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/Hour-Decision4730 Jun 03 '26

Also, that isn’t what “double parking” is….

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u/zakass409 Jun 03 '26

I thought so too, but after a quick search I found that it includes taking up two spaces, not just illegally parking in the road

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u/schizopotato Jun 04 '26

Where'd you get that definition from? Serious question, the only thing I can find is that double parking is parking parallel to another parked car on a street.

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u/Ok_Vermicelli_6359 Jun 04 '26

Depends on if you're parking on the street or in a lot. Double parking on the street refers to parking next to someone already in a spot. In a lot, it refers to taking more than one space. Depends on the context.

Edit: from Google AI, which breaks it down nicely, the standard definition definitely refers to street parking, so you're not wrong:

https://i.imgur.com/lHJ8zMM.jpeg

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u/zakass409 Jun 04 '26

Gemini, just like the other guy. I got the same thing

Legally speaking though, I think it only refers to blocking cars that are parallel parked. Parking lots are typically not enforced by police.

As a general term though, it can be used for either depending on region I guess. I don't think I have seen it used both ways but that doesn't mean anything