Comment on Bunch of other empty parking spots and this jerk chooses to park there.

• hypelightfly@kbin.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  No one is eligible to park there. That's the point of the stripes. There is a perfectly good space for disabled right next to where they parked if they have a placard/plate.

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  • Rivalarrival@lemmy.today ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    Parked in the handicapped space, there is room for two more vehicles with side ramps. Parked where he is, there is still room for two vehicles with side ramps (both using the other ramp space, one pulled in, one backed in) plus room for a vehicle without a side ramp.

    Parked the way you want, there is room for 3 vehicles. Parked the way he did, there is room for at least 4.

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    • PapaStevesy@midwest.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      There’s a reason they didn’t make it a spot, so vehicles with wheelchair ramps can actually function. Otherwise there’s not enough room and they’ll be trapped in their vehicle. So considerate.

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      • Rivalarrival@lemmy.today ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

        Ok. Go look at the image again, and this time, stop and think about it.

        You are driving a vehicle equipped with a ramp on the left side. You certainly can’t pull into this space; your ramp will be blocked by the trike. But, you can still back in to the space, and use the ramp access on the opposite side.

        The alternative is that he takes the whole space, and you don’t have a handicap space accessible to you at all.

        And you are telling me that it is preferable for him to simply take the entire space he is entitled to take, rather than leave enough room for you to park as well?

        Are you serious right now?

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  • thanks_shakey_snake@lemmy.ca ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    I’m not defending their park job-- it’s bad-- I’m just describing the relationship to the other person’s “disabled veteran with a Harley” story, which is what the person I was replying to asked about.

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• PapaStevesy@midwest.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  It’s a motor vehicles parked where one is not allowed to be parked, what does disability have to do with any of this?

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  • thanks_shakey_snake@lemmy.ca ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    I think what you’re getting at is “disabled or not, parking on the painted margin is prohibited,” which is correct as far as I know, but I think most people would think about it differently if the driver was disabled.

    e.g. Someone with difficulty walking wanted to exercise their permission to park there so that they could be closer to the entrance, but still wanted to leave a wide spot open so another disabled driver could potentially use it. Still wrong, but many people would perceive that differently.

    Again, not defending the behavior (and the driver likely wasn’t disabled, just a jerk)… But surely you see how their disability status is relevant in a scenario concerning a disabled parking spot?

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    • PapaStevesy@midwest.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      No, it’s not relevant at all. It’s not a parking spot, handicap or otherwise. You just can’t park there, no one can.

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      • thanks_shakey_snake@lemmy.ca ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

        I think you’re using the word “relevant” in an overly restrictive way. It can be relevant but still not justify the park job.

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      • Rivalarrival@lemmy.today ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

        “Der, there are three spaces. How dare he park in such a way that 4 vehicles can fit in them?!?” – you, probably.

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