Friday, July 26, 2024

Travels With My Placard: IT LIVES!

I was surprised by a sight at 10Box this week. My trusty handicap placard and T-Hoe and I had nabbed the closest handicap space on the right side of the doors. Other cars were taking up the left side spaces. When I came out, a couple of them had left. And I observed the most magnificent sight!


Look! It's a 4-wheeler, parked in a handicap space, not on the sidewalk, not in the striped area! It appears to be legally parked. AND IT IS!!!


Look closer! IT HAS A HANDICAP PLACARD!!!

Yes, it appears that such a thing DOES exist. Or at least someone has taken their car placard to use when they drive the 4-wheeler to town. I know that when I filled out my paperwork to get a placard for T-Hoe, and A-Cad, I had to put the car make and model on the application.

MOST days I'm surprised by drivers and parkers, but it is usually not PLEASANTLY.

6 comments:

  1. That is unusual. My placard is good for other cars if I am a driver or passenger. I even saw a motorcycle with a placard.

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    1. I got my application from my NP's office. They had a whole stack. Maybe it was an older version. Maybe it was a newer version. Don't know, it's the only one I ever saw.

      This is the first non-automobile I've seen with a placard. That's why I was curious if other vehicles could get them. Were these driver/rider people just being rumpusholes like car drivers who park in handicap spaces without a plate or placard? Or were they not available for 4-wheelers, side-by-sides, motorcycles, golf carts, etc.? If a placard can be used for any vehicle, then it points to rumpusholery!

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  2. How good to see the 4 wheeler parked legally with the placard, that might be a fun way to drive to the store or doctor appointment.

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    1. Heh, heh! You might NEED a doctor appointment after driving a 4-wheeler on the road! People drive crazy around here!

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  3. That's a surprising sight. Perhaps the driver has trouble getting into and out of regular cars, I know I do sometimes. It depends on the car.

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    1. More likely, the driver wants to save gas when driving to the store. Or doesn't have a car, or have insurance on a car.

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