It’s not nice making fun of the mentally handicapped.
He might just not understand why the space is needed. I often park in random off-bits to spare a parking space. Sure, soon people get butt-hurt, but I’d rather annoy those kind of people than someone who needs a spot.
I think he’s an idiot trying to be considerate.
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Good point. I was thinking, maybe someone was in the spot the photo was taken. Many even someone who didn’t have the right to be there.
Man, we have some real assholes on this platform. Who TF down voted you for sharing information?
He dint though. He parked in a spot clearly marked as no parking, and blocked the spot for those who need it most
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I’ve unfortunately met people before who think those areas are just another parking spot, so honestly I wouldn’t be surprised if this was the real answer.
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A lot of the people who ride these are actually handicapped themselves. So maybe they have a handicap license plate, but are trying to be considerate of other handicap people by not taking up the entire spot when they only need a little space.
Still not great though because it would still be blocking access to the stall, effectively blocking the stall anyways.
The bike parking there for example blocks a wheelchair lift if the vehicle doesnt want to back in.
It would block it all the same if they parked in the spot. Assuming this person is handicapped themselves they must’ve figured “either I block the entire parking spot for everybody, or I block it only for those that need the loading bay area for a wheelchair lift.”
I honestly think it’s meant to be courteous and it does work out that way for some if this person’s only alternative is to take up the whole space.
People in this thread have fucking brain damage or are just that committed to being recreationally angry.
If you park centrally you remove the spot for everyone, if you park in the area intended for loading ramps you only take up the space for a ramp on that side. So either someone without a ramp can use it, or get this you can just reverse your car and the ramp is on the OTHER SIDE!
It’s a no-win scenario, if the trike was parked correctly they’d bitch that he took up the whole spot for his tiny little trike. No good deed goes unpunished when reactionaries are involved.
Mentally handicapped makes a lot more sense because I have never seen one of those things drive normally.
Trikes are usually ridden by older people anyways so it’s possible this person actually is legally handicapped and didn’t want to take up the whole spot since they have a smaller vehicle.
They were probably attempting to be courteous here, not an asshole.
Doubt it. Surely anyone legally handicapped knows to stay clear of the loading/ramp area of a handicapped spot
As opposed to taking up the whole spot? If you need the loading ramp you could still use the spot and just reverse if it’s on the side he’s taking up.
Would you prefer he take the entire spot which his trike? Instead of potentially still letting someone park there? He’s taking up less space this way.
Well then the handicap person can just find another spot that doesn’t have a tricycle parked beside it /s. “The handicap person needs to work around this tricycle driver” is totally opposite of accessibility.
So you’d prefer the handicapped individual to have no parking spot because the trike parked dead center in a spot they don’t need the space for, rather than them having to reverse to get the ramp on the correct side?
“/s” means sarcasm. I want everyone that doesn’t have a handicapped tag to park as far away as possible from the handicap designated parking spot.
God you’re fucking dense. This entire comment chain is predicated on the idea that the trike is ridden by a handicapped individual.
Know why? Because they’re almost exclusively ridden by people who USED TO ride motorcycles but can’t BECAUSE THEYRE HANDICAPPED.
How does the handicap driver get out of their car with this “courteous biker” parked there?
If you need the loading ramp you could still use the spot and just reverse if it’s on the side he’s taking up.
Not if you can’t get into the vehicle in order to reverse it. There’s a reason they have protected width on both sides.
Not if you can’t get into the vehicle in order to reverse it.
Like… at home? Before you come to the store?
No… at the store, where the parked vehicle is blocking your access.
But you’d already be in your vehicle when you are parking, so you’d just park either forward or reverse to compensate for the trike.
I used to work with a Vietnam vet that had his leg blown off and he rode a Harley with whatever you control with your left foot somehow relocated. He told good stories about being part of a tank crew and ordered flaming shots at the bar, fun guy to talk to.
Just saying, don’t assume.
Left foot is gear shifter. It’s an up/down button. Easy to relocate.
But who the fuck cares? Vet, hero, dog-savior. Don’t park like a fucking asshole. Park in an actual spot or don’t park there at all. In this image’s case they are potentially blocking 2 spots, at least 1 handicapped. I hope he got 2 $500 tickets.
Yeah that’s fair. Tbh this is probably just a able bodied jackass, just throwing an alternate viewpoint out there.
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Weird hill to die on.
Other than the both having motor vehicles, how does that story relate to this picture at all?
The relationship is “you can ride a motorcycle (or tricycle in this case) and also be disabled, thereby being eligible to park there.”
No one is eligible to park there. That’s the point of the stripes. There is a perfectly good space for disabled right next to where they parked if they have a placard/plate.
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There’s a reason they didn’t make it a spot, so vehicles with wheelchair ramps can actually function. Otherwise there’s not enough room and they’ll be trapped in their vehicle. So considerate.
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How do you know they’re “entitled” to a handicap spot? There’s no proof anywhere that the driver is eligible for handicap parking.
I’m not defending their park job-- it’s bad-- I’m just describing the relationship to the other person’s “disabled veteran with a Harley” story, which is what the person I was replying to asked about.
