Disabled Man FIGHTS BACK against ILLEGAL Handicap Parking Idiots

[@hypurrfpv9483]

A friend of mine, with a handicapped plate on his motorcycle, got called out because someone thought if you're handicapped you can't ride a motorcycle. He has cystic fibrosis and had a lung transplant that was failing. He could not walk far, even though he could ride his motorcycle. You can't always see a handicap and it doesn't mean you can't walk or ride, it means you have a medical issue that requires you to park close. He had to carry oxygen and take many rests when walking. Don't assume since someone appears to walk normally that they don't have a handicap that they require to park close.

[@angrydriversattack]

Yup people shouldn't assume what they can't see

[@pearlsswine]

Lol "just because you can walk doesn't mean you can't walk" Welcome to 2024, where feelings, selfishness, and narcissism come before objective really. Now you can't even question why a mobile person uses a parking spot intended for wheelchair bound people.

[@coleyounger5882]

I ride a motorcycle and I have Degenerative Spinal Disease among other things, which means I have severely limited ability to walk. So, I always have to plan a ride and choose parking carefully the rest of the time I have to use my wheelchair or motorized shopping carts ect... Being or having a handicap is no fun and certainly makes everyday life very difficult but it also shows you how thoughtless people really are.

[@TheMazinoz]

​​@@pearlsswineNo, they are for people with a handicap! They may have arthritis limiting mobility, COPD, heart condition, cystic fibrosis, silicosis etc

[@hypurrfpv9483]

@@pearlsswine It's intended for handicapped people, not just people in wheelchairs.

[@linda2dinda]

I'm also ambulatory and I have a handicap placard. You can't see the daily struggle going on in my body. Never judge anyone using a placard that can walk.

[@angrydriversattack]

CORRECT 100%

[@SuzetteKath]

True. Some of us have limited distance. Some of us no longer can do four and a half mile walk. And can barely do two blocks with a cane or other device.

[@sasquatchsbaby]

Thank you. believe me. you can't see the pain some people go through. It is a struggle to walk even short distances. just because someone doesn't look disabled, doesn't mean they aren't. don't judge a book by it's cover.

[@SuzetteKath]

@@sasquatchsbaby Very true. The manager of the prefab home complex I live in. She doesn't believe that I'm disabled and ordered me to mow the lil bit of a yard we have for our place. Instead of having me tell my man about it. She kept going that I was somehow able to mow a 90 X 20 lawn.

[@3ch1dna07]

I have fibromyalgia and have to use a cane sometimes. My husband wants me to get a placard for those days but I don't feel right doing it. Exercise is actually best for me on those days, so even though I'm using a cane, I need to walk it off.

[@JordanSinclair-q5m]

2 issues 1) non handicapped people should not use the space 2) there are handicapped people who are not constantly in wheel chairs. For those of you who are judging handicapped people, pray that you will not ever fully understand what that is like. To not only be disabled but also have to face evil judgment is a true curse.

[@jaydouglas1090]

Thank you, when I first got mine I still was able to walk on my own. I got harassed every time I used it.

[@AvaLiveLife]

@@jaydouglas1090​​⁠​​⁠I’m sorry this happened to you, I just commented the same thing as user-pn9.. above you because the bullying disabled people experience who don’t have typically recognised disabled conditions is horrifying. Being harassed and vilified is unacceptable. I defended a lady who had a placard who had this happen to her and asked the person harassing what their medical qualifications were. It’s beyond judgmental, it’s cruel and it’s none of their business.

[@kimkimba1131]

Agree!

[@ald.3387]

I've had people say "you look fine to me", even when using a cane. Not all disabilities require wheelchairs.

[@JWimpy]

@@ald.3387 Same here, I have difficulties walking. Especially in extreme heat and cold. But I don't need a wheelchair.

[@Debberdoon]

One thing missing from this report is that not all disabilities are visible. Someone may ‘walk fine’ but have a lung and or heart condition that severely limits their capacity to walk distances. Don’t assume that if someone isn’t using a mobility device that they are not in need of the use of a disabled parking spot.

[@theocharisstylianou1822]

The problem is not that you have an invisible disability the problem is you have no tag Up to last year I have a disability placard but hardly used it since I lost my left leg depending on how I feel I may use disabled parking spot If not I use the normal parking space because it's always somebody worse off than me What really gets up my nose is some people 2 to 3 parking spaces buy parking long ways This happened to be twice in supermarkets the one guy I told him off any threat to beat me up now I am in my 70s still acting a tough guy Unfortunately here the police you don't take it that serious😢😢😢😢

[@laurajordan7028]

Not all handicaps are visible. If they have no tags, that’s a problem!

[@words.Of.Truth.]

Yes but emotional handicaps or mental handicaps do not need to park in handicap parking

[@fastdude2002]

Unfortunately too many people use them fraudulently but because of the nature of disabilities it’s hard to tell who is faking or using a family members placard

[@lizcollinson2692]

​@@words.Of.Truth. oh my God your worse than the people parking in the disabled spot.

[@barbaramatthews4735]

​@words.Of.Truth. heart and lung conditions are not visible. I have a tag and have problems with my heart. Sometimes, I need to be closer because I get out of breath. My legs are fine, it's a problem catching my breath. You assume nonvisable disabilities are all mental. Not always. I'm not judging mental health. I'm just saying that there are other nonvisable disabilities. People get too judgemental. If they have a tag usually a doctor made a determination that it was necessary. I'm not going to try to figure out who is or isn't disabled enough.

[@PiecesofmeArtistrySRBCreations]

Exactly. I have neuropathy in both my feet on top of ankylosing spondylitis. Both invisible. I am disabled and do have a handicap tag and probably look healthy and fit enough to most people. Chronic pain is disabling.

[@agood12no]

Not everyone with a placard is in a wheelchair. Some have heart problems, some have back problems.

[@melissahyatt9626]

But there are people who abuse the placard, like people who have it for a family member who is disabled but they still use it when the disabled person isn’t with them.

