I have a disability and want to smack these jerks with my cane.
Fun story time that, for legal reasons, is a complete fabrication:
Was going food shopping one weekend. No smaller carts inside so walked out and went to one of the drop offs to grab one. On the way back, I see someone put their car into reverse from the "ramp". Some people stop and wait for them to leave. I just keep walking and pushing my cart while considering my speed "just in case".
They IMMEDIATELY peel out and smash into the cart. It goes under their tire and rips off most of the bumper and pops their tire (which was fucking terrifying). They get out and start screaming at me and threatening to call the cops and kick my ass. I explain "So... you are going to call the cops and explain to them you didn't look when backing up from an illegal parking space and hit a pedestrian? I'm in a bit of a rush but I guess I can stick around for that". Lady who was trying to get her walker out of her car even volunteers to be a witness.
Had a good old laugh and walked to get a new cart. They were still there freaking out when I left the store.
You're one of my new favorite people.
Allegedlys.
Hey, we all need stories like this in our current capitalist hellscape. True or not.
With a dealer tag on the vehicle, as well. This dillweed is specifically doing this because he believes he is untraceable due to not having a license plate.
Well we can make it Cana’s Garage’s problem.
Laws should permit people with disabilities to legally scratch and dent the hell out of a vehicle parked like that.
We live in a society, and all must do our part to enforce the social contract.
It should be legal for anyone to key the shit out of cars that park like this
I already do, regardless
Remember kids, if you see a guy in a wheelchair keying a car...go help. He can't reach up high.
Ever seen what firefighters do to a car parked in front of a hydrant they need? Handicapped people should take note.
I miss my days of running a hardware store, mostly because of our forklift. Idiots had a penchant for blocking the entrance to our parking lot for some reason -- I can't fathom why -- and when called out on it they'd give us lip right up until I mentioned we'd just pick up their car with the forklift and put it somewhere else.
I never actually had to do it. I did lift a pallet thief's truck until he put my goddamn pallets back one time, though. That was pretty fun.
There are certain behaviors I feel like should mean the perpetrator forfeits the protection of law. Parking in bike lanes is also one.
If I was on a jury where they were prosecuting someone for smashing up a car parked in the bike lane or handicap spot, I'd probably find not guilty.
So people are aware: If you are handicapped, you CAN park in the striped lines. In many cases, it’s the only feasible option for that person to safely exit.
For example: If directly to the left of the spot is a wall and your vehicles’ automated ramp deploys to the left, they have to park in the stripes.
Adding insult to injury in this case, it’s possible the handicapped person can’t enter their fucking car.
So much this.
The hashed out area… that’s what it’s there for- its part of the accessible parking space.
Are you sure it's legal? Why can't you just back in if it's on the wrong side?
Exactly this happened to my friend who is a quadriplegic, some asshat parked on the striped lines next to her and she couldn’t get in her car because there was no space for the ramp. She posted a great video at the time showing visually why you should never park in the stripes.
Call the police non-emergency number and report someone in a handicapped parking spot that doesn't have a hanger or tag. Look for Tow Truck numbers posted in the parking lot.
Hit them where it hurts. Their pocketbook, and having to figure out where their car is, how to get there, how to pay, etc... Don't use illegal means when legal means are readily available, willing, and waiting.
Take a picture, and complain to the internet? IT's simpler to take care of legally. Then post a pic of a cop writing them a ticket, or a tow truck hauling them away on the internet.
* Results vary by location. Try that in my town and the cops will chew you out for "wasting their time," and tacitly threaten you with arrest to try to prevent you from calling again.
Then we get whinging about why people do these sorts of things as if there are no consequences. Well, it turns out there are no consequences. Once again, this is why we can't have nice things.
if the police don't do anything then talk to the mayor. You can also talk to the state legislator.
About 25 years ago, I was a retail manager and took great pleasure in having these assholes towed. We had the towing company on speed dial, they loved us. I wasn't disabled then but it's just a shitty thing to do so it ticked me off.
Today I just alerted store management, who was pretty pissed off about them. I approved. As much as I'd have loved to do what you suggested, I only had a few minutes before I had to leave.
FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY:
If you wanted to pierce YOUR OWN TIRE for some reason, if you place a nail under a tire, (assuming you considered roll angle) it would pierce a tire quite nicely.
Rubber would seal pretty well to make it a slow leak, but cutting a channel into the side with an angle grinder or dremmel would help.
For maximum air leakage, take a 1/4in or 3/8 in steel pipe, then cut it into 4 in bars, then cut those bars in half with a diagonal cut. Place sharp end into tire groove.
Again, this is for educational purposes only if you wanted to get air out of your tire very quickly.
I see this one frequently in my part of the world. Also, those people who park in the fire lane to "just run in for a minute or two". It's next level laziness and entitlement...and for what? To save on walking 20 to 30 feet? If I saw a friend do that, I'd have to stop being their friend.
I work in retail and one time we had someone take the firelane parking to the next level. They pulled up directly in front of the sliding door, like less than 2 feet between their driverside door and the entrance. You couldn't even get a cart out.
I work for DIDDs full time and let me tell you, my favorite incident so far driving my two disabled ladies around was the time where, in a very obviously for-the-transport-of-wheelchairs van, we got cut off... in their church parking lot.
I still laugh about it. "Did I just get cut off... in a handicapped vehicle... in a church parking lot? Okay. Alright. Let's see where that gets you."
To add; I'm not religious but my ladies love their church so I take them every Sunday. And this church? Judgey. That person is so fortunate I didn't squeal on them.
I accidentally scratch those cars with my keys every time.
You sound clumsy AF.
I should be very thankful that were I live, people rarely park on reserved spots and pretty much all shopping carts are being returned.
That shit ain't immune to keys
Not that it's necessarily the case here, but I destroyed my knee and had crutches etc for a while, and I just got a tag to hang from my mirror.
Someone walked up before I got out of the car yelling about how I can't park there, and then I got out with my crutches and knee wheelie and pointed at the handicap tag on my rear-view mirror.
Again, probably not the case here, but I had that thing for about a month, and I caught a ton of dirty looks and stuff because people assumed all handicapped indicators are on license plates.
I think they're pointing out the person parked in the area used for wheelchair loading. The yellow hashed area. You shouldn't park there tag or not.
Has it become legal in America to park in the fire lane in front of shopping centers? Last couple years most of them around me are just full of cars.
I would get so much satisfaction seeing it towed.
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