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Bunch of other empty parking spots and this jerk chooses to park there.
Submitted 1 year ago by RHTeebs@startrek.website to mildlyinfuriating@lemmy.world
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Hedin@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Rivalarrival@lemmy.today 1 year ago
Those trikes are very often ridden by handicapped riders who are entitled to the entire space. Not all handicap vehicles require ramp access on the side. Indeed, the overwhelming majority do not.
Parking the way he did, he effectively added another handicap space to the lot.
AA5B@lemmy.world 1 year ago
He I’d t thought. He parked in a spot clearly marked as no parking, and blocked the spot for those who need it most
SomeRandomWords@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 year ago
I’ve unfortunately met people before who think those areas are just another parking spot, so honestly I wouldn’t be surprised if this was the real answer.
c0mbatbag3l@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Trikes are usually ridden by older people anyways so it’s possible this person actually is legally handicapped and didn’t want to take up the whole spot since they have a smaller vehicle.
They were probably attempting to be courteous here, not an asshole.
AA5B@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Doubt it. Surely anyone legally handicapped knows to stay clear of the loading/ramp area of a handicapped spot
c0mbatbag3l@lemmy.world 1 year ago
As opposed to taking up the whole spot? If you need the loading ramp you could still use the spot and just reverse if it’s on the side he’s taking up.
Would you prefer he take the entire spot which his trike? Instead of potentially still letting someone park there? He’s taking up less space this way.
FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Possible stupid question: What is the appeal of those three-wheeled motorcycles anyway?
CluckN@lemmy.world 1 year ago
All the safety of a motorcycle with the maneuverability of a car.
happyhippo@feddit.it 1 year ago
This guy /s
Delphia@lemmy.world 1 year ago
I know a couple of guys with them, often its older guys with back, hip or knee issues.
Corkyskog@sh.itjust.works 1 year ago
So you could be handicapped and riding one of those is what I think I am reading?
qtw@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Where I live you can drive these with a regular car drivers license, because they are technically considered cars according to the law. So you save money and time not getting a motor cycle license. But that probably doesn’t apply to the US.
Khanzarate@lemmy.world 1 year ago
In the US, it depends on motor size and a few other things. Also varies by state. But that’s often true.
FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 1 year ago
I think they count as standard motorcycles in the U.S.
sndmn@lemmy.ca 1 year ago
They’re just giant mobility scooters.
cokane_88@lemmy.world 1 year ago
I dislike bikes but my guess is it’s more stable than a wheel bike, slightly safer death trap.
vector_zero@lemmy.world 1 year ago
I’ve ridden one before. They’re fun, but I’m happier with my car.
whodatdair@lemm.ee 1 year ago
I used to work with a Vietnam vet that had his leg blown off and he rode a Harley with whatever the left side foot controls on a motorcycle are relocated. He told good stories about being part of a tank crew and ordered flaming shots at the bar, fun guy to talk to.
Just saying, don’t assume.
Tb0n3@sh.itjust.works 1 year ago
Then park IN the handicap spot. Not blocking the handicap spot’s ramp access.
Rivalarrival@lemmy.today 1 year ago
So, he parks in the space, and he blocks any other handicapped vehicle, regardless of whether it needs ramp access or not.
Or, he parks there, and he only blocks vehicles that need ramp access on the side AND can’t back into the space to use the ramp access on the other side.
The way you want him to park, he is definitely blocking a space. The way he is actually parked, he is probably not blocking any spaces.
Neato@kbin.social 1 year ago
Left foot is gear shifter. It's an up/down button. Easy to relocate.
But who the fuck cares? Vet, hero, dog-savior. Don't park like a fucking asshole. Park in an actual spot or don't park there at all. In this image's case they are potentially blocking 2 spots, at least 1 handicapped. I hope he got 2 $500 tickets.
whodatdair@lemm.ee 1 year ago
Yeah that’s fair. Tbh this is probably just a jackass, just throwing an alternate viewpoint out there.