[@GrandmaLoves2Scuba]

My BFF had back surgery for scoliosis. You can't see the multiple rods in her back, from neck to tailbone. You can't see the scar it left on her spine. And yes, she walks unaided. But, she's only good for a few hundred feet before it becomes problematic. She may look healthy to an observer, but she is in constant pain. You can't judge a book by its cover.

[@SuzetteKath]

@@GrandmaLoves2Scuba Does she have a cane for some of the distance? Or does she have a rollator? Or both?

[@agood12no]

@@GrandmaLoves2Scuba Thanks for sharing!

[@Sguru23]

@@melissahyatt9626true. Still makes this narrator wrong. Saying that people who appear “able bodied” parking in handicap.

[@kayleenkrolikowski7442]

As a disabled person, I thoroughly agree with this. And I think awareness is paramount. I do have an issue with one remark though. I have MS. Some days are ok some days not. The man who said it really irks and bothers him deeply to see someone with a placard get out of their car in a handicap spot a walk easily. Huh? Awareness is also paramount for people to know not all disabilities are overtly visible. I struggle on the daily and one of my ways of staying active as I can be and fight this disease is to use every cell in my body to walk or APPEAR as if I'm not completely numb on one side of my body and my ability to appear "normal"..to some degree is a Herculean effort AND carefully orchestrated plan of practiced movements. Appearing "normal" any time I can should not be looked down on or critiqued. Nobody WANTS to show their bodily breakdown IF THEY CAN help it. Until I'm permanently in a wheelchair after 36 years of being in and out of several and blind and a Xtra long list of problems over the years, until I'm forced to do that for good...I'm going to do whatever level of Ability I have left B4 the DISability finally takes over. So don't assume ppl are ok just because you can't see it every time.

[@auntsandran]

Glad I saw your comment that no all disabilities are visible. So very true.

[@AvaLiveLife]

That’s the same comment I found troubling and commented something similar about what a lot of people typically expect to see when someone is disabled. It’s not up to the public to make a judgment with zero information about that person. I’ve even seen medically qualified people judge because it’s not their area of expertise. Education is key and this video reinforced the idea that the general public have the right to decide who’s disabled.

[@kayleenkrolikowski7442]

@@auntsandran ♥️ T.Y.

[@kayleenkrolikowski7442]

@@AvaLiveLife we're all in it together. THANK U. ♥️

[@11regnartseht]

I've been dealing with a bad knee injury. There have been times I was in intense pain and barely able to walk, putting in serious effort to keep it together. But besides a slight limp I walk pretty much normal while on a flat level surface. Several people have subtly accused me of faking how bad it is because I "can walk just fine."

[@tinksspixiedust]

I’ve been challenged by people who have no understanding of what constitutes a disability. They need to drop the prejudice and educate themselves. There are a lot of people who see disabled parking as a cheat. And there are times when it is. But for those of us who need it, it’s invaluable.

[@donaldblock640]

Ticket & fines are not enough, they should be towed as well, do you think the guy with the pizza would learn a lesson when he came out and found his car gone?? Then have to pay a hefty fine and the tow charge? That's one expensive pizza pie!!! Same thing with the guy with the box truck! Jeopardize his job because the truck is loaded with more deliveries, you think his boss would be happy having to get the truck out of the impound lot??

[@martyham10]

I am disabled. I deal with this ALL the time. (I'm near Baltimore) I agree with this commenter 110%!

[@diamondjim7560]

Except the police DON’T enforce the laws. Go to any parking lot and there are plenty of violators, particularly the people using the placard that belong to a relative or driving the vehicle with the privilege as part of the license plate. Most law enforcement especially the sheriff’s deputies consider enforcing parking laws beneath them. If county and city law enforcement would increase the citation rate of these scofflaws, the amount of fines might just offset some taxpayer’s “contributions”, (taxes).

[@martyham10]

@@diamondjim7560 Jim: Houston has something rather unique... they have volunteers who wear uniforms and leave warnings on illegally parked vehicles. They're not sworn officers, and can't issue citations though. But still, a great idea that seems to be working. (BTW: I'm in Baltimore; BIG problem here)

[@diamondjim7560]

@@martyham10 I’m in NOVA. Same here.

[@ATLcentury334]

I had a cancer diagnosis in 2016, and then another one in 2020. I don’t appear to be disabled, but I am. I am in constant pain since the first prognosis. Some days are better than others, some days are unpredictable. I might be able to tolerate the pain in the morning, but as the day drags on, it gets tougher. At first I was embarrassed to need the handicap plate, but it did bring some small amount of relief knowing I wouldn’t have to make a hike to wherever it was I could find a place to park. The thing that makes me most self conscious are the dirty looks I get from people who think they know my story. I’ve never been challenged, but I wouldn’t be surprised if sometime in the future I am.

[@danhazlett1064]

You can’t judge by looks you can’t see a bad heart

[@melissahyatt9626]

But there are people who abuse the placard, like people who have it for a family member who is disabled but they still use it when the disabled person isn’t with them.

[@SuzetteKath]

@@melissahyatt9626 Then there are those who steal it from the disabled person. Like when a former friend stole my dad's placard and gave it to her mom.

[@lizcollinson2692]

Agreed, this sort of discussion results in disabled people being harassed because they are too young, they don't look disabled, they don't have a chair.

[@joec.9591]

Great coverage on this issue. I have a handicap placard due to back surgery and nerve damage in my left leg. The level of pain and mobility fluctuates. On good days, I DON'T use my placard because I really don't need to, and I'm grateful for it! Bad days are another story, of course. I live in the Pacific Northwest and the problem of non-handicap parkers is bad.

[@ThFitz]

My first thought is to boost the fine to $1000. The second is to have volunteers or whatever, authorized to issues those tickets. I am disabled, but able to walk with a cane. When I can I do not park in a handicap spaced. So someone worse of than me has a space to park ind. However, on some days I am very grateful when I am able to park in one.

