While I completely agree about the misuse of designated parking bays, bear in mind that not all disabilities are obvious to the casual observer. I understand that there are many disabled people who get abuse from the public for parking abuse, when they are entitled to disabled parking.
Ultimately, I guess you have to respect the blue badge, despite the fact that these two are subject to abuse.
Oh I'm completely aware that some disabilities aren't obvious, but they will still have a blue badge. Whether they are "deserving" of one is a different subject, none of my business, and between them and their doctor. If they have one then fine, but virtually everyone I see (including a lot of builders as already mentioned) don't. I don't go checking (that would make me a weirdo) but since I don't use those bays I walk past them and can see if there's one in the window or not.Ultimately, I guess you have to respect the blue badge, despite the fact that these two are subject to abuse.
I was under the impression it's quite hard to get one nowadays. A friend recently got one (grudgingly, but it was time) and I while I don't know the details they had to jump through some hoops. Not literally, thankfully.
Statistics:Posted by steven — Fri 12 Feb, 2016 8:16 pm
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An elderly relative of mine (early 80's) maintains two allotments, my garden, and trims my trees using ladders and a chainsaw. He is very proud of how active he is, in comparison to many others of a similar age.
However he has a dodgy ankle which sometimes gives him some pain for which he straps it up and takes some paracetomol. Whilst it is strapped up he can still look after his allotments.
For this he gets a blue badge.
I have a friend in his late 30's who commutes to the city by train every day. He has dodgy knee cartilages which give him some pain. He's got a blue badge too!!
Statistics:Posted by Robbo — Fri 12 Feb, 2016 12:00 pm
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Being blind qualifies you, but I'm willing to bet a couple of quid that that person won't be the driver and will therefore be accompanied. On that basis, is the badge warrantied just to be 25 yards or so nearer assuming the legs are in working order?
My grandfather contracted polio when he was about 11 which left him with a weakened leg and a thin and withered right arm. He qualified for a blue badge, despite spending most of his weekends throughout his late teens/20s/30s cycling and hiking around the Yorkshire Dales, and continued to be active in his later years. He only took the badge because my grandma was few years older than him and not so nimble. Did he really warrant the badge or was he mis-using it?
Other troubles aside, presumably Oscar Pistorius would have a level of disability that qualifies for a badge. Now, I'm sure he wouldn't pitch up at Sainsburys with the blades on, but even so he seems to walk about fairly freely.
I reckon there are plenty of undeserving blue badges when you get down to it. As in most things in life there are probably faults on both sides. Just sayin'.
Statistics:Posted by leo densian — Thu 11 Feb, 2016 9:45 pm
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With prosthetic legs and clothing I'm sure that the disability wasn't obvious to the passer-by, but I think you'd be pushed to argue that a blue badge was not warranted in this case.
Also many non-motor disabilities, for instance many respiratory conditions, may not be obvious to you when they park and walk into a shop, but may affect a persons ability to walk longer distances that could be involved if there are no parking spaces available to them.
With regard to the proportion of regular to disabled parking bays, I believe it makes sense that this reflects the fact that the disabled have a greater need for parking to be available to them and not just the proportion of the disabled within the population.
Statistics:Posted by beebopb — Thu 11 Feb, 2016 4:04 pm
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While I completely agree about the misuse of designated parking bays, bear in mind that not all disabilities are obvious to the casual observer. I understand that there are many disabled people who get abuse from the public for parking abuse, when they are entitled to disabled parking.Is it just me or do other people get annoyed when they see able-bodied people parking in the disabled bays on Tudor Way?
Ultimately, I guess you have to respect the blue badge, despite the fact that these two are subject to abuse.
Our family had access to a disabled badge because of my late grandmother and some of us used it when she was with us but never abused it.
Statistics:Posted by Kateg28 — Thu 11 Feb, 2016 9:12 am
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Is it just me or do other people get annoyed when they see able-bodied people parking in the disabled bays on Tudor Way?
While I completely agree about the misuse of designated parking bays, bear in mind that not all disabilities are obvious to the casual observer. I understand that there are many disabled people who get abuse from the public for parking abuse, when they are entitled to disabled parking.Ultimately, I guess you have to respect the blue badge, despite the fact that these two are subject to abuse.
Statistics:Posted by Alec — Wed 10 Feb, 2016 5:49 pm
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Absolutely agree,even at 6 in the morning there are people parking in these spaces when there are other spaces free. There is also another car-park just over the road ,but heaven forbid ,they will have to walk 100 yards .
I have tried that several times and never found a space there in the times when Fleming Crescent is full. And it is really tight parking in there. So I now don't bother unless I want the recycling binsIf I cannot find a space, I either do a couple of circuits or park round the corner on the road.
Didn't there used to be 3 there so it was a high ratio of about 1 in 8 being disabled. I don't think 1 in 8 drivers is officially disabled.... Anyhow there are only 2 now.
Statistics:Posted by Kateg28 — Tue 09 Feb, 2016 9:59 am
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Statistics:Posted by Robbo — Mon 08 Feb, 2016 10:34 am
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Is there a PCSO or someone based up there I could email? A conveniently-timed amble past at 6-6.30pm on a Friday might start dissuading them.
Statistics:Posted by steven — Fri 05 Feb, 2016 7:54 pm
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