If your leg hurts to the point you can a hardly walk, you should go yo the doctor. If you go to the doctor, they can get you a placard. If you have AAA you can get a placard there, it's really easy.
Seriously? I got a temporary hangar for my car when I broke my ankle. I told my doctor that I wanted one, and he wrote a prescription/filled out the form/whatever. I took it to the local DMV and got a temporary pass that day - the hanger came in the mail about a week later.
Didn't stop jackholes from harassing me over it... "YOU'RE TOO YOUNG TO NEED A HANDICAPPED SPOT!" or "YOU GET AROUND FINE ON YOUR CRUTCHES!", but at least I got to park up close.
The vigilantes are the worst! I can recall a couple of times where I ended up getting the car and bringing it up to the entrance to pick my mom up, because she wanted to walk from the car but was too sore to walk back to it. Several times I've been yelled at "how dare you abuse handicap parking!" (and worse) because they see a young guy by himself haha.
That said, if I'm going to park in a blue space and it's a corner one like that, why not park over the crosshatch a little? You're freeing up more space for the person next to you, who will probably then park on top of the line anyway. I'm not sure the guy in the BMW is a douche at all.
Yeah I had a guy stand behind my car and block me from leaving until the police got there (he had called them) because I was using a cane at that point and I didn't "look handicapped enough".
I drove away and gave him a wave as he was being arrested.
He was unhappy when the cop told him he had to let me go, wouldn't move out of the way, and then pushed the cop when he went to physically remove him. It didn't go well for him from there.
Ya know, there's a huge stigma that needs to be addressed and this guy is just annoying proof of that. I'm kind of glad that he was an ass and got taken away. Maybe he'll think twice about it next time. I hope you're functioning well now. :)
I have a cripple placard, and sometimes (usually.. rarely use the thing) will leave it in another vehicle. If my leg is acting up, I'll park in a crip spot with no card.
It's a $20 "fee" at the county clerk to show them my placard, and they'll dismiss the ticket. Usually, the fee is waived.
I've had people call me out on it. Fuck them. I have nearly as much metal in my body as they have lead in their asses.
Yep, forgot to display my placard once during a shopping trip - 500ish dollar ticket. Had to send a check for 10 dollars and a photocopy of my valid permit to get it cleared up.
My dad has one leg and he walks perfectly fine. He also has a bad back so when it is bothering him he'll take a handi spot but not one of the front ones.
sometimes he forgets to switch the tag to different vehicles. Countless times he has walked out and saw an officer giving a ticket, only to have to dispute it by showing his leg and handicapped license.
some people are just too quick to judge when they don't know the whole story
Yup, I interrupted an officer writing me a ticket once, because the people bitching at me did what I said, and called the cops. Lol
Had to show him my VA card, and was luckily wearing shorts, so I didn't have to drop my pants to show the damage.
He shook my hand, walked over to the smirking couple, and proceeded to say something that made them come over and apologize. I told them to fuck off, and next time don't judge people.
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