[@PaulaDautremont]

Some cities have done just that. They have an army of volunteers who are authorized to issue citations. Many of the volunteers are disabled themselves who just want a little pay back for having been a victim themselves.

[@reneepetrillo138]

I think every police department should have individuals authorized to issue handicapped parking tickets. You can't tag and tow if you can't catch them. In fact there should be parking lot security whose sole responsibility is to patrol and monitor all parking lots and street parking. Seek out volunteers and pay them a portion of the ticket revenue. Who better than the handicapped to do it.

[@rud3y1]

The news clip -"a seemingly able bodied driver parking in a disabled spot" says it all. As a disabled person who doesn't present as being immediately disabled I get constant harassment from Karen's wanting to know what's wrong with me. I have a severe blood condition that attacks and destroys my vital organs but oh bless, you can't see it so I must be fine. I'm a 40 year old man and the amount of times people have looked me up and down and said there's nothing wrong with you because idiots think if you're not old or ina wheelchair what could possibly warrant you being disabled. How dare people assume that disabled people have to prove anything to them. think about that next time you rush to accuse a stranger.

[@angrydriversattack]

Nope never assume someones situation

[@chris.eskimo]

My daughter and wife are disabled. My daughter has been in a chair most of her life. Our modified van is normally ONLY used for their transport. If i happen to use it for ANY other purpose, I simply conduct myself as if it were NOT a ' handicap van'. It pisses me off when I see others, parked askew, with no placard, in an 'accessible ' space. I immediately think that DRIVING must be their 'handicap ' !

[@pearlsswine]

It must be annoying to lose a spot to a person with an "invisible disability". You can't park now because the person that can walk just fine has a totally not fake disability that is super invisible.

[@TheDaveAppell]

i see it alot aswell i do not know the American Disability Act but in Canada it dont matter what you have physical or mental even people who play the system can get a handicap parking plaquer

[@margarethorrall8621]

I'm a delivery driver and I NEVER park in handicapped spaces or those spaces with hatch marks beside them. I never park in fire lanes either. Those of us who can walk should walk and not be lazy. I get it. I too have delivered to buildings where regular parking is full but there are several empty handicapped spaces available but I don't use them and I never have. I'm in my sixties and overweight and there is no excuses for someone younger and more able bodied than myself to use those spaces. Everybody has some disabled people in their lives. Think about how angry you would be if someone you love is forced to endlessly circle a parking lot because there are no handicap spaces available and then remember that even if you don't know and love them, somebody does.

[@vickiefinney6073]

As a handicapped person, I thank you for understanding, we need these stalls

[@dolphinride5157]

Of course not all delivery drivers are bad; just like not all cops are bad. It's sad that so many are bad though.

[@margarethorrall8621]

@@dolphinride5157 Agree

[@margarethorrall8621]

@@vickiefinney6073 I have always been able to rely on my robust good health. Even now as I age into retirement, (delivery is my semi retired gig), I still get around better than people half my age. It doesn't escape me that I have it so much better than handicapped individuals. Even for those who don't fully appreciate significant mobility issues, it's a matter of respect and courtesy.

[@Miss.C.]

My issue is that not all handicaps are visible. You can’t judge by the looks. Some people can’t do distance without becoming weak. Don’t judge.

[@douglashill6575]

Disabled vet. 24 back surgeries. I’m tired of being accused of not being handicapped because I’m not in a chair. Most of the time it’s by others who are disabled that want to call me a liar

[@martabachynsky8545]

Thank you for your service.

[@douglashill6575]

@@martabachynsky8545 thank you maam

[@garylawrence7547]

Parking in a handicap spot illegally is bad enough but obtaining and or using a handicap decal illegally is even worse!

[@JordanSinclair-q5m]

Are you sn idiot?

[@JordanSinclair-q5m]

Sorry, are you an idiot? I should have proofread. I have issues that cause me to have bad hand eye coordination.

[@TruthHurts2u]

I've had back surgery but I can still walk. However, after a bit of walking I start to have pain and difficulty. To the average person watching me get out of my car and walk away it may appear that I'm a handicap tag scammer who's just as healthy as the next guy but not all physical limitations are visible and apparent.

[@jaydouglas1090]

When I first got my handicap placard, I was still able to walk with no help. I used to get harassed when I used it because people would say I’m not handicapped. Now I use crutches daily for 5 years now to help me walk. The berating I would get at the beginning was horrible. Not all handicap people are in wheelchairs. Remember that.

[@Momoffour90]

Me also I have a bad hart and can't walk a long distance but

[@SuzetteKath]

I use a cane but even with the cane I have a limit to how far I can walk.

[@msteen72]

You were berated because you could still walk and yet took up a handicapped spot. What about the people worse off than you? I understand you need it now but not when you didn’t need assistance. You’re not the only one in this world.

[@jaydouglas1090]

@@msteen72I got the placard because of heart issues and not being able to walk longer distances. My doctor sent the request for it. Not every handicapped person is in a wheelchair. If the spot close to handicap was open I would park there, but when there was no close spot I would use the placard and handicap spot. It’s idiots like you who get on your high horse who end up showing everyone how stupid you are. Why don’t you tell the people with motorized chairs they don’t need to use the spots because they are not manually moving theirs chairs anymore?

[@Sguru23]

@@msteen72doesn’t matter. It’s not up to them to leave handicap spots for others just because their disability isn’t worse than others. It’s crazy to think a disabled person shouldn’t take a handicap spot simply for that reason

[@nancyhammons3594]

I'm not disabled, but I do walk slower than when I was younger, I'm 68. I don't park anywhere near a handicap spot, one day I might need those spots.

[@SindyBoyle]

I whole heartedly agree with the message in the above YT vid. As a relative of a wheel chair user I [and my relative] wish that people would stop using the word 'handicapped'. The word derives from back in the day when disabled people had to literally go 'cap in hand' begging just to survive. It's a word we seldom hear in the UK or anywhere in Europe because of Nationalised health care living expenses and benefits such as adapted independent housing and access by law [wheel chair friendly] to all public transport, public buildings etc. They don't have to beg anymore. We simply say disabled.

