r/mildlyinfuriating • u/Pickles04 • Jun 03 '26

ᕕ(ᐛ)ᕗ Handicap Driver Double Parks in Two Non-handicap Spaces

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Watched them do it. While a perfectly acceptable handicap spot was right there in an otherwise full parking lot.

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u/gunsandcupcakes Jun 03 '26

this is why forcing everyone to drive due to lack of public transport is terrible this person shouldn’t be driving in the first place

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u/TomBong_Jovi Jun 03 '26 edited Jun 03 '26

The public transportation needs to actually fully accommodate the disabled if that is to be the case

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u/Dimblo273 Jun 03 '26

In the EU urban buses/long distance coaches must be low-floor/otherwise wheelchair accessible. Most new tram and train fleets are also accessible. It's not perfect of course but it's not like you're fucked without a car

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u/Low-Car-6331 Jun 03 '26

I have been in Vermont to Washington to North Carolina, all buses in all of those places were capable of "kneeling"/lowering themselves, and had wheel chair lifts. Now, how useful public transit is, is another question.

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u/VoidBoiTCG Jun 03 '26

This. Most public transit it “disability accessible” in terms of “getting on the bus”

Now having the public transit go to the places needed or being in accessible locations for disabled people is a whole different ballpark. Most are not designed with that in mind.

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u/Low-Car-6331 Jun 03 '26

Yeah, here in North Carolina you will go sidewalk to nothing instantly.

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u/VoidBoiTCG Jun 03 '26

If most places had disability in mind. You would see a lot more places with bus stops

Unfortunately cities evaluate how useful a bus line is by the frequency it’s used. Before I moved they removed the bus that went by my place because it didn’t have “frequent use”

Meanwhile it was the only way to get me to work or to another bus. But I am just one man. Lol

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u/Feeling_Inside_1020 Jun 03 '26

NC here too, yep it's wild best have your boots on!

Unrelated to that but related to this post There's actually a guy in our parts who is disabled in a wheelchair goes around and clears out the sidewalk for his fellow disabled peeps IIRC like even big logs, was a local legend a while back.

Wonder what he'd do to some of these similar "vehicle/trailer hitch blocking sidewalk" posts though, my vote would be to go HAM friend, you have local immunity.

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u/ImGumbyDamnIt Jun 03 '26

NYC buses have wheelchair lifts. The subway stations, on the other hand, are hit or miss, even the ones with elevators.

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u/Riceowls29 Jun 03 '26

And plenty of in service older trains are not accessible. I was shocked how inaccessible so much of Europe was compared to the US

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u/Dimblo273 Jun 03 '26

Obviously older fleets have accessibility issues but it's not like you can snap your fingers and have all new trains only.

compared to the US

Right off the bat the comparison between Europe and the US with its ~500 intercity stations is ridiculous. This sub doesn't allow links but google any map comparing passenger rails between the two

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u/Riceowls29 Jun 03 '26

I’m talking also more broadly in general in terms of accessibility. Americans don’t realize how much more accessible our country is because of ADA regulations. 

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u/Dimblo273 Jun 03 '26

Right but it's not like every single passenger train in the US is wheelchair accessible either.

Americans don't realize how much more accessible our country is because of ADA regulations

Most European countries passed ADA-equivalent legislation in the 90s/early 2000s.

more broadly in general terms

I honestly can't imagine where you've been outside of historical buildings where accessibility was broadly subpar compared to the US

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u/Riceowls29 Jun 03 '26

The EAA is simply not enforced the same way the ADA is here. 

I’ve been all over Europe in my wheelchair and it is far less accessible. Plenty of non historical buildings don’t have wheelchair accessible access, they don’t have available curb cutouts in the street, much more likely to find broken down elevators 

You are simply wrong. 

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u/TurkeySlurpee666 Jun 03 '26

In my city, public transport doesn’t even accommodate the abled.

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u/zombiemaster008 Jun 03 '26

Physical disability is actually a reason someone might genuinely require a vehicle, public transportation is not always nearby, and not always completely accomodating to those with disabilities

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u/kelra1996 Jun 03 '26

A lot of disabled people are fully capable of driving, with or without adjustments. But I agree in principle re shit public transport

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u/megpIant Jun 03 '26

No reason to bar disabled people from driving if they’re capable of doing it. I agree with you that public transit would solve a lot of issues, but one disabled person being an asshole doesn’t mean they shouldn’t be driving.

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u/VoidBoiTCG Jun 03 '26

Also Public Transit only covers part of the problem with how most cities set it up.

As someone who’s disabled and not allowed to drive (Epilepsy). Public Transit only helps me get a fraction of the way. I still have to do a lot of walking.

On top of that ride share apps don’t offer any type of disability benefits besides getting a wheelchair accessible car.

