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Originally Posted by Blackbird45
We are not talking blocks. Every parking lot is a walking distance from the entrance, it be a doctor's office, a restaurant or a supermarket. None of these handicap spots are inches away from the door. What I'm trying to get across is if you are not using a walker or a wheelchair, park in a regular spot. It might be a few feet more steps, but it allows the people who need the extra space that the handicap spots offer to be use by the people who need it. When I pull into a regular spot with my wife, I make sure the driver side is almost on the line, so I have enough room to open the passenger door all the way and get the wheelchair in place without hitting the car next to her side.
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"Inches" Hyperbole much? All you're doing is making up scenarios that are "easy" for a disabled person to navigate. Life is rarely "easy"...
And no, every parking lot is NOT "a walking distance" from anything...
Ever been to the squares, or the country clubs for dinner? My friend (who's wife MUST use a wheelchair at all times), almost always has to pull up to the restaurant, off load his wife into her wheelchair (where we, or someone else is waiting), and than go park his accessible vehicle in the lot behind the squares, several blocks away or across the (rather large) country club lot. If there happens to be a handicap space available, he'll use it.
That walk is difficult for him due to his back problems (which are exacerbated by caring for his disabled wife)...
But if the lot is empty, you're right... But we all know how often that happens...