Hybrid parking?! They use little to no gas, let them circle the parking lot looking for a place to park.
#1
...only.
My office added these about a month ago. I park on the 4th floor so it doesn't affect me much, but it leads me to wonder just how many subgroups of drivers need their own spots.Have you come across any "unusual" _______-only parking spots?
#2
Hybrid parking?! They use little to no gas, let them circle the parking lot looking for a place to park.
#3
Handicapped and expectant mothers parking I can understand. The rest? Not so much...Hybrid parking? lol That's a good one.
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#4
No Parking Onlyim sure that would mess someone up lol
#5
Buy an old chevy dually truck with a 454 and park it in the hybrid spot.
#6
It was pretty funny when my old place of employment, a factory with 4000ish workers, decided it was time to comply with the AMA guidance on handicapped parking spots -- 10% of the lot.Imagine how pissed off people were when the closed 10% of the space in two giant parking lots were marked off for handicapped tags... and a factory....
#7
Quote, originally posted by Lawl Master » Buy an old chevy dually truck with a 454 and park it in the hybrid spot. Actually the first day they appeared someone parked their Viper in it. I took a pic with my phone but the garage was too dark.
I want to park a K20a in like an EG hatch in that spot.
#8
I'm sorry but the handicap parking is my biggest peeve and I have alot of them. Why does a store need to have the front 30 spots reserved for handicapped people?A) How many handis are going to be shopping at a given store AT ONE GIVEN TIME (do they even have that many wheelchairs available)?
B) They are on wheels for god's sake, make them park in the back of the lot!!! The rest of us are on our feet all day and could use the rest.
#9
Quote, originally posted by Lawl Master » Buy an old chevy dually truck with a 454 and park it in the hybrid spot. Get one with a manual with a granny low and disconnect the clutch-starter interlock. That way you can drive it around on the starter... now it's a hybrid!
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#10
Quote, originally posted by kwik!gti » I'm sorry but the handicap parking is my biggest peeve and I have alot of them. Why does a store need to have the front 30 spots reserved for handicapped people?
You mean 50 feet closer to a 70,000 sq.ft. store that they are going to walk around? Doesn't really help that much, does it?
#11
i have parked in a "reserved for patrons with children" spot on more than one occasion.i told the one old bat who gave me lip that my kids were at home, the sign should be more specific
#12
Quote, originally posted by AKADriver » Get one with a manual with a granny low and disconnect the clutch-starter interlock. That way you can drive it around on the starter... now it's a hybrid!
One of the malls around here has a Family Only parking spot
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#13
T the local supercenter, I have yet to see a hybrid in the hybrid parking. Always a smart, caravan, or anyother vehicle.
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#14
Quote, originally posted by kwik!gti » I'm sorry but the handicap parking is my biggest peeve and I have alot of them. Why does a store need to have the front 30 spots reserved for handicapped people? A) How many handis are going to be shopping at a given store AT ONE GIVEN TIME (do they even have that many wheelchairs available)?
B) They are on wheels for god's sake, make them park in the back of the lot!!! The rest of us are on our feet all day and could use the rest.
The military base I'm stationed at has 6 spots which remain empty at all times. I have seen one car parkes there in the 4 years I have been stationed here.
#15
Quote, originally posted by beef » i have parked in a "reserved for patrons with children" spot on more than one occasion. i told the one old bat who gave me lip that my kids were at home, the sign should be more specific
I'm a male and park in the "family parking/people with children" spot in my local grocery store all the time. Legally, they can't do a whole lot. It's a separate issue from Handicapped Parking (which I never park in.)
Part of my resentment is the fact that it's the closest grocery store to my home, and it's also the dirtiest/busiest one with the most old folks shuffling around. So that probably accounts for some of my frustration.
#16
At the Corvette Museum in Bowling Green, the first row of parking closest to the entrance is reserved for Corvettes only.
#17
There should be a few handicap parking spaces at the typical supermarket, pehaps a few more than that at the ChinaMart.
Hybrid parking spaces?...what utter nonsense. The country has gone mad!
#18
Quote, originally posted by kwik!gti » I'm sorry but the handicap parking is my biggest peeve and I have alot of them. Why does a store need to have the front 30 spots reserved for handicapped people? A) How many handis are going to be shopping at a given store AT ONE GIVEN TIME (do they even have that many wheelchairs available)?
