ALL ABOUT

IS A "DISABLED" ADVOCATE FOR THE "LEGALLY" DISABLED! THE HANDICAPPED PARKING ADVOCATE: [1] WAS INSTRUMENTAL IN GETTING THE PYRAMID MANAGEMENT GROUP TO INSTALL AUTOMATED DOORS AT THE MAIN ENTRANCES OF THE POUGHKEEPSIE NY GALLERIA. [2] WAS SUCCESSFUL IN GETTING THE THEATRE MANAGEMENT OF THE DANBURY CT AMC THEATRE COMPLEX TO INSTALL/ACTIVATE AUTOMATIC ENTRANCE DOORS. [3] RECENTLY, THE HANDICAPPED PARKING ADVOCATE HAS PREPARED AND SUBMITTED A PROPOSAL FOR HANDICAPPED PARKING ENFORCEMENT IN NEW YORK STATE.

THE HANDICAPPED PARKING ADVOCATE BLOG . . . . . . WELCOMES YOU! -------> ARE YOU:

TIRED OF NOT BEING ABLE TO FIND A HANDICAP PARKING SPACE!

DISGUSTED OF DRIVERS ILEGALLY PARKED IN A HANDICAP PARKING SPACE!

APPALLED OF DRIVERS ILLEGALLY PARKED IN THE STRIPED AREAS BLOCKING YOUR
ACCESS TO YOUR MOBILITY VAN’S SIDE DOOR AND RAMP!

SICK_OF_SEEING A DRIVER PARK IN A HANDICAP PARKING SPACE AND THEN PHYSICALLY “R U N” INTO THE MALL OR STORE ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU PERSONALLY NEED AN OXYGEN TANK!

NOW IS THE TIME TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THESE INCONSIDERATE DRIVERS!

THEY ARE TAKING UP A VALUABLE PARKING SPACES
THAT PEOPLE WITH "REAL DISABILITIES" COULD USE!

BE A RESPONSIBLE CITIZEN AND REPORT THESE VIOLATORS TO LAW ENFORCEMENT!




OUR MISSION


BE RESPONSIBLE CITIZENS AND EDUCATE OTHER "LEGALLY" HANDICAPPED INDIVIDUALS ON WHAT THEY CAN DO, WHO THEY CAN NOTIFY, AND WHERE THEY CAN GET ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REGARDING HANDICAPPED PARKING VIOLATIONS.

GIVE THEM THE URL FOR THIS BLOG: http://handicappedparking.blogspot.com/

RECORD, TAG, AND USING EITHER YOUR CAMERA OR CELL -PHONE CAMERA . . . PHOTOGRAPH ILLEGALLY PARKED CARS. POST THESE PHOTOS WITH CAR INFORMATION ONTO THIS BLOG
http://handicappedparking.blogspot.com/. PASS THIS SAME INFORMATION ON TO LOCAL AUTHORITIES AND THE EDITOR OF YOUR LOCAL NEWSPAPERS.

REMEMBER . . . THESE DRIVERS ARE NOT ONLY BREAKING THE LAW . . . . . THEY ARE TAKING UP A VALUABLE HANDICAPPED PARKING SPACE THAT IS REALLY NEEDED BY A DISABLED PERSON! IT IS YOUR CIVIC RESPONSIBILITY TO REPORT THEM TO LAW ENFORCEMENT!


WHAT YOU, YOUR RELATIVES AND FRIENDS CAN DO . . . N O W !


K N O W _T H E_ L A W:

1. DID YOU KNOW THAT WHETHER OR NOT YOU HAVE A HANDICAP PARKING PERMIT IT IS ILLEGAL TO PARK IN STRIPED AREAS ALSO CALLED ACCESS AISLES!

2. DID YOU KNOW THE DMV MAY REVOKE YOUR LICENSE IF YOUR HANDICAP PARKING PLATE OR PERMIT IS MISUSED!

3. DID YOU KNOW THAT THE PERSON WITH THE DISABILITY MUST BE EITHER THE DRIVER OR A PASSENGER IN THE CAR PARKED IN THE HANDICAP PARKING SPACE!

4. DID YOU KNOW THE FINE FOR ILLEGALLY PARKING IN A SPACE RESERVED FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES IS $50 TO $150 PLUS A MANDATORY SURCHARGE! THE FINE CAN BE HIGHER IN DIFFERENT STATES.

