is just no good reason for people to take up a handicap spot if they don't need it. It is not really that difficult to walk and most of us could do with a little more walking.
I'm sorry, do you think all people with a handicap *can* walk but are too lazy to ?
Load More Replies... The title of this article uses outdated language that could be seen as hurtful to persons witb disabilities. A more respectful title would be 10+ Reasons Why You Shouldn't Park in an Accessible Parking Space When You Don't Have a Disability.
