• Delphia@lemmy.world
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      1 year ago

      I know a couple of guys with them, often its older guys with back, hip or knee issues.

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          That didnt even cross my mind but, yeah that could actually be the case and they parked over to one side to leave room deliberately.

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          Indeed… Nothing in the image proves to us that the person riding this isn’t actually disabled… quite the opposite honestly. Hell I’d even make a case that they missed the handi-spot completely and they’re driving a motorcycle… they’re probably mentally disabled but that might be doing an injustice to those who are also disabled but recognize road markings and their meanings.

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            Or… they parked over to one side to keep the other side of the space open for someone in a small car who is also disabled.

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              By blocking the driver door on the non handi spot and the passenger on the handi spot? Yeah no. Just follow the rules. There’s a point to having universal rules.

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        I ride motorcycles. When I get too old I’ll be riding one of those with my oxygen tank strapped to it.

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      A lot of times they’re used by disabled people who can’t ride traditional motorcycles.

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      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.