[@kellykat8057]

Protect your national healthcare like your life depends on it... because it does. I'm so envious of your national healthcare. But I'm so very glad you have it. Here in USA, we have a no-healthcare for profit system that would rather take expensive premiums from insurance customers and then deny coverage of necessary & even life saving medical care. It's profit over people here.

[@allisonspringer8889]

I don't always use my cane. If I go to the grocery store, I know I can hold onto the shopping cart. To the casual observer, it may seem I am not handicapped, but I am. I have severe arthritis in both of my knees, have trouble getting in and out of my car and then walking. I also have an arthritic back. You can't always tell by looking at someone whether they have a legitimate handicap or not.

[@SuzetteKath]

Having the cane makes it harder on those folks who want to believe that the only ones that need the spots have wheelchairs.

[@MisoSilly]

Unfortunately, it'll never change... unless they start using automated cameras to catch everyone.. like those red light runner cameras.

[@talapeanutbutter4250]

In school, each student had to find a way to help a cause close to our hearts. I took on handicap spots. I researched police tickets, usage of handicap spots and how I can make a difference. I made a small half page form that told the offender what they did and the harm and imposition they caused. I didn’t shame them. Just stated the obvious and told them I hope they never REALLY need the space. I got caught a couple times as I put it under their windshield wiper. One just wadded it up but the other actually read it and apologized. For an 18 year old, I felt accomplished, like I wrote a book with profound effect! God Bless🦋

[@iandrake8202]

I’m from the 🇬🇧 and this happens here too. My disabled wife has a saying when someone parks in a disabled space illegally. “You want my space? Do you want my disability as well?”

[@joannemckinley2487]

I am disabled, use a walker, and have a handicap placard. I see many people who look very fit (compared to me) getting out of vehicles in a handicapped space. However, not all disabilities are visible. Just because someone can walk from their car to inside the store with no mobility aid does not mean that they are not disabled. I had a sister who had COPD and could walk, but not for long distances without stopping to take a rest. Unless she wore her nasal cannula for oxygen, then an outsider would never know just by looking at her. Many times, she didn't wear her nasal cannula in public, and would use it inside her car before entering the store, and after returning. She had a handicap placard, too. A person wearing a prosthesis could look like an average able person, especially if their clothing is covering up the prosthesis. So, don't judge someone parking in a handicap space with a handicap placard who appears able to actually be able. There are many hidden disabilities. However, the absolutely able people parking in handicap spaces, go after them with heavy fines.

[@DavidWsTrainVideos]

I got yelled at once, buy someone who failed to take in the whole situation situation. Now to be fair, I am completely able-bodied. I do not need a handicap placard and I was about 22, but I was driving around my now late grandmother who suffered from Congenital heart failure, and could not walk long distances, so when she saw me get out of a car with a handicap placard, she went off on me, Claiming I was playing the system, I didn’t need it, I didn’t say a word to her. I calmly walked around and let my elderly mother out of the car, who then let her have it lol 😂. She was very apologetic, and would not jump to conclusions that fast again. I said to he that her heart was in the right place, and it is a problem.

[@daddybdpearson1]

Okay he’s going about it the correct way. He’s NOT jumping down people throat, he’s just giving them some information.

[@angrydriversattack]

Yup but even then some people get furious

[@Frank-rx8ch]

Great how Barry kept composed and humble talking to able bodied people parking illegally in spots reserved for the disabled. God bless you sir.

[@fayeberman9218]

Just a note: just because a person walks out of their car doesn’t mean they’re not disabled. That being said, people without placards should absolutely NOT be parking in those spots, EVER!

[@angrydriversattack]

Of course. The video person said it not me, and it's been commented like 500 times

[@richardmiller1345]

I got busted in a handicap car park by an old lady. Should have seen her face when I got me cane out. You see I’m crippled with bone disease in the pelvis due to a few to many years in the infantry. She apologised I giggled and congratulated her on her honour.

[@angrydriversattack]

Boom

[@lindasue263]

Wait! Why should I have to PAY for my placard? I pay dearly every day as it is!! Financially! Being handicap is COSTLY as it is!!

[@Jo-vf7qi]

Stop feeling so entitled.

[@chainlink4241]

You shouldn't have to pay anything, in the US most states issue them free of charge once your doctor signs the paperwork...

[@AvaLiveLife]

@@Jo-vf7qian entitled attitude is you assuming disabled people don’t need help with the astronomical costs of being disabled.

[@deepskyal]

@@Jo-vf7qi You get to park for free. You that much of prick you lack any empathy?

[@pearlsswine]

​@@AvaLiveLifeAn astronomical sense of entitlement is thinking that just because you have it harder than other people, that you magically should get things for free. "How dare life be hard!! You owe it to me to make my life easy. If you don't, then you're entitled!".

[@cactusrose55]

Good news article. Thanks for sharing.

[@socalgal714]

1) I'm ambulatory and I have a handicapped placard. Invisible disabilities are real. 2) the cops cant write tickets on private property unless the owner requests it. So the stores are the ones that need to call the cops.

[@Rick4345]

As bad as Illinois is, police are allowed to write tickets on private property for illegal handicapped parking. As long as the space is properly marked.

[@Yalnif5200]

Since this is about PA, they can write tickets on private property. The below is word for word from paragraph on handicapped parking from the PA law 3354.0 Title 75 (3) (i) Except for persons parking vehicles lawfully bearing a person with a disability or severely disabled veteran registration plate or displaying a person with a disability or severely disabled veteran parking placard when such vehicles are being operated by or for the transportation of a person with a disability or a severely disabled veteran, no person shall park a vehicle on public or private property reserved for a person with a disability or severely disabled veteran which property has been so posted in accordance with departmental regulations.

