How do you feel about people who park in the handicap parking illegally?

That really bothers. Me especially when they have a handicap tag in the window but the only person in the car is far from being handicapped. Most likely they borrowed a handicapped person's car or tag just to be able to park close. I hate that. My father in law was handicapped. But when my husband and I borrowed his car we never took advantage of his handicapped tag in the window. We always parked legally for ourselves. And I got really bugged last year about this: at our Wal-mart (and many other stores) there are parking places next to the handicapped ones reserved for pregnancy women or women with newborn babies. I only got to park in one of those spots once during my whole pregnancy. At first I wouldn't use them. I didn't feel I needed special parking just because I was a few months pregnant but once I got really big and was almost due I could have used a close spot. My hips were dislocating and I was in a lot of pain. But every time I went to the store those spots were taken. No big deal. I just parked at the end and walked (even with the pain). I assumed that pregnant person got there first and deserved it just as much as I did. But then one day I saw a person getting into the car in that spot. She was alone and was in her mid 40s. She was not pregnant, nor did she have a pregnant woman with her. She didn't have any baby stuff with her (no carseat in the car) and no baby that I could see. She got in her SUV and drove off (so it wasn't like she was going to the door to pick up a pregnant woman). She just parked there because it was close to the door. I was so angry at her for thinking she was so important she deserved special treatment when some pregnant woman could have used to spot. I will never understand people like that.

that really depends on the situation. suppose there is a handicap parking and no one is really parking there then it is not at all bad to use the empty space

I don't mind if someone is legit. But when people that don't need the spot I hate that. It takes away from people that need it. Sometimes parking somewhere else isn't hard. But when it's raining, windy, or snowing and you are in a wheelchair a closer space really matters. Plus there is more room in handicapped spots to get a wheelchair out.

i do think its terribly rude when perfectly able bodied people are just lazy. however, somebody doesn't have to LOOK disabled to be disabled. i for starters look perfectly normal on the outside but have a chronic illness and i have handicapped parking. i am often frustrated when i do get stares because i dont LOOK disabled. so thats something to consider...

Evil thing to do. Geez, some days I just wanna make them disabled to show them what it is like to walk a far distance.

It would annoy me to know that people are parking in a handicapped parking spot when they are not handicapped. I've learned however, that you cannot always tell whether or not they are handicapped just by looking at them. Just because they are not in a wheelchair doesn't always mean that they are not handicapped, so we have to keep that in mind before judging them.

It really pisses me off, I think it just goes to show how rude and inconsiderate they are of other people.

I have a friend who got a handicapped sticker because her mother was very ill. That was fine. However, since her mother passed away 5 years ago, my friend still keeps using her handicapped status. I thought that it would run out after awhile or something, but it hasn't. No one else in her family is the least bit handicapped, and it upsets me to think of someone who is handicapped having to walk farther because she's taking their space.

I am handycapped. I have Rhumatoid Arthertice. I don't uuse a cane nor do I need a wheel chair. once in a while I would like to use the moterized carts but they are always busy. I must admit that when I see a very large person using them all I find my self resenting it brecause as it seems their are the way they are from choice. I know better but when I don't feel good theresentment is there. Some days it's hard to walk wery far. I don't use the handycapped parking unless I need to. My granddaughter sometimes drives me to the store. some times I forget to put my placard in the window. There are never enough handycappped parking places at stores like wal-mart.

There are also people that look just fine but they are really disabled. If you look around in these discussions you will find the discussion that a fellow member posted, saying that suffers from serious diseases and the doctor discribed a paasage for the handicapped. But the fellow is 30 years old an walking. Handicapped are not only the ones in the wheelchair.

it makes me mad. it really does. my mom has diabetic neuropathy and has a hard time walking and it annoys me that there are times where we cant get a parking spot closer for her because some jerk who is not handicapped parked in a handicapped spot.

first of all be sure they are parking illegally and it is not just because you cant see a wheelchair that you jump to your own conclusion, many disabilities are hidden

i will sratch the ppl vehicle....damn barren and brainless....tis type ppl was so selfish and a moron!!!!

I hate when people do that. We have a tag for someone disabled in my family. However, if he isn't with us we do not park in the handicap spots. We are fully capable of walking when others are not.