It’s a motor vehicles parked where one is not allowed to be parked, what does disability have to do with any of this?
I think what you’re getting at is “disabled or not, parking on the painted margin is prohibited,” which is correct as far as I know, but I think most people would think about it differently if the driver was disabled.
e.g. Someone with difficulty walking wanted to exercise their permission to park there so that they could be closer to the entrance, but still wanted to leave a wide spot open so another disabled driver could potentially use it. Still wrong, but many people would perceive that differently.
Again, not defending the behavior (and the driver likely wasn’t disabled, just a jerk)… But surely you see how their disability status is relevant in a scenario concerning a disabled parking spot?
No, it’s not relevant at all. It’s not a parking spot, handicap or otherwise. You just can’t park there, no one can.
I think you’re using the word “relevant” in an overly restrictive way. It can be relevant but still not justify the park job.
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Possible stupid question: What is the appeal of those three-wheeled motorcycles anyway?
All the safety of a motorcycle with the maneuverability of a car.
This guy /s
I know a couple of guys with them, often its older guys with back, hip or knee issues.
So you could be handicapped and riding one of those is what I think I am reading?
Indeed… Nothing in the image proves to us that the person riding this isn’t actually disabled… quite the opposite honestly. Hell I’d even make a case that they missed the handi-spot completely and they’re driving a motorcycle… they’re probably mentally disabled but that might be doing an injustice to those who are also disabled but recognize road markings and their meanings.
Or… they parked over to one side to keep the other side of the space open for someone in a small car who is also disabled.
By blocking the driver door on the non handi spot and the passenger on the handi spot? Yeah no. Just follow the rules. There’s a point to having universal rules.
That didnt even cross my mind but, yeah that could actually be the case and they parked over to one side to leave room deliberately.
I ride motorcycles. When I get too old I’ll be riding one of those with my oxygen tank strapped to it.
A lot of times they’re used by disabled people who can’t ride traditional motorcycles.
That makes sense.
Where I live you can drive these with a regular car drivers license, because they are technically considered cars according to the law. So you save money and time not getting a motor cycle license. But that probably doesn’t apply to the US.
In the US, it depends on motor size and a few other things. Also varies by state. But that’s often true.
A motorcycle is: “a motor vehicle with motive power having a seat or saddle for the use of the rider and designed to travel on not more than three wheels in contact with ground”
I think they count as standard motorcycles in the U.S.
I can’t speak for everywhere, but in Texas you have to have an M class license (motorcycle endorsement) in order to ride one legally.
I dislike bikes but my guess is it’s more stable than a 2 wheel bike, slightly safer death trap.
They’re just giant mobility scooters.
I’ve ridden one before. They’re fun, but I’m happier with my car.
Geriatric motorcycle.
Do you know he wasn’t disabled? Those tricycles are often used by people who can’t ride a bike anymore but still want bugs in their teeth.
It’s not IN the disabled spot though, it’s next to it.
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Whoever left it like that, should get a smaller mobility scooter. These oversized ones can’t be driven indoors, and as such, you get this.
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I love when people double park in front of a business but if you drive up the street a block or park of the other side of the road there’s plenty of spots, but instead flashes hazard lights and parks in the fucking road/way.
Welcome to every downtown area everywhere.
Welcome to every downtown area everywhere
… in the United car-dependent States of America.
And every drugstore, grocery store, Starbucks, Walmart, etc…
This makes two bays unusable for a section of disabled people, which is why the car in the bay furthest away has had to park two feet away
This is pure shitheadedness whether they are disabled or not, and whether it was done due to malice or stupidity.
Who buys motorcycles with training wheels?
Riders who get old mostly. Bikes aren’t light once they start to tip.
Wtf kind of markings are those even?
Handicap parking, it’s the extra space meant for a side loading ramp.
it’s the extra space meant for a side loading ramp.
Oh, that makes a lot of sense. Thanks.
Didn’t even notice, what the fuck is going on there?
I’ve never driven / idk how parking works
Why is this bad ?The reason many accessible spots like this had large clearance on both sides is so if the person in the vehicle needs extra space to get out. Many times they may have a lift or ramp that raises and lowers an accessibility scooter into and out of the side of the van and blocking this area stops them from accessing their equipment.
Thanks a lot this is good to know :)
It’s not. Trikes are 99% of the time ridden by people who used to ride motorcycles but are medically incapable (handicapped) or too old to balance on a bike (and also probably handicapped.)
Assuming this person is actually one of the above, they’re trying to reduce the amount of space their vehicle takes up by not parking dead center in the handicapped spot with a vehicle that doesn’t need the space, thus freeing it up for someone else who also needs it.
The reason people are angry is because the cross hatched zones are intended as spacers to allow people with wheelchairs to access their vehicles via loading ramp. The thing is, not all handicapped people use wheelchairs (crazy, it’s possible to be handicapped in some other way) and even if they do, they could just reverse in to use the OTHER SIDE that’s not blocked.
The trike rider is intending to be courteous by not taking up a whole parking space when they only need a third of it, thus saving the spot for someone who is handicapped and driving a car.
Not good enough for Lemmy! They want him to park dead center so that no one can use the spot! Fucking morons.
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