[JMintzer]

Originally Posted by Bill14564

Are you proposing that handicap placards and plates be issued only to those in wheelchairs? Are those who do not (yet?) need a wheelchair less deserving of the handicap spot? Are some less handicapped when they ride in golf carts than they are when they ride in automobiles?

It just seems easy to me:
- If you don't have a placard or plate, don't use the spot (if you forgot it at home then too bad, you're out of luck)
- If you do have a placard or plate but don't feel you need the close spot then be courteous to the person who might and don't use the spot
- If someone with a placard or plate is parked in the spot then accept that a doctor determined they have the need to be there and mind your own business

Aside from the cheaters and entitled idiots, the problem we have around here (or probably any retirement community) is the number of people with handicap permits. There are ADA rules for how many spots there must be but those rules consider the average population and not the population of a retirement community.

More spots could be added but you might end up with over half the spots marked for handicap. Some of those spots would not feel close at all. Many of the spots would be empty and would encourage the entitled idiots to park in them without a permit.

There is no real solution to the problem of running out of spots but being courteous would help a lot.

Spot on!