Rivalarrival@lemmy.today 1 year ago
It looks like there are 3 marked handicapped spaces. He is entitled to 1, leaving two, both with side ramp access.
The way he is parked, there is still room for two vehicles with side ramps, both using the other, marked ramp space (one pulling in, the other backing in). And there is still an empty, presumably marked space on the other side of him. It isn’t accessible to a vehicle with a side ramp, but the overwhelming majority of handicapped vehicles don’t need or have them.
You want him to leave room for two other handicapped vehicles. He parked in a way to leave room for 3 other handicapped vehicles. And for that, you’re going to call him a fucking asshole?
I think your sphincter is cutting off the blood supply to your brain. You might want to address that.
PapaStevesy@midwest.social 1 year ago
Other than the both having motor vehicles, how does that story relate to this picture at all?
thanks_shakey_snake@lemmy.ca 1 year ago
The relationship is “you can ride a motorcycle (or tricycle in this case) and also be disabled, thereby being eligible to park there.”
signor@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Geriatric motorcycle.
MentalEdge@sopuli.xyz 1 year ago
Whoever left it like that, should get a smaller mobility scooter. These oversized ones can’t be driven indoors, and as such, you get this.
/s
LazaroFilm@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Do you know he wasn’t disabled? Those tricycles are often used by people who can’t ride a bike anymore but still want bugs in their teeth.
Viking_Hippie@lemmy.world 1 year ago
It’s not IN the disabled spot though, it’s next to it.
Rivalarrival@lemmy.today 1 year ago
I’m assuming he is disabled. It looks like there are three marked handicap spaces. The way you want him to park, two additional vehicles with side ramps could park. A total of 3 handicap vehicles, 2 with side ramps.
The way he actually parked, two vehicles with side ramps could park (both utilizing the other ramp space, one pulling in, the other backing in), and another handicapped space is still available for a vehicle without side ramps, which are the overwhelming majority of handicapped vehicles. A total of 4 handicap vehicles, 2 with side ramps.
Now, I admit, my arithmetic skills were developed before the era of “New Math”, so they might have changed it since. But when I learned it, “4” was greater than “3”.
hemko@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 year ago
F150 of motorcycles
cokane_88@lemmy.world 1 year ago
I love when people double park in front of a business but if you drive up the street a block or park of the other side of the road there’s plenty of spots, but instead flashes hazard lights and parks in the fucking road/way.
RememberTheApollo_@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Welcome to every downtown area everywhere.
silentwinged@lemmy.ca 1 year ago
And every drugstore, grocery store, Starbucks, Walmart, etc…
betwixthewires@lemmy.basedcount.com 1 year ago
In some States those are motorcycle parking. That thing is a motorcycle, or so the owner desperately wants to believe.
hemko@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 year ago
It’s funny how these are motorcycles, but the trikes with 2 wheels on back are registered as cars
killeronthecorner@lemmy.world 1 year ago
This makes two bays unusable for a section of disabled people, which is why the car in the bay furthest away has had to park two feet away
This is pure shitheadedness whether they are disabled or not, and whether it was done due to malice or stupidity.
whome@discuss.tchncs.de 1 year ago
He probably thinks he’s pretty considerate cause he didn’t use the handicapped spot.
Hack3900@lemdit.com 1 year ago
I’ve never driven / idk how parking works
Why is this bad ?Sarsoar@lemmy.world 1 year ago
The reason many accessible spots like this had large clearance on both sides is so if the person in the vehicle needs extra space to get out. Many times they may have a lift that raises and lowers an accessibility scooter into and out of the side of the van and blocking this area stops them from accessing their equipment.
Hack3900@lemdit.com 1 year ago
Thanks a lot this is good to know :)
c0mbatbag3l@lemmy.world 1 year ago
It’s not. Trikes are 99% of the time ridden by people who used to ride motorcycles but are medically incapable (handicapped) or too old to balance on a bike (and also probably handicapped.)
