Leave a note on their windshield telling them you saw their tire was flat. Soothe your conscience.

 

Ya want to bet you can't call the cops if a law has been broken. In Florida it don't matter who owns the property that the law was broken on. The cops will show as soon as you call them. Park in a handycap spot at Walmart, Target or anyplace and watch the $200.00 or more parking ticket you may recieve. Use a stolen permit and go to jail. Use your Grandmoms permit and if she is not with you get a ticket and a court date to prove you did not steal the permit. I now call the cops when someone squeezes in the area between the cars in a handycap space. I don't use the Permit I have on my good days but I sure need it when I need to use it. If someone is stupid enough to block me from opening my door enough to get into my car they deserve a nice big ticket.

 

Dude!, that's Golden! Thanks

 

I,m over in the VA hospital now for Two months and the VA puts us up in the Embassy suites while getting cancer treatment. I

 

I'm sorry to hear of your medical circumsatance.On behalf of my entire family we wish you the very best, and thank you for your service.

Steve

 

I thank you Steve.
Ronnie948

 

Totally understand about handicapped parking as well. I have broken my back three times. In fact healing up now and do not own a handi capped sticker, even though my doctor has offered me one several times.

I can walk, I can drive I don't need the sticker. I have seen many people park in a handicapped spot and bounce out to drop off dry cleaning, etc... I used to own a lifted K5 blazer with nice big bummper thumpers on the front. I would park mine an inch from the offending driver, call the cops and then mysteriously break down until they showed.

Was always a lot of fun. I have no problem letting them know a friend of mine that has no legs will gladly trade them for their so called sticker.

And I agree you don't have to damage their cars to get even. It's amazing the amount of stupid laws that are on the books that will work in your favor.

 

I like them as well!!! saved!

 

I don't require a handicap permit, but it does burn me up to see people that don't need one parking it handicap spaces, or people with vehicles that make you wonder why they have a permit in the first place (a Corvette for example was in one the other day) I would think that they would be able to walk the extra couple of feet if they are able to get in and out of vehicles like those.

I also notice a lot of motorcycles parking in the walkway portions of handicap spaces. I always hope that the people that require the spaces open their doors and knock the damn things over.

-Chase

 

Okay just to make one point not all handicaps are visable from just looking at someone. So dont be too harsh on someone that has a tag but doesnt look handicapped. And my brother who is in a wheelchair actually owned a Corvette at one point and he deffinately qualified as handicapped(double amputee). So dont bash based on looks

P.S. Yes he did drive his corvette and get in and out of it solo. He would crawl in and out of the hatchback and pull his chair in folded. Nothing on the car indicated the driver had a chair unless you saw it in the hatchback while he was driving or noticed the hand controls for driving. He loved the car.

 

These citations are great, Gray Raven! I love the stuff MINI puts together.

 

When my MCS was just two weeks old. I went to a movie, parking one parking spot away from a car that was parked slightly over his line. When I came out, someone had squeezed their car in between our two cars. Leaving no room on any side to open the doors. I could not even walk sideways between any of our cars. It was that tight. The guy had to have crawled out his rear hatch to exit the car. No scratches or dents on my Priscilla!

 

Hear, hear! OMG! That goes for SUVs, work vans, and hoopties whose owners just don't give a damn. Truly infuriating!

 

I like the caltrops, but what about cow-plops. A couple of doo doo inspired racing stripes should get the point across, although it might muss up that new car smell.

I would perosnally love an epi pen, which people who are allergic to bee stings and such use. Park over the line and ding my car, pop the pen, and hulk angry (wish this little guy was green). Gamma radiation not required.

 

Sorry, still no empathy from me. I have broken the L3,L4,L5,T7,T8, and recently T3. Unfortunately I have osteporsis of the spine and it happens.

However, although painful at times I can still walk and think handicapped spots should be exclusive to those that truly need them, such as your brother. Not the person with a little limp or occasional nerve pain. Baloney.

I will continue to call the cops anytime I see someone casually bounce out of their cars (and they are always expensive ones) when in a handicapped spot.

I have the highest admiration for those that need it, and respect THEIR right to have a good spot.

 

Handicap usage is covered by state laws. So obviously the cops will respond to that, and anything involving damage. They will not respond to anything on private property that does not involve a law, like plain bad parking.

When I made my comment about cops, I was not mentioning anything about the handicapped spaces, as they hadn't been brought up yet.

 

let's not forget the people in bumper-to-bumper rush hour traffic that see your lane moving and dart in front of you out of their lane w/o using a blinker. they have to punch it to cut you off, and therefore slam on their brakes right when they get in your lane. 3-4 cars behind them all have to slam on their brakes, just so they can move up 3 car lengths

 

I try to avoid bumper-to-bumper rush hour whenever possible, and have found at least four alternate routes to and from work that move reasonably well.

But if I am stuck in that kind of 5mph and under gridlock, I never leave more than 3/4 of a car length in front of me. Probably a factor of spending my formative driving years in Dallas, where any gap you leave will be immediately filled by someone.

Of course, it's a lot harder to fend off the pushy cutters in the Clubman than it was back when I was driving a Defender...

 

No matter where I park my vette, even in the remote section of a parking lot, some A-hole always seems to park right