[@catherinewhite8819]

In our town in UK a disabled man was so cross about people parking in these bays he had some extra sticky labels printed saying “If you want my parking spot so badly, you can have my disability too” and stuck them centrally on the windscreen blocking the driver’s vision. Now technically this is criminal damage, but who is going to complain to the police when they have parked incorrectly?!! 😂😂. Very clever.

[@angrydriversattack]

Yeah here in the USA that would be vandalism

[@catherinewhite8819]

@@angrydriversattack He did this several times but no-one reported it to the police, presumably too embarrassed. It got great press coverage and certainly increased awareness in the general public.

[@2Peachcobler]

Handicap parking placards are not just for people who cannot walk, heart patients. Lung patients also deserve the placards so don’t judge everybody just because they can walk what you assume is normal. You do not know what their heart is doing or their lungs are doing.

[@ianh1504]

$14k for a wheelchair, 60k for a specialized van, now the states gonna make em pay $200 for a placard

[@itsamemario8014]

Placard on the car but no visible handicap doesn't mean they don't have one, don't be so ready to judge without all the information.

[@Jo-vf7qi]

Don’t be so ready to feel entitled.

[@itsamemario8014]

@@Jo-vf7qi What ?

[@kendraowen2841]

@@Jo-vf7qi someone with a plate or a placard is absolutely .... entitled ... to those parking spaces. You are up past your bed time and mommy will be mad ... you better get along ... grab your bear bear and go to bed.

[@itsamemario8014]

@@steveandjenny149 I don't know if you can or can't walk but is plainly evident that you have a severe handicap though.

[@mireillepioger92]

there's all kind of disability.Not only for wheel chair!I can walk,the pain it's giving is terrible.Stop saying stupids things n roll on Beethoven!@@steveandjenny149

[@renehansen1904]

Im 1000% with the actual disabled people on this one. One has to take in account that the person first getting out of a car, might be a helper. - If there is no one else in the vehicle... yeah, Id call someone.

[@richardsnook7697]

Citations and tow.

[@cypherglitch]

"seemingly able bodied" the key Word SEEMINGLY. I am one of them. I hate it when people think only people who look disabled can park. That first sentense is problematic, enforcing the ifea there no such thing as invisible disability.

[@jamesfountain6183]

They should lose their drivers licenses, fined $5k & flogged

[@LadyDragonsblood]

As a person in a wheel chair, I understand this frustration. One thing though, about the news report... you do not have to "appear" disabled to be disabled.... it kind of implied, that if you can walk, don't use a disabled space. I wish there was a better way than the placards... because those are often misused by family members, and then they are taken away... so the person that really needs it, has now lost it because Jr. couldn't walk across the parking lot.

[@Kristi-y7m]

I'm disabled but you can't see my disability

[@Jo-vf7qi]

So……

[@gage51desoto]

@@Jo-vf7qinot all disabilities are visible. Duh

[@delphi-moochymaker62]

My feeling is that if I see an individual hopping out of their car and walking as easily as I do from their car and back, they have little excuse for denying that spot for the use of someone who has no use of their legs or entire body. Things are relative.

[@gage51desoto]

@@delphi-moochymaker62 I am paralyzed in my left leg and foot. If I wear my brace and long pants I walk normally, but I am still disabled and it can be hard to walk long distances. It is for disabled people not just for those with the worse disabilities. Don’t judge unless you know for sure.

[@delphi-moochymaker62]

@@gage51desoto Fair enough. As long as you understand many folks use these tags when no disabled person is in the vehicle treating them like a gold parking pass for whomever drives the car. Left unchallenged, there are no spots for you. I would also ask you to consider if you are "walking normally" that means in the moment you aren't experiencing a disabling physical barrier like those who have much less mobility full time. At the end of the day it's about us showing compassion, all of us, to those who need it most.

[@debrajahnke5904]

When we lived in Plymouth Minnesota, the Target there said they don't bother calling to report it because by the time the cops got there they were gone. They should allow people to take pictures and turn them in similar to the cameras on lights.

[@charlesfreeman9917]

"They're absolutely free" Except you have to be DISABLED to get one, so, are you sure that's free, pal?

[@angrydriversattack]

Exactly right

[@goldfieldgary]

Doctors aren't free, either - - the bill is in the mail!

[@goldfieldgary]

Doctors aren't free, either - - the bill is in the mail!

[@Lisabeefree-h7d]

Able bodied people need to wakeup . This world is so cruel and cruel ! They never pay the fine cause it’s to much trouble ! I wish for more tickets to be handed out -you don’t pay license revoked . Period

[@proudcanadian3564]

Not all disabilities can be easily seen. My late husband had cancer, and he walked fine but was easily exhausted from the chemo.

[@angrydriversattack]

Absoutely. Can't judge by a cover

[@richardmorgan1588]

I have never understood how any able bodied person can unashamedly park in a spot reserved for handicapped people! They have NO SHAME! When confronted they are often hostile!

[@angrydriversattack]

Lazy and entitled

[@dianemiller7994]

No fees, more tickets. Fees punish a person who is already dealing with challenges. Tickets focus on the offenders.

[@angrydriversattack]

Towing is what i think

[@chasingmoonlight7342]

Anyone who parks in a handicap parking spot who doesn't need to, or blocks access to one, is the lowest of low.

[@lindasue263]

Not all handicap people have visible disabilities!! Do not judge until you know for a fact that the person is not the rightful owner of placard!!

[@edwardfeldkamp6932]

Not true bad heart you cant see deaf you cant see that there are many disabilities you cant see not just legs i yes i can talk i have walking disablity

[@Jo-vf7qi]

@@edwardfeldkamp6932 get off your tired as* and walk more. That’s your problem. We all have walking disabilities. You need to pay for that placard.

[@NinjaTenK]

​@@edwardfeldkamp6932 it is true in what he said

[@davidmitchell6873]

Why would a deaf person need handicapped parking?

