The permits are for people who are being driven, though, not just drivers. If you have a family member who's blind, for example, you can get a placard so that they don't have to navigate the whole parking lot when you drive them somewhere. Incidentally, not all visual and auditory impairments can be corrected.
Also, you haven't even come close to covering the range of disabilities that people can have. I can walk, but I can't walk very long distances most days. If I park far from a store, I run a very real risk of collapsing in the parking lot, which is obviously very dangerous, and I don't always know when that's going to happen. I don't look sick. Sometimes I look perfectly fine one moment, and the next moment, I'm on the ground.
Is it normal to get upset at people who abuse handicap permits?
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The permits are for people who are being driven, though, not just drivers. If you have a family member who's blind, for example, you can get a placard so that they don't have to navigate the whole parking lot when you drive them somewhere. Incidentally, not all visual and auditory impairments can be corrected.
Also, you haven't even come close to covering the range of disabilities that people can have. I can walk, but I can't walk very long distances most days. If I park far from a store, I run a very real risk of collapsing in the parking lot, which is obviously very dangerous, and I don't always know when that's going to happen. I don't look sick. Sometimes I look perfectly fine one moment, and the next moment, I'm on the ground.