Parking privileges for pregnant women

[OakLeaf]

Thanks for your comments, Cataboo, I totally agree.

I will say though, that at least in Ohio, to get a parking pass, your doctor needs to certify that you're unable to walk a certain distance without difficulty. I totally understand that someone doesn't need to be an amputee or a paraplegic to need a parking sticker, but when I see someone get out of a car with a handicapped placard and stride quickly and purposely to and through the store, I think I'm justified in assuming that it's not their pass.

It's such a problem at the NASCAR races in Daytona that they set up special enforcement. A dozen or more people get busted every event for borrowing a placard from a relative or friend, so they can get a primo parking space, and not have to walk so far to the grandstand where they'll be sitting and drinking beer for four hours.


ETA - I think the person who lends the placard should get busted in those cases, too. They more than anyone should know the need for accessibility and appreciate how they're taking the parking space away from someone who actually does need it.