B) They are on wheels for god's sake, make them park in the back of the lot!!! The rest of us are on our feet all day and could use the rest.
Not all Handicap people are in wheelchairs and some just cannot be in the extreme heat or cold like my sis-in-law. 30 years old and diagnosed with MS 10 years ago. She is still doing well, has no issues with motor-coordination at this time, so can drive and walk, but extreme heat and cold, both of which we get here in Montreal, can wreak havoc on her system. Going from a AC'd or heated car to a store in little to no time is crucial for her. BTW she is tested for driving ability every year if your worried about that...
She gets **** all the time from people cause she does not appear handicapped, but they always back off when she says "Do you want my MS?"
#19
I agree that the Hybrid spots are stupid. My wife's an architect and she explained that it's a requirement for LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) ratings. Essentially it's a great way to get a BJ from some tree huggers.*Disclaimer: We own a hybrid, but still think hippies smell funny.
#20
Ikea has "family friendly" parking in the front
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#21
My mom has a handicapped card, yet doesn't use a wheelchair.She can't walk for very long without some sort of support... so every footstep closer to the store (and the carts) counts.
#22
Quote, originally posted by TisforTurbo » Ikea has "family friendly" parking in the front Which is why I park there with my wife (no kids.) Last time I checked, family is "a group of individuals living under one roof" with no requirement on the number of kids one must have.
#23
For Handicap parking, I understand old people and/or people with crutches...but I get a little angry when I see these obese people with amigos flop out of their cars after parking close...seems to me they should put the "Handicap because I ate too much" parking spots out in the back 40 of the lot...
#24
Quote, originally posted by eluwak »
One of the malls around here has a Family Only parking spot
I are in a family. I can has parking?
My family= 2 People+2 Dogs.
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#25
Now that VW is the sponsor for the DC United MLS (soccer) team, the first 50 VWs at each game get free up front parking.My own opinion is that handicapped parking is now being abused by obese people that could really use the exercise.
But most people are incredibly lazy these days. At the subway, I see perfectly healthy people clog the elevators and make truly handicapped people wait.
They choose the elevator since walking and riding an escalator is too much exertion.
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Quote, originally posted by kwik!gti » I'm sorry but the handicap parking is my biggest peeve and I have alot of them. Why does a store need to have the front 30 spots reserved for handicapped people? A) How many handis are going to be shopping at a given store AT ONE GIVEN TIME (do they even have that many wheelchairs available)?
By law, they're required to have a certain number of handicapped spots, based on the number of total spots.
Total Spaces in Lot Accessible Spaces Required
1-25 1 van
26-50 1 std. + 1 van
51 - 75 2 std. + 1 van
76-100 3 std. + 1 van
101-150 4 std. + 1 van
151-200 5 std. + 1 van
201-300 6 std. + 1 van
301-400 7 std. + 1 van
401-500 7 std. + 2 van
501-1000 2% of total spaces*
1001 and over 20 + (1 per 100 over 1000)*[/quote]B) They are on wheels for god's sake, make them park in the back of the lot!!! The rest of us are on our feet all day and could use the rest.[/quote]
And what do they do if they've got artificial legs like my grandfather, spina bifida like my cousin, shrapnel in their foot like my uncle, a nerve condition like my friend, or a broken foot in a walking boot like my girlfriend last September? Or MS, or a club foot, or a balance disorder?
The lack of regard for handicapped people makes me sick. **** your convenience. **** your feet. And **** your sense of entitlement. These people deal with **** on a daily basis you, by the grace of karma, will probably never have to deal with, however much you deserve to. All I can hope for, and I honestly do, is that any ******* who begrudges the handicapped the reasonable concessions to their physical limitations be forced to deal with physical limitations themselves. Park at the back of the lot next time you break your foot, why don'tcha?
Modified by Turbiodiesel! at 9:49 AM 5-15-2008
It's a Jeep thing. I understand now.
#27
Everyone deserves their own spot
Modified by smashingpimp01 at 1:04 PM 5-15-2008
#28
Quote, originally posted by AutoEuphoria » For Handicap parking, I understand old people and/or people with crutches...but I get a little angry when I see these obese people with amigos flop out of their cars after parking close...seems to me they should put the "Handicap because I ate too much" parking spots out in the back 40 of the lot... They may not use them all of the time. My old man had MS and like VWPal pointed out, was affected by weather, stress, etc. so it was occasionally used.
