Is it normal to get upset at people who abuse handicap permits?

I have one due to fibromyalgia; however, I don't use it on a good day nor do I use it if very few handicapped spots left. There are too many others that might need that spot more. I do park there if having awful pain but then I use a wheel chair provided by the store

I agree!!!! It's the same for people that park in baby parks (if they have babies in strollers it's not as far to walk). I saw this lady get out of her car and go into the shop when he didn't have any kids with her or in her car! I was just like......wtf?! Someone could have used that park

I hate when people do that. My mom is in a wheelchair. I hate going out and seeing all these people who could've taken a regular spot, take a handicap parking space. It's very inconsiderate of them.

Another thing I hate is when someone drives a huge "high-rise" SUV or pickup truck into a parking space, jumps out like an athlete and then jumps back in the same way. Anyone who can get in and out of a vehicle that high off the ground without a problem is NOT disabled!

Don't assume just because someone isn't in a wheelchair and all that, that they're not disabled or could use closer parking to an entrance. I for one had scoliosis surgery, I have a 23 inch long scar, my spine is nearly completely fused. This makes it difficult to get my children in and out when I'm alone, and trust me a closer to walk to the entrance is helpful. I had back pain before the surgery and I still have back pain, it's just different. My handicap permit is expired but I wish I still had it.

I agree with you. My husband asked an offender of this one day and het response was that it's for her mother and she drives her mother around. Her mother was at home!! I wish we could write tickets for these lazy people. Not just the cops.

Of course it's normal. Why wouldn't that be? I mean who wants some dumb person taking the space of someone who actually uses it? Selfish people... Ugh

This ENRAGES me. EVERYONE has a "handicap" of some kind nowadays, so I say, they need to change the definition of "handicapped parking." Those parking spaces should be for people who's ability to get around is impaired; people in wheelchairs, the blind, def, people with Down Syndrome, etc.

My friend once took advantage of a handicapped parking space, because she had a back problem and was officially "a disabled vet." I assure you, she was NOT too "handicapped" to need the parking space until she decided that she was tired of looking for a good, nearby space. I was too polite (or pussy) to say anything about it at the time.

One of my college teachers--a middle aged woman who didn't seem to have much trouble walking or getting around--complained about people questioning her use of the handicapped parking space, because she had a problem with one foot. "Just wait until you're forty!" If being forty is so bad, then what about 60 or 70? Why don't we have special parking for the elderly?

Another time, I heard about a woman who had an Anxiety Disorder--which I have--and used it as an excuse. I can tell you that for all the problems Anxiety causes, it does not require special parking of any kind.

Fact is, everyone THINKS their handicap is the worst one, every can rationalize e why they really, really need/deserve special parking. But someone needs to put their foot down and say, "No. Get over yourself. This spot is for people with MAJOR handicaps that impede their ability to get from Point A to Point B."

I have one because of my sharting problem that's gotten worse over the yrs. One minute everything's fine the next I've sharted my pants full. So I'm able to run to the bathroom real quick

I have a perfect bill of health and have also inherited a car with handicap plates. I park in the front right next to the store every time. its great, never needing to look for a space

I get dirty looks for using mobility scooters at the grocery store because I don't look "disabled enough". You can't tell if people are disabled or chronically ill by looking at them, and people don't owe you an explanation of their disabilities just because the possibility that they might be abusing the system bothers you. Maybe it seems to you that what you're doing is good for disabled people, but it isn't. People with invisible disabilities, like me, don't want to have to explain ourselves to angry strangers every time we use the accommodations we need.

I also hate the fact that when you go down the street and park, you always seem to end up parked between 2 4-wheel drives or big cars. When you go to pull out, you can't see a thing! I swear, they think they own the roads

Yes it's annoying but some people might have an on again off again chronic illness. I have EDS and one minute I may be fine then the next second... not able to walk because I have dislocated a hip, knee, etc. So part of me understands but I still doubt the majority of these people actually need handicap parking.

I think some people with these handicap permits should be limited to people who can't walk and that is it. No one one with visual or auditory impairments. Visual impairments are corrected with glasses or eye contacts. Auditory impairments are corrected with hearing aids. If it hurts to sit down for long periods of time because of surgery, you shouldn't be driving anyway.

Some times the person has a mental illness.