[@NinjaTenK]

@@davidmitchell6873 cause they can't hear what's going on around them

[@Danny-ge2my]

I love that part about oh let's let the finest go to the police department !!!! so they'll just be out giving tickets to anybody and everybody !!! And what are those called oh yeah Road Pirates. !!!!

[@dianee7778]

AND BATHROOMS! People don’t understand that to wait for an able-bodied person to come out of a handicapped stall, then get yourself in there and situated takes TIME. IT’S SO FRUSTRATING!

[@angrydriversattack]

Yeah i never use them but i thought about if somones in there and a disabled person needs it.. ouch

[@robertvirnig638]

I have a placard in my car for when my dad is with me. I've never used it without him. Sometimes it is tempting after wandering a parking lot for 20 minutes without finding a normal space, but I just don't do it.

[@angrydriversattack]

Thats why people get in trouble, the temptation is to great for them to do the right thing

[@carlabunn1134]

Be careful about concluding that people with no visible handicap are misusing a handicap placard. Not all handicaps are visible.

[@markojotic]

I witnessed a public disabled van, a bus for the disabled. While the driver was extending the ramp an idiot parked illegally, open his door and got it sliced by the ramp. Obviously the idiot driver complained.

[@glendakeating405]

It should be pointed out that not all disabilities are visible! I have a disabled badge and I get out of a car fairly easily. I just can't walk without breathing problems.

[@angrydriversattack]

Absolutely

[@Papyrius]

People should never be put in a position to have to argue with people parking in handicap parking that look like they don’t need it. It is a very dangerous thing to do. People who don’t need it are taking up handicap parking is so out of control. There needs to be some kind of enforcement to handle these situations. We need to pressure our own counties to do something about it.

[@dellx3048]

No matter how long or short the time is irrelevant, no parking means just that

[@thatlindgirlinutah5829]

Exactly! If the car is in P for PARK and the engine is off they've parked in that spot! Whether it's been 2 seconds, 2 minutes, or 2 hours or more the car is parked and should be ticketed if they're in a disabled spot without a legal placard!

[@ThePlumbeus]

Not everywhere though. There are countries with specific rules that define waiting instead of parking if you don’t leave the drivers seat and don’t wait more than 3 minutes. The reasoning is that you are able to make room without delay if you are blocking e.g. someone navigating through a no parking space. But I am pretty sure that a handicapped spot doesn’t even allow waiting in my country.

[@catherinedupre814]

Some are just struggling along, dying slowly…from things You can’t see….

[@JettaTDI2005]

Ticket and Tow. and watch things slow down. if they use an illigal card.. then talk to the judge and community time

[@patsyhowse1919]

In the UK, ok the front of our blue badges amongst the letters and numbers will be, eg X931, which means a male born in 1931. So if you see a young person on their on her own, they are misusing the badge. A lot dont realise you can tell that! My friend said to a lady who looked in her 50s "you look great for 82!". The lady's face was a picture, all offended til my friend pointed it out on her badge. She then went bright red but still left the car there (it was a private car park). Happens so much here in the UK- its so frustrating

[@handyman75657]

The town wrote 720 tickets to people for parking illegally in Handicapped spots? That is less than 2 per day! I could write that many in 30 minutes at Wal Mart alone! I called the city Police about it in a small town Texas and in 30 minutes they wrote 7 citations alone... You would think that the Local police would find spots like this to increase the cities revenues especially those that cheat!!!

[@HawksDiesel]

Audit that department and I'm sure you'll see why... lazy police.

[@kathycorso7302]

My husband has a handicap plate, if I'm driving him yes I will park in a space, but by myself no. I was told if I get caught parking in one and by myself and if one-day I should happen to need one, I won't be able to apply.

[@benjaminhaughney9930]

Just to be clear not all handicaps are able to be seen with the eyes. Heart and lung disability s as well as many other medical issues are not easily observed.

[@angrydriversattack]

Im aware, the person on the video said it, not I. And about 500 other comments

[@Scott-c2k]

Great approach by him, people listen.

[@DisabledNomads]

The only problem I have is with the comment, "When I see someone walk easily..." Not all disabilities are visible. I can walk to the store but then have to use the available courtesy cart. From the handicap to the doors is about as far as I can go.

[@SuzetteKath]

Then we disabled have to hope that there is enough power in the cart's batteries. And that the previous folks plugged in the carts before leaving them as they go home or elsewhere. Crapshoot if it is a cart at say Walmart if it has enough power.

[@DisabledNomads]

@@SuzetteKath It's exactly for this reason that we had to invest in a small mobility scooter. We got a very low interest loan from NW Access Fund to get a TravelScoot scooter. Edit to add that I can't always use it especially in the winter because it's not good to use in wet weather and it rains a lot in the Pacific Northwest.

[@SuzetteKath]

@@DisabledNomads If I could, I would get the Shoprider Flagship one for tooling about the city I live in. And fit a fan into it.

[@DisabledNomads]

@@SuzetteKath What a fun looking thing! I'll have to check out the users manual to see how much it weighs (we live in an RV).

[@debrawalters9746]

Not every disabled persons issue is observable. I have a spinal injury, which you cannot see. I get harassed fifty percent of the time for parking with my handicapped license plate. One day I had a woman follow me around the store yelling that I wasn’t disabled.

[@Gillby47]

Not all disabilities are visible.I have a Blue Badge in U.K.,it annoys me when I am not able to park in an accessible disabled parking spot and when challenged say I,m only going to be a minuet.In the meantime a disabled person has to drive to an unsuitable spot.

[@rogerking7258]

I have a blue badge myself now, but years ago, before I had a heart attack and arthritic knees I used to challenge people parking without a badge. Almost universally, the answer was "Oh, I'm only going to be a few minutes".

[@brianhalfhill7977]

As someone who has a hard time walking with a very bad back. I have a handicap placard. Handicap placard sharing is also an issue. I see people who are able bodied using a placard.

[@orest395]

Where I live, there’s a handicap spot that I suspect being misused, and there’s a cop the lives in the same building and doesn’t do anything, and the hoa does nothing either

[@Jo-vf7qi]

Sounds like you need to notify the news media. See how fact something gets done.

