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Originally Posted by CarlR33
I don’t agree. I was up north to visit my family recently and we went a restaurant and it was packed with all the handicapped spaces taken. I dropped mom and family off at the front door (she has a state placard assigned to her) and when I parked in a normal space there was a family getting a handicapped person out of their van and into the establishment from half way across the parking lot in the dark and with some rain. If I am driving mom, I try to not park in the handicapped spot and instead drop her off and or get a spot close to the handicapped ones within reason. Many times I laugh because the regular spots are sometimes closer to the door than the handicapped ones (some of the pools here are an example). As you said, it might not be the driver that’s handicapped and like I said above it should be reserved for wheelchair handicapped.
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When I was taking care of my mom, I realized a lot of handicapped spots were not near the entrance. Case in point, Toojays at Sumter landing. My mom with lung issues had to walk from behind while healthy people in golf carts parked in front. Makes no sense. I also noticed many doors were not easily opened if you had a wheelchair.