Assuming this person is actually one of the above, they’re trying to reduce the amount of space their vehicle takes up by not parking dead center in the handicapped spot with a vehicle that doesn’t need the space, thus freeing it up for someone else who also needs it.
The reason people are angry is because the cross hatched zones are intended as spacers to allow people with wheelchairs to access their vehicles via loading ramp. The thing is, not all handicapped people use wheelchairs (crazy, it’s possible to be handicapped in some other way) and even if they do, they could just reverse in to use the OTHER SIDE that’s not blocked.
The trike rider is intending to be courteous by not taking up a whole parking space when they only need a third of it, thus saving the spot for someone who is handicapped and driving a car.
Not good enough for Lemmy! They want him to park dead center so that no one can use the spot! Fucking morons.
Hack3900@lemdit.com 1 year ago
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theKalash@feddit.ch 1 year ago
Wtf kind of markings are those even?
cokane_88@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Handicap parking, it’s the extra space meant for a side loading ramp.
theKalash@feddit.ch 1 year ago
it’s the extra space meant for a side loading ramp.
Oh, that makes a lot of sense. Thanks.
altima_neo@lemmy.zip 1 year ago
Didn’t even notice, what the fuck is going on there?
BeanCounter@sh.itjust.works 1 year ago
I’ll never understand big motorcycles. In what way is it better than normal cars?
Nougat@kbin.social 1 year ago
I have a big motorcycle, two wheels, not three. I will try to explain.
Visibility on a motorcycle is phenomenal. Not only do you not have roof pillars in the way, you're sitting high enough that you can see over things (like you can in an SUV or truck).
There is so much room for activites ... in your traffic lane. I never have concerns about being too close to other traffic, construction barriers, curbs, etc.
Performance-wise, if you want to experience crazy acceleration without spending supercar money, get a motorcycle. And a big motorcycle will handle high speeds on the highway just as well as, if not better than, a car at the same price point. (At least mine does.)
Fuel economy. My big - nay, giant - motorcycle gets 33MPG, and that's including occasional crazy acceleration I noted earlier. And my fuel injectors are dirty, too. On the down side, mine requires premium, but there are big bikes out there that will take 87 octane.
I would never park like this, and I have had words with people who do.
Thrawne@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Im just curious. Is it a Goldwing? Maybe an electraglide. If its bigger than those i would be very curious. I live in the SW, so i ride routinely. I agree with the view. Its nice being up higher (r1200gs), though as of late i am grateful my fuel economy is a bit better at 40 ( its also a 2007, so older ). Being on a bike leaves you more exposed, but i kinda feel safer. Like you mention, we have space in a lane, we can maneuver into, and out of, places cars cant. When we do hit, its worse, but with good driving habits you can do a lot more on a bike. Meh, could be i just really live my bike and have become biased.
Mouselemming@sh.itjust.works 1 year ago
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Why are those stripes yellow? They should be blue, to indicate it’s the access ♿ path for people exiting wheelchair accessible vehicles. (Or with other mobility issues, but specifically it’s wider to drop a ramp.)
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There’s only one way I can surmise to excuse this: If the rider is legit disabled, maybe they use 2 crutches or something, and when they arrived some non disabled asshole had taken the actual spot. While they were inside asking the store owner to call for a tow or ticket (because it’s private property it has to be the owner) the asshole left.
Rivalarrival@lemmy.today 1 year ago
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That’s not universal. In some states, only the handicap symbol is marked blue, with the space and restrictions marked in yellow.
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If he is, indeed, handicapped, he is entitled to use one of the three spaces, leaving two spaces with ramp access. However, parking in the ramp access, there is still room for two vehicles with side ramps to use the other ramp space, and there is room for one more handicap vehicle without a side ramp. He has made room for 4 vehicles instead of 3.
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Mdotaut801@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Trikes are for fat people in a midlife crisis.
nogrub@lemmy.world 1 year ago
infront of the train station where i live there is always cars that park over 3 spaces i have no idea what one would have to think to not just park normally
randon31415@lemmy.world 1 year ago
It’s not nice making fun of the mentally handicapped.