[Bill14564]

There ought to be a special ticket for people who park in the fire lane at the shopping centers and turn on their flashers. It's not that they are ignorant and didn't notice there were no marked parking spots or that they were in the way of traffic. No, these people are saying, "Yes, I know I'm not supposed to park here but I'm doing it anyway and I'm turning on my flashers to let you know that I'm one of the entitled!"

There ought to be a special ticket just for them.

[Mortal1]

I 100% agree, but I would go one step further(as law enforcement has more pressing issues than ticketing these folks)in that I would allow the average Joe to take a photo of the offender(or short vid)and be allowed to let the air our of all four tires. Yup...I'm that guy. :-)Yeah I know that would still have the car there, but since it's already there give them a task to do that is time consuming and costs $.

[golfing eagles]

Originally Posted by Mortal1

I 100% agree, but I would go one step further(as law enforcement has more pressing issues than ticketing these folks)in that I would allow the average Joe to take a photo of the offender(or short vid)and be allowed to let the air our of all four tires. Yup...I'm that guy. :-)Yeah I know that would still have the car there, but since it's already there give them a task to do that is time consuming and costs $.

And the legal term for that is.......wait for it........vandalism

[Bill14564]

Slightly off topic but...

I now have a little more sympathy for those who create threads with misspellings in the title. I know how to spell the word "ticket," I typed it correctly twice in the post, but I still managed to mess it up in the title.

[GrumpyOldMan]

Well, I think legally even "waiting" in a fire lane is illegal, but I personally don't think that should be. If someone parks and turns off the car and leaves it there, it should be impounded.

But, many stores don't have loading zones, and I have no problem with someone pulling up in the fire lane and loading and leaving. It is illegal in Florida, but I don't see any danger. The POINT of the law is to make sure emergency vehicles can get there and save lives. If the driver is in the car, and a fire breaks out, they can drive out of the way.

Anyway, just my opinion, it IS illegal, and they should be ticketed. I see no point in a "special" ticket.

[DAVES]

Originally Posted by Bill14564

There ought to be a special ticket for people who park in the fire lane at the shopping centers and turn on their flashers. It's not that they are ignorant and didn't notice there were no marked parking spots or that they were in the way of traffic. No, these people are saying, "Yes, I know I'm not supposed to park here but I'm doing it anyway and I'm turning on my flashers to let you know that I'm one of the entitled!"

There ought to be a special ticket just for them.

There is no shortage of people who think they are entitled. Bless me and to hell with other people. I do wonder if I've become less tolerant of them, there are more of them here or the numbers are growing everywhere. Based on my experience they are blind to the fact that they are the problem, everyone but them is wrong. Is it a symptom or the cause of the entitled syndrome?

[EdFNJ]

Originally Posted by Bill14564

There ought to be a special ticket for people who park in the fire lane at the shopping centers and turn on their flashers. It's not that they are ignorant and didn't notice there were no marked parking spots or that they were in the way of traffic. No, these people are saying, "Yes, I know I'm not supposed to park here but I'm doing it anyway and I'm turning on my flashers to let you know that I'm one of the entitled!"

There ought to be a special ticket just for them.

We actually watched (and silently cheered) as a Lady Lake LEO issued a ticket for just that to a guy who parked his golf cart in front of Chicken Salad Chick a few months back and just left it. We were sitting outside having lunch at the time. I was really surprised to see that as was the golf cart owner as he came out from wherever he was as the ticket was being written. He obviously tried everything to get him to stop the ticket but they just don't do that. Maybe if he offered the LEO a scoop of Fancy Nancy with a side of potato soup it may have worked. Great chicken salad by the way if you haven't tried it.

[bowlingal]

and let's not forget the golf carts that do the exact same thing

[jenlamkin1]

Agreed!!I am a retired ER nurse and it infuriates me that people are so self-centered that they are willing to hamper a life saving access. If they are disabled and can’t walk that is what a handicap spot us for.

Originally Posted by Bill14564

There ought to be a special ticket for people who park in the fire lane at the shopping centers and turn on their flashers. It's not that they are ignorant and didn't notice there were no marked parking spots or that they were in the way of traffic. No, these people are saying, "Yes, I know I'm not supposed to park here but I'm doing it anyway and I'm turning on my flashers to let you know that I'm one of the entitled!"

There ought to be a special ticket just for them.

[dewilson58]

Originally Posted by Bill14564

There ought to be a special ticket just for them.

There is.

[Luggage]

If you get infuriated oh, please put it on your speed dial the local police non-emergency number oh, and give them a call oh, they would love to come over and give them a ticket which will probably add a few hundred bucks to the town coffers

[Altavia]

No worries. The fire department would deal with the vehicle with no mercy should it be in their way.

[Heytubes]

I’ve seen the police in another city ticket them. It’s called unauthorized parking in a fire lane. Even with people sitting in their car. Big fine too.

[Windguy]

It’s not just that it interferes with the fire lane, but that it blocks views of people coming and going and someone could get hurt. People also have to wait for oncoming traffic to clear before they can go around the idling car.

It’s just plain selfish and self centered and they are creating a hazard.

[Chase219]

There ought to really be a Special Ticket for People who can't mind their Own business in the villages, and always these so-called retired people who speed around in their golf carts because there always in a hurry for their golf game and thinking that they Own everything here. These people really need to Get a Life or move back to where you came from.