5. DID YOU KNOW IT IS A MISDEMEANOR UNDER THE STATE PENAL LAW TO MAKE A FALSE STATEMENT OR PROVIDE MISFORMATION TO OBTAIN A PARKING PERMIT FOR A PERSON WITH A DISABILITY AND IS PUNISHABLE BY FINES FROM $250 TO $1,000. THERE MAY ALSO BE ADDITIONAL CIVIL PENALTIES UNDER THE VEHICLE & TRAFFIC LAWS.

REMEMBER . . . . "THESE PENALTIES ALSO APPLY TO DOCTORS PROVIDING CERTIFICATIONS AS WELL AS APPLICANTS".


C O M M U N I C A T E:

1. ADVISE YOUR FAMILY MEMBERS OF THE LAW.

2. ADVISE THE PHYSICIAN WHO CERTIFIED YOUR CONDITION FOR OBTAINING A PARKING PERMIT THAT THE DMV LAWS HAVE CHANGED WITH SERIOUS PENALTIES IMPOSED. GET AND GIVE THEM A COPY OF THE LATEST "PARKING FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES" BROCHURE FROM THE DMV.

3. PRINT OUT THIS BLOG AND PASS A COPY OF IT TO OTHERS OR ADVISE THEM OF THIS BLOG's URL:
http://handicappedparking.blogspot.com/


P H O T O G R A P H_ I L L E G A L L Y_ P A R K E D _C A R S:

1. PHOTOGRAPH THE CAR USING YOUR CAMERA OR CELL-PHONE AND MAKE SURE THAT THE CAR, LICENSE PLATE AND THE STRIPED LINES OR HANDICAP ICON IS IN THE PICTURE.

2. TAG THE DRIVER’S CAR. MAKE ADDITIONAL COPIES OF THE "CAUGHTYA! ON CAMERA" FORM POSTED ON THIS BLOG. WRITE THE LICENSE PLATE, STATE, AND LICENSE NUMBER IN THE SPACE PROVIDED. PLACE FORM ON THE WINDSHIELD OF THE VIOLATOR'S CAR UNDER THE WINDSHIELD WIPER.

3. TAKE NOTES. HAVE A FAMILY MEMBER OR YOURSELF WRITE DOWN DETAILS SUCH AS: TIME OF DAY, LOCATION, CAR INFORMATION: YEAR, MAKE, MODEL, COLOR, LICENSE ETC. POST THE PHOTO AND INFORMATION ON THIS BLOG.

4. PASS THIS SAME INFORMATION OVER TO THE LOCAL AUTHORITIES, THE DMV, AND THE NEWSPAPERS
.


Monday, April 7, 2008

FISHKILL WALMART - A HAVEN FOR HANDICAPPED PARKING VIOLATORS!!!!

03/30/2008 12:06 PM
VOLVO 940 GLE SILVER
NY AND 2232

24 / 7 SUPER WALMART
FISHKILL, NY

NO HANDICAPPED PARKING PLATES OR PERMIT!!!

11 comments:

Notorious_bob said...

I'm not handicapped but I am vigilant in the repression of those illegally using the parking spots designated for handicapped persons. I actually have a photo of a motorcycle in Brookhaven PA this morning with a Police Courtesy badge.. yknow the kind that keeps you from being pulled over for speeding, parked in a handicapped spot this morning.
http://i326.photobucket.com/albums/k414/muscleheadbob/IMAGE_029.jpg

Anonymous said...

Hi There. Dec 23, 2009 I was driving a friend around who is handicap. We were in the Los Angeles area waiting for a handicap space when the car behind us quickly drove into the space. Not only was the driver not handicap he had a little girl with him. They jumped out of their car and raced into the store leaving us still without a spot. We shortly afterward pulled into a space. My friend approached the driver in the store and told him in a soft manner that he not stole our space but parked in a handicap zone. He was told to watch it because he didn't know who he's talking to and that he would harm him if he didn't get the F*#@ out his face. I grabbed my friend away from the guy who had no problem of harm a man that could barely stand let alone walk. We did take a picture of the car but the police said they could do nothing. No wonder he was so cocky.

MLHARRISFL said...

Of course, you are all correct that it is improper to park in a properly marked handicap space if you are not authorized by your State to do so.

