Reply #30: Handicap overuse in CA

[RosesAreRed]

There just aren't enough handicap spots in CA - they're always used by somebody who has a placard, obvious disability or not. The thing that irks me is that some spots have a wide area next to them to facilitate loading and unloading - those spots are really intended to be used by people with a wheelchair van or people whom absolutely need that space... the other handicap spots without a big space open are too narrow for me to get in and out of the car at times. The door needs to be swung all the way open - and I have a 2-door coupe with long doors. Without the big space next to the car, I can't get out.

Call it a pet peeve of mine, but sometimes I'll wait around and stalk the spaces, waiting for one of them to leave - and invariably, whenever I am waiting for one of those spots, somebody just walks up to the car, gets in, and leaves. Gets me really steamed up at times, but what can we do? A Handicap placard is the last real perk that the non-elite class has available to them in this system of governance and living.