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Old 06-03-2017, 12:34 PM
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Default Handicap parking

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Originally Posted by rjm1cc View Post
I was at a restaurant and a van had park using two spaces (about 20% of second space). They also put out red cones so someone would not try and park in the smaller space. Seem very rude to me, but they were leaving the restaurant the same time I was and had a person in an electric wheelchair and needed the space to get in and out of the vehicle safely. All the handicap spaces were filled. Gives you a different appreciation, but this is a rare exception.
You make a good point. Until my wife had a knee replacement we didn't appreciate the lack of handicap parking, especially around the Squares. I don't know what the requirements are but they seem inadequate.
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