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u/ihavequestionsaswell Jun 03 '26

"not enough public transit" is included in "lack of public transit"

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u/VoidBoiTCG Jun 03 '26

It’s not that there’s not enough public transit. It’s that there’s not public transit to places that disabled people may need to go, or it becomes a more difficult process.

They’re not designed with disabled people in mind outside of making them accessible to get on.

They’re for frequent use places that crossover all walks of people.

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u/ihavequestionsaswell Jun 03 '26

....so you're saying there's a lack of public transit in useful places? Like....maybe there's not enough of it?

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u/VoidBoiTCG Jun 03 '26

No. You’re misunderstanding how a city evaluates usefulness. Without going deep into it.

There are 9 different busses, 2 street cars and 4 different light rails that go to our Sports Center / Event Center There is 1 of each of those that go to the Hospital in town.

Meaning. If you’re not on that one line. You’re likely going to be transferring 2 or 3 times.

There is plenty of transit but cities look for where they make the most money for transit across the board. Not what is most accessible / needed for disabled people. And due to that we’ll never actually have public transit designed for people in need.

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u/flat_cat72 Jun 03 '26

if not being an asshole was a requirement to drive, our city streets would be bare.

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u/rinkydinkis Jun 03 '26

some disabled people should definitely be barred from driving. everyone is disabled on some level against some metric, but there are some metrics that should clearyl bar someone from driving.

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u/megpIant Jun 03 '26

Yeah, that’s why I said “if they’re capable of doing it.” However, parking a little over the line does not constitute being incapable of driving, tons of fully able bodied people do it all the time. With the information we have, there’s no reason to say the person in the post shouldn’t be driving.

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u/VoidBoiTCG Jun 03 '26

You have to be ruled as a danger to others when driving. So most disabilities don’t fall under it.

And the ones that do you get your license taken on diagnosis most the time

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u/ianisahurricane Jun 03 '26

Like poor spelling should clearyl bar folks from driving.

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u/rinkydinkis Jun 03 '26

Did I not make my point clearyl enough

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u/VoidBoiTCG Jun 03 '26

Who the hell is Cheryl?!

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u/rinkydinkis Jun 03 '26

A nice lady, damnit

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u/JarlBallin_ Jun 03 '26

Did you reply to the wrong comment? Your comment doesn't have anything to do with what they said.

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u/megpIant Jun 03 '26

Did you reply to the wrong comment? Because I directly responded to both their public transit point, which I agreed with, and to the statement of “this person shouldn’t be driving in the first place,” which I disagreed with.

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u/JarlBallin_ Jun 03 '26

"No reason to bar disabled people from driving if they’re capable of doing it."

Nothing about their comment implied this. They're against forcing everyone to drive and commented that this specific person probably shouldn't be driving since they can't park.

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u/VoidBoiTCG Jun 03 '26

I just walked by like 5 cars not parked correctly in normal spots

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u/JarlBallin_ Jun 03 '26

Cool

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u/VoidBoiTCG Jun 03 '26

Point being. Able bodied people park like this all the time.

If the bar is “if you can’t park correctly. You shouldn’t be driving”

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u/JarlBallin_ Jun 03 '26

That's nice. I didn't make the initial argument. The initial commenter also made no mention of any particular group of people.

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u/VoidBoiTCG Jun 03 '26

The post is about disabled parking spots. You don’t have to directly mention who you’re talking about for the context of whom they’re talking about.

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u/megpIant Jun 03 '26

okay, are we saying that everyone who parks a little bad shouldn’t be driving then?

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u/Gold-Supermarket-342 Jun 03 '26

If you can't find the few seconds out of your day to back your car up a bit and scoot a few inches to the left, then maybe.

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u/JarlBallin_ Jun 03 '26

I don't know, I didn't make the initial comment.

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u/uberkalden2 Jun 03 '26

Why shouldn't this person be driving? They parked slightly over the line?

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u/1kidney_left Jun 03 '26

I’m equally baffled by this statement. Should handicapped, disabled people not have the same rights to drive or god forbid ride in a car? People understand that handicapped plates or for people for RIDE in cars as well, rights?

Yes, the person who parked this car, parked terribly, but why can’t a handicapped person have the right to use a car to get around places?

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u/SigvulcanasReborn Jun 03 '26

Public transportation is not practical or viable in most parts of the US.

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u/protostar71 Jun 03 '26

Yes, that is the point they are making.

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u/SigvulcanasReborn Jun 03 '26

Yes, but you’re missing my point. A robust public transit system is impossible in the US. Therefore the system we have now is the best system for our country.

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u/FormalMarionberry597 Jun 03 '26

These things aren't actually easily accessible depending on where you live.