[@jamieslack3147]

@@Jo-vf7qi won't do any good, the cops simply don't care

[@garyhills2336]

Good video, the US is not alone with this disease of thinking that some people assume they are more entitled to park in a space them someone in need. I live in the UK but it's just as bad here. The worst places I see are those at supermarkets as the companies take zero responsibility for checking if a car has a blue badge and do nothing about it, even if reported! So, it just goes on and on and on! The lazy, the arrogant and the ill only be two min excuses are always willing to take a space they do not deserve. I would like to see in the UK all Disabled Bays come with a warning sign for illegal parking without a valid blue badge, I would like to see a fine of £250 for the first time but with the power to seize the car for serial offenders. In the UK the police have the power to seize the car for no insurance, so, it would just take an amendment in the law to make that possible. And I want the Government to pass laws on Supermarkets to make them legally liable for allowing illegal parking in disabled bays in their car parks. I am sure similar aspects could be done in the US! If you have not disabled sod off out of that space! I am fortunate that for now I can still walk and travel by bus, I do have a blue badge but yet have to rely on others to drive, when I do, I need that space as travelling by car increases the level of pain in my legs. I also am aware that I can be heading for a wheelchair so I know I would need those spaces more. I do not care what excuses people use for parking in disabled bays, they are quick enough to take the space, would they be quick to want to have the conditions that go with the need for that space! Nobody has any right to use a disabled bay except those with disabilities, that is the reality and it's time those so bloody lazy learned to respect that!

[@melaniesmith1313]

Really ticks me off to see this. I walk with a cane or walker, depending on whether I am having a really bad day or not. Having to park far away from a building really hurts.

[@bethcoussou]

I still get annoyed when I see people illegally park in a handicapped space who are not disabled. My mother had really bad feet and was legally blind. She had a placard and I would take her many places with the placard on my rear view. People need to be more aware and respectful of disabled drivers and/or passengers who require a handicapped space!

[@shannonobrien9922]

1 thing to remember: not all disability is visible! I just turned 50- I had my plates/placard since I was 35..... I don't limook a bit disabled

[@ericgautreaux1752]

Do you park in the stripped spot?

[@HansDelbruck53]

@@ericgautreaux1752 striped

[@lindasue263]

I just made the same comment. Unless the person doesn't own the placard, then that is a problem. No one can judge another person unless they know the facts! I used a cane for decades, now a walker. My husband & I were walking into a store & some drunk said I wasn't handicapped. Drunk is the key word 🤪

[@Jo-vf7qi]

@@HansDelbruck53 oh, the grammar queen has spoken. Don’t be a fool - we all know what Eric meant.

[@Jo-vf7qi]

limook? Obviously you don’t look a bit disabled because you are mentally handicapped?

[@robertmcnamara5407]

The official needs to reword his response. Disabled people don't necessarily present as visibly handicapped. But the illicit use of the parking spaces is definitely a big problem. Not just in the states but globally. It is a common issue.

[@kendraowen2841]

"that hop out of cars with no problem whatsoever" what about hidden disabilities? What if I'm having a good day so far and don't want to ruin it by pushing to hard and ending up in pain? Thanks for perpetuating BS Lets just stick with whether or not they have a plate or placard and leave it at that without the stupid assumptions.

[@burn0u71]

you can walk though right? i mean seriously. other than a brain deficiency, maybe a back ache you CAN walk just fine right? I think this is what they were talking about. People that CANNOT walk, or must have a handicap van or a wheelchair this is a HUGE issue for us. US cause i cannot walk either, and i need a wheelchair to get around. when you have turds that abuse the handicap parking like they do or people that get placards just because they want them, it puts a huge strain on US. get a grip and stop being selfish.

[@shannonobrien9922]

Agreed! I just turned 50, have had mine since I was 35- I don't "look" disabled at all

[@dennisramey6460]

If you have such pain, then why do you not have a plakard?!

[@kayleenkrolikowski7442]

​@@dennisramey6460 They didn't say that a placard didn't exist. They said just stick to whether or not a vehicle has a placard or plate for handicap parking. Instead of scrutinizing whether a person appears to walk just fine but does have a placard. That's not something that is up to anyone to judge. Just judge if that vehicle has the correct plate or sign and leave it at that.

[@kendraowen2841]

@@dennisramey6460 I have one but this was not only talking about people who don't have one ... they also at least implied questioning those who do that don't have the obvious appearance of being disabled.

[@AntileftTruly]

Some people have unseeable dissabilities

[@kayleenkrolikowski7442]

Also..PAY for having a disability is absurd. I pay through the nose every minute of every day as it is! The financial burden of having a disability is emense as it is. (ie; my MS meds for 6 months are $97,000 !! Im not on Medicare or Medicaid and insurance doesnt cover it all, not by a LONG shot!) and that jus ONE financial expense! . Do they think the disabled dont already PAY!

[@TinaHemphill]

As a disabled person who needs to use the handicapped parking, it has reduced me to tears at times, when I can’t get the blue badge parking bays, because some selfish able bodied person felt entitled. It’s tough enough to be in a wheelchair, please stop making our lives even more miserable.

[@dolphinride5157]

The entitled rich people don't care about fines. They would care about getting towed and facing jail time. The laws need to be changed.

[@primafacie9721]

I read several years ago that a guy in Sweden got a driving ticket that cost over $100,000 because their driving fines are based on a person's income and he had a big income.

[@dolphinride5157]

@@primafacie9721 Obviously the laws in Sweden are superior to those us Americans have... Sad!

[@NoCoffeeForYou]

Disabled parking for those without permits should be treated as a no standing zone. You wouldn’t want the fine for parking there. Australia has a similar problem, though we heavy fine if you’re caught. My son just turned 7 and has his permit now, I have found it hard at certain places. Hospitals also need to increase the capacity of parks.

