Money Moral Dilemma: Would you park free if it blocked wheelchair access?

tara747

In answer to post #1

I would park next to the disabled space if I was literally nipping across the road to buy a newspaper (and leave a note on the windscreen with my mobile number on it in case they came back). Literally a few minutes and that would be it. Any longer, and I couldn't do it. I'd go to the NCP.

I agree with those who say they have no problem parking in family spaces though...

boohaha

BigSky wrote: »

Absolutely NOT! Only the most ignorant lazy !!!!!! would do that.

I’d park in a “family” parking bay though even if I was on my own. Why should people that decide to bring their screaming, fat, badly-behaved kids round the supermarket get special parking bays?

what an ignorant person and obviously not a parent. what a shame there are people like you in the world.

spaggit

i am usually quite reserved bout these kind of issue's however disabled people do get right up my nose,how many times do you drive around car parks to find loads of empty spaces all with disabled badges and a lovely colourful sign saying if you park there without a disabled badge on show then you will be fined for your actions, so no it wouldn't bother me seeing a sign saying please keep clear as these days it seems as it's every man and woman for there selves and selfishness takes prefferance i'm affraid.:cool:

nathanhill69

There seems to be some misconception by many of the"I would park behind this disabled persons car" that NCP car parks / council car parks are located every few hundred yards on every street. Let's be realistic - there are many shopping areas not served with closely located car parks.

The bottom line is by selfishly disregarding a disabled persons polite request to give them some consideration you are causing them more far more hardship than if you, as an able bodied person, parked in a free space slightly further away. Whatever the legalities you sometimes have to apply a morale code in the way you conduct yourself.

Mobility and the chance to have some independence, for a person with a physical disability, is such an important facet of their lives. Some of the in-considerate attitudes shown within this thread demonstrating the "what about me, what about my rights" attitude make me despair-what sort of example are you giving the much maligned youth of today?

Please people, take a moment to look beyond your own needs and consider others. Sometimes this consideration will be mis-placed, maybe even abused, however it doesn't make your consideration wrong - your morale code will still remain intact as you will have still made the correct morale judgement.

chriswatts

Kayosbird wrote: »

but it is ok for disabled people to park in mother & toddler spaces:mad:, as indeed many other people without children!

There is something to stop people experiencing these problems, it's called the Pill! :rotfl: Your kids your decision to have them, your problem not society's!

little_miss_5

The original quote does not say it was a disabled parking space, it sounds to me like they are parked in an unmarked parking space. Depending on what I needed to do in town I would most likely park there and leave my name an number so they could call me if they came before I returned.

THRIFTY_GIRL

chriswatts wrote: »

There is something to stop people experiencing these problems, it's called the Pill! :rotfl: Your kids your decision to have them, your problem not society's!

There comes a point when you have gone too far and this is it. Clearly you do not have kids.

bezzer0102

what would happen if the driver who was aiming for the space that needed to be left was also disabled? would it not be easier for local councils to lengthen disabled bays in anticiation of this? perhaps by another half?

ScittyPopBicks

THRIFTY_GIRL wrote: »

Yes and you are very rude in not understanding that by doing so you are also making life difficult for those people that genuinely need these spaces... that is those with YOUNG children. It is not easy when you have to deal wit baby seats pushchairs and the like, and NO it is not always possible to leave them behind.

Now I know who these ignorant **** are that turn up in their 2 seater sport cars to hog the spaces. I think parking in a family bay like you do also classes as being an .... lazy !!!!!!.

Agree'd! It's near impossible trying to get my daughter out of the car seat because some "lazy !!!!!!" decided to be so ignorant and LAZY!! :mad:

BigSky_3

It's been very interesting reading this thread.

I still don't understand the posters that think they are more entitled to a parking space than anyone else simply because they have kids, but do now understand that if you do have kids you need to open your doors wider to get car seats in and out. So thanks for explaining that!

But having children is a choice, being disabled is not. So please be considerate to disabled drivers.