I am a Parking Enforcement Specialist and spend approximately 50 hours a month as a Volunteer. I ticket lots of cars parked in handicap spaces when they don't have a permanent license tag showing the wheelchair symbol or a hanging permit on the mirror.

I find that approximately 50% of the tickets I write turn out to be properly permitted individuals who forgot to display their mirror hanger. So maybe a little compassion would be in order. After all they are frequently elderly and can forget this chore. I search through the windows looking for evidence of a permit stuck in a door pocket or center console or above the sun visor. If I see it there, I will put a warning/remider on the windshield to remember to display the permit.

On the other hand there are lots of people who abuse the system. They will put a hanger on the instrument panel and cover an expired date with a book or paper of some kind. I also find a good many people simply place expired permits in view expecting that the enforcement officer will see the hanger but not read the expiration date. I doubly enjoy ticketing these cars.

Back to compassion. Simply because a person does not appear handicapped within the definition of your state, does not mean they are not. All persons who qualify for the permit are not obviously disabled. This is a tough one, particularly when you see what appears to be a teenager parking the car.

Many, many people are unaware that parking on the access aisle, stripped area is improper. I cite them when I see them, and warn them if I observe them parking there.

It is also illegal for the holder of a permit or non-holder to park on the access aisle. I ticket them as well. It prevents a handicapped person from parking next to them and using the stripped areas for wheelchairs, etc. I see this usually in large parking lots where parking is at a premium due to store sales. They seem to think its simply an unused space. Motorcycles are bad about this.

Then you have the real abusers. Those who make up fake permits or signs to put on the instrument panel. I cited a car the other day, a regular family sedan which was parked on the stripes. It had a computer generated sign (laminated for durability). It said "I have permission to park here from the Mall Security Department." It went on to claim the owner of the car was a wheelchair bound quadriplegic. The car was too small to have held any wheelchair let alone one designed to handle a quadriplegic.

I could go on and on.

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Anonymous said...

st lucie nuclear power plant in st lucie fl is discriminating against the handicapped. they have denied access to all the handicapped spots at the front entrance unless you are a full time fpl employee. contractors, of which they bring in 2000-3000 extra, are put in a dimmly lit area some 300-400 ft from the entrance. or catch a ride on a non handicapped bus from a gravel lot.

MLHARRISFL said...

If you are handicapped and have a legitimate business reason to be at the FPL Nuclear Power Plant, then I would suggest you communicate with the Security Department and request assistance. Homeland Security does not want persons handicapped or not, simply driving around or up to nuclear power plants. How simple would it be to load up a large van disguised as a handicap vehicle, with explosives and drive it to the closest parking spots to potentially sensitive areas? They are not discriminating against handicapped persons. They are preventing ALL persons except employees (who have been checked out) from approaching the plant and administrative offices. Sounds to me like you are just looking to complain about something.

MLHARRISFL said...
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MLHARRISFL said...

INTERESTING CITATION I ISSUED.
I am a volunteer PES in Bradenton, FL. I issued a citation to a vehicle displaying a handicap parking permit. Only problem was the permit holder was deceased. The registered owner of the car (a 40 year old female) has not yet answered the citation. If she does not, then the next time she tries to renew the registration for the car, it will be rejected. If she should attempt to plead not guilty and want to go to court, the Judge could find her guilty of a criminal offense (misuse of permit) and fine her $500 and throw her in jail right there. I'll let you know what develops.

Anonymous said...

this directed to MLHARRISFL fpl is still discriminating against the handicapped by limiting parking at the front and i am a badged contractor with cerebral palsy and have worked their outages for 28 years-klkatkl

Notorious_bob said...

Today, January 6, 2012, I watched a commercial vehicle operated by Merry Maids park in the handicapped spot at Chic Fil A in Mt Laurel NJ at 12:08pm. The tags were not handicapped, the operator jumped out of the vehicle and ran inside as if in a race with no apparent gait impairment or limitation. I will be boycotting the Merry Maids company now.

Notorious_bob said...

today, a woman who was screaming at men who would not let her butt in line at the Media Pennsylvania Starbucks on routes 252 and 1, left her red accord idling in the handicapped spot with the radio at about 150dB and was irate when i told her i photographed her vehicle. she did not have a placard, she did not have appropriate tags. a vertical sign on a post was in plain sight directly in front of the blue-outlined spot. I have a photoghraph and would like to be able to submit to this blog.