[@dennisramey6460]

Charge false handy cap cheaters $500 and or 1 month in jail mandatory??????

[@HawksDiesel]

Community service would be better

[@childlessdoglady]

So their solution is to charge for a placard??? It's outrageous that someone would be penalized for having a handicap.

[@archstanton5603]

In parts of the UK you can get a criminal record and £1000 fine for parking in a Blue-Badge (handicapped) parking bay.

[@chuckh4077]

And no tea for a year. That would be terrible for a brit. They love tea. 😅

[@pauline-glitterbugcrafts]

@chuckh4077 old days maybe but a lot of us are coffee drinkers now. We don't sit around drinking tea for China teacups and saucers like you might think.

[@chuckh4077]

@pauline-glitterbugcrafts bad form to not act like a proper brit.

[@stolnpckup]

When my mama was living and I took her to the store. I parked in the handicap space for her. But if I drove her van to the store by myself. I parked in a regular space.

[@vanpearsall]

My neighbor got a placard because he has an ingrown toenail. This is where the problem is it’s the doctors writing these recommendations for handicap parking placard

[@johnow7]

I have epilepsy and therefore qualify for a placard, but I don't bother to get one. I am 57 and apart from the epilepsy I am healthier and more physically fit than the vast majority my age.

[@williamking6531]

Just to let you know Van, I had two ingrown toenails and before I could have them removed it was extremely painful to walk. And no I never parked in a handicap zone nor asked for a placard.

[@garyszewc3339]

​@@williamking6531because you shouldn't have. You did the right thing, the other person didn't. Temporary pain is no reason to get a handicap spot.

[@isaacclark9825]

@@garyszewc3339 Temporary severe pain can be a reason to get a temporary placard. They don't have to be issued for five years. Those things have dates on them.

[@Sguru23]

@@garyszewc3339it’s a perfect reason to get one and for those instances they are only temporary until they heal. No problem with that whatsoever

[@ac7ivesleeper610]

I'm so handicapped I'm literally dying and if there were even a $10 charge to get a placard I know I couldn't afford one. $200 would be outrageous. I'm not glad I can no longer drive, but thankful my roommate has a placard herself since she transports me where I need to go. Otherwise I take Uber or Lyft.

[@auntiem873]

My Mon needed a motor scooter. She could pick it up and put it in as well as take it out of her trunk. People thought she was fine because she could lift her scooter. Only that was not her issue. She was strong and could pick up her scooter. What she couldn’t do was walk for long periods without stopping sitting and catching her breath. The scooter allowed her to move without stopping. So she could get her scooter in and out of the car but she would sit on the scooter or in her car seat right after. Catch her breath and then move.

[@cdc19845]

FYI. Fayetteville NC Veterans Admin. has 225 handicap spaces. First time I saw it after completion it looked like a sea of blue. Un fortunately that puts a lot of them a long way from the building.

[@helidude3502]

I mentioned to a police officer that the hash marks that he was parked in were there for wheelchair ramps and lifts. It was entertaining the look on his face that he’d never considered that, and he glitched for a moment walking back and forth indecisive if he should complete his task first or move his police vehicle 😁 He moved the vehicle. Of note, this particular location has about 20 handicapped spaces and none were in use at the time.

[@thesjwkillerdanielle4030]

Oh I did something like this at a Kroger’s. I’m on a cane, but I was in a wheelchair for a long time after a stroke. This guy pulls in over the loading lines. Which is for wheelchair accessibility. Yeah the guy had handicap placard in his corvette window. However if he was handicap he should know better then most not to park there. We was walking in behind the guy and I was bitching about how he parked. He turned around to confront me and asked, “You got something to say to me?” Me: “Why yes I do you illegal parked in an handicap loading area. You’re making it hard for handicap people.” Him: “F* you, mind your own business I am handicap. What gives you the right to tell me anything?” Me:”Well Sir well first off if your handicap you should know better. 2nd I am also handicap and part of the society that made these laws. You are effecting me and others. So it is I feel it is my business. 3rd of all you asked me if I wanted to say something to you. So that I’m pretty sure gives me the right to directly speak to you. 4th of all did you want me to lie to you? What are you mad I didn’t get intimidate and back down? You know if you don’t like honest you shouldn’t ask. He proceeded to act aggressive and call use all names. Till I mentioned if he didn’t back off I could call the cops to decide who was right. He probably turned to go to the liquor store attacked to the Kroger. I think my poor mom almost had a heart attack. Him: “Well

[@markm7311]

Another fee for disability people? Why? I do agree that the violation issuing department should get the penalty money.

[@boomergames8094]

Need more handicap spaces in most lots. Need enforcement. The question about fraud is very separate from those who don't have a permit parking illegally.

[@cupcakedivakc7300]

On the surface, I look able-bodied and may seem like I shouldn't park in a handicapped spot ... But I have the mirror tag assigned to me. I think its disgusting when people do what they did to this man. He shouldn't have had to endure any of this inconvenience.

[@stevenelmore7773]

My father, wife, and now me had or has a handicap placard. Our disability does not show.

[@Meipmeep]

There are legitimate days where I need one of the disabled parking spots but because they don’t outnumber the good days I still don’t have one. As soon as I get a placard I’ll still only use it as needed

[@skipjack6974]

I have called the police asking for enforcement and have been told they won’t come out to write a ticket just because I called. They told me if they see it, or are driving by they will write one. SO frustrated by their response. My husband is the handicapped person and almost did not survive COVID after being in a coma for 4 months. He has a favorite restaurant in town, and we see people parking in the only 2 handicap spots all the time, so I decided to call the police one particular evening. You know what I was told. I applaud these men for taking a stance. 😊

[@EmunahCreative]

Same here in a suburb of Fort Worth. I even took pics of their tag and they said it wasn’t enough. They moved literally 20 seconds before PD arrived. I parked in back of them at a fast food restaurant and was told if I didn’t move I could get a ticket for backing up traffic! 😡 They should’ve mailed them the stupid ticket!