[quoteAND the Handicapped parking. I absolutely despise the healthy people who park there, with or without Grandpa's parking pass hung on the mirror. And then they get out and trot to the store. When I get angry they merely shrug and say that it was the only close parking space there!! I've pushed my late DH's wheelchair half a block in pounding rain to get to a doctor's office, and in the sun and wind when he wanted to go to a special store, while younger healthy people parked near by in
the handicapped parking spaces.
Once when I was chewing a young man out a meter reader came along and asked if it was HIS parking pass. And he got an expensive ticket while several older people and I stood and almost cheered. I think the ticket at that time was about $170 or so, YEAH!![/quote]
I live near Laughlin, NV. The police there have assistance regarding the handicapped spots at the casinos. They have people who volunteer to be "parking police" and issue tickets for people parking in handicapped without tags.
By the way, I have issues with my heart so I have a handicapped tag but I am not obviously handicapped (in a wheelchair, on crutches, etc.) Please bear in mind that some of the people who "look" healthy may have a severe health problem that isn't that apparent.