What’s the deal with… nice cars in handicap spots?
First and foremost let me say that I have a few reservations over writing about this. I have a feeling in the back of my mind that this is being, in some ways, discriminatory.
But what is the deal with nice cars in handicap spots??? I was at the client site today and in the parking lot I noticed thiis sweet Audi TT with a rear fin and nice trim that was parked in the handicap spot. My initial response was wonderment. I tried to imagine a person in a wheelchair squeezing into this tiny TT and then putting their wheelchair.. putting their wheelchair where?! There’s no more room.
Now I know that not every handicap person is paraplegic, but what sort of other handicap does this person suffer from? Is it something mental? Do I want mental people on the road? Imagine the road rage in that person.
I suppose it’s wrong to expect every handicap person to drive a minivan, but I’m always weirded out when I see people in really nice cars (like nice benzes) with handicap signs. Maybe it’s conflicting meanings in status that are historically prevalent: nice cars == rich and upper crust, handicap == physically lame, weak, low.
I think the thing that gets me is the one time I saw a person in a nice car with a handicap card, but they didn’t look handicap whatsoever. I have a hard time remember exactly where, when and what the situation was.
October 06 2005 10:51 am | What's the deal with.. ?
October 8th, 2005 at 12:46 pm
Apparently, these handicapped people are doing a lot of environmental damage too! Look what I found while researching whether the Audi TT always comes with a rear spoiler (which they all do now btw due to aerodynamic issues concerning rear wheel lift):
“The 2006 Audi TT models do not meet California emission standards and cannot be sold in California or in those states that have adopted California emission standards, i.e., New York, Massachusetts, Vermont or Maine. TT models from model year 2005 and earlier may be available in these states through our Certified pre-owned program. Contact your dealer for more information. “