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Rude to park normally?
DIR By: peony
Date: October 10, 2018, 10:57 pm
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I know this sounds silly, but bear with me please!
Last fall I became eligible for a handicapped parking tag due to
newly diagnosed gout and long-standing fibromyalgia. I only use
the tag when I am in pain or have trouble walking, which isn't
every day. One day I did have to use the tag but as I drove to
the handicapped area I noticed a non-designated parking space
close to the building I intended to go into. Was it rude, or if
not rude at least inconsiderate, for me to have parked in the
undesignated spot? In other words, would I be taking a parking
place away from a more able-bodied person whereas I had a choice
of parking places to use? I did end up parking in the
non-designated place but I wondered if I was being selfish by
doing so.
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Re: Rude to park normally?
DIR By: collakat
Date: October 11, 2018, 2:18 am
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No, I don't see how it could be considered rude.
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Re: Rude to park normally?
DIR By: Gladly
Date: October 11, 2018, 3:28 am
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Not rude at all.
You had a genuine need to park close to the building and if that
space hadn't been available you would have used a disabled spot.
As it is you used an abvailable space which otherwise would
have been used by someone who didn't really need to be so close
and left a valuable disabled space available for someone else in
need.
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Re: Rude to park normally?
DIR By: collakat
Date: October 11, 2018, 3:31 am
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I think you see 'designated' parking spot as you have to use it.
It is not, it is just 'reserved' that abled drivers don't use it
when you may need it.
You are much in the clear ;)
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Re: Rude to park normally?
DIR By: lowspark
Date: October 11, 2018, 8:00 am
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It's not rude to park in a parking space in which you have a
right to park. So, it would be no more rude to park in a
non-designated spot than it would to park in a designated one.
There's a lot of value placed on getting the closest spot
possible, and I admit, I'm guilty of feeling that way too. But
in the end, the difference between the closest spot and the
farthest one in a typical parking lot is no more than a few
hundred feet, which really isn't all that much for an able
bodied person.
#Post#: 15877--------------------------------------------------
Re: Rude to park normally?
DIR By: camlan
Date: October 11, 2018, 8:06 am
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--- Quote from: Gladly link ---
>
> Not rude at all.
>
> You had a genuine need to park close to the building and if
that space hadn't been available you would have used a disabled
spot. As it is you used an abvailable space which otherwise
would have been used by someone who didn't really need to be so
close and left a valuable disabled space available for someone
else in need.
>
--- End Quote ---
This. I have a friend who has a disability and doesn't drive, so
I often take her places. She has a handicapped parking placard.
If most of the disabled parking spaces in a parking lot are
full, she tells me to park in a regular space, so as to free up
a disabled parking space for someone else who might need it more
than her. (If someone is there to assist her, she doesn't need
to park in a handicapped parking space.)
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Re: Rude to park normally?
DIR By: DaDancingPsych
Date: October 11, 2018, 8:53 am
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I agree with others... not rude. You should feel free to select
the closest parking spot when you need it. I have noted that
sometimes the handicap spot is NOT the closest (I assume so that
it can accommodate a van with a wheelchair lift.)
The only time I might give pause is when parking is limited. I
have noted a few places that all of the "regular" spots fill-up,
but there are always handicap spots available. It still would
not be rude for you to use an designated spot (and by all means,
if you need it that day and it's closer, you go for it!) But as
an able-bodied person, I would appreciate not having to park
down the street when possible. ;-) (Although, it would
probably do me good!!!) ;D
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Re: Rude to park normally?
DIR By: Hmmm
Date: October 11, 2018, 9:09 am
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I don't think it is rude.
But I personally would consider how many open handicap spaces
were available. At the Target near my office there are 24
handicap spaces that are closest to the entrance and then
another 4 designated for people with young children. (6 rows and
4 spaces each.) I have never seen more than half occupied.
However, normal parking is always packed. So I wouldn't take one
of the closest normal if a lot of the handicap are available.
#Post#: 15899--------------------------------------------------
Re: Rude to park normally?
DIR By: katiekat2009
Date: October 11, 2018, 10:36 am
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Not rude. They are open to the general public. Many handicapped
persons park in open parking because handicapped spaces are full
or taken by people who don't need them.
#Post#: 15900--------------------------------------------------
Re: Rude to park normally?
DIR By: LurkingGurl
Date: October 11, 2018, 10:48 am
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Instead of looking at this as rude/not rude, see it as what
would be more considerate to those who do not have as many
options.
There are some situations where it would be more considerate to
leave open a handicapped spot. But, as so ably pointed out by
Hmmm, there are instances where it might be more considerate to
use one of the many handicapped spots.
Either way you go, you're not being rude. But, if you are
trying to be considerate, then making thoughtful choices
depending on the circumstances is certainly a nice thing to do.
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