#29
Quote, originally posted by smashingpimp01 » as jerk as it may seem i think the handicap spots should be in the back of the parking lot. They got freakin wheelchairs, they can roll to the store faster than i can walk to it and it's probably a lot less effort. Maybe break it into handicap parking and wheel chair parking. Wheel chairs in the back, normal handicapped people in the front. Are you really this friggin' stupid? Seriously?
Modified by Turbiodiesel! at 9:51 AM 5-15-2008
It's a Jeep thing. I understand now.
#30
Quote, originally posted by Turbiodiesel! » Are you really this friggin' stupid?
Id say, and maybe put skiis on their chairs in the winter
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#31
Quote, originally posted by Turbiodiesel! » Are you really this friggin' stupid? Seriously?
Modified by Turbiodiesel! at 9:51 AM 5-15-2008Yes. Same thing happened last time. I just let it go and hope someone breaks a leg or can fathom limited mobility beyond being strapped to a chair.
#32
B) They are on wheels for god's sake, make them park in the back of the lot!!! The rest of us are on our feet all day and could use the rest.[/quote]
Quote, originally posted by Turbiodiesel! » By law, they're required to have a certain number of handicapped spots, based on the number of total spots.
Total Spaces in Lot Accessible Spaces Required
1-25 1 van
26-50 1 std. + 1 van
51 - 75 2 std. + 1 van
76-100 3 std. + 1 van
101-150 4 std. + 1 van
151-200 5 std. + 1 van
201-300 6 std. + 1 van
301-400 7 std. + 1 van
401-500 7 std. + 2 van
501-1000 2% of total spaces*
1001 and over 20 + (1 per 100 over 1000)*
And what do they do if they've got artificial legs like my grandfather, spina bifida like my cousin, shrapnel in their foot like my uncle, a nerve condition like my friend, or a broken foot in a walking boot like my girlfriend last September? Or MS, or a club foot, or a balance disorder?
The lack of regard for handicapped people makes me sick. **** your convenience. **** your feet. And **** your sense of entitlement. These people deal with **** on a daily basis you, by the grace of karma, will probably never have to deal with, however much you deserve to. All I can hope for, and I honestly do, is that any ******* who begrudges the handicapped the reasonable concessions to their physical limitations be forced to deal with physical limitations themselves. Park at the back of the lot next time you break your foot, why don'tcha?
Modified by Turbiodiesel! at 9:49 AM 5-15-2008[/QUOTE]A broken foot requires handicapped spot? That's an injury not a handicap you nutcase.
#33
Quote, originally posted by Tornado2dr » Yes. Same thing happened last time. I just let it go and hope someone breaks a leg or can fathom limited mobility beyond being strapped to a chair.
Maybe it's just a sore spot for me, as I've dealt with a minor physical disability myself and am pretty aggressive with people who begrudge the disabled reasonable accommodations. But I honestly, seriously wish anybody who bitches about handicapped parking - or ramps, or stalls, or whatever - a pair of broken femurs, just so they can have a taste.
It's a Jeep thing. I understand now.
#34
I have no problem with Handicap stalls, but I do think it seems a bit easy to get a pass, although I understand some conditions are not as visible as others but it is something that I think is very abused.A local building with underground parking has Smart only spots, basically they took some areas that no other car could fit and marked them off for the Smarts. A good idea as it give us some unique places to park and keeps the normal spots for full size vehicles, perhaps a price discount could be in order, especially when downtown parking is $30 a day around here.
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#35
Quote » Quote, originally posted by smashingpimp01 »
as jerk as it may seem i think the handicap spots should be in the back of the parking lot. They got freakin wheelchairs, they can roll to the store faster than i can walk to it and it's probably a lot less effort. Maybe break it into handicap parking and wheel chair parking. Wheel chairs in the back, normal handicapped people in the front.
"You sick...sons of bitches! You walk in here, on your two legs, all fat, and cocky, and lookin' at me in my chair, and you tell me it's all in my head? I hope that both of you have sons! Handsome, beautiful, articulate sons, who are talented, and star athletes, and they have their legs taken away! I mean, I pray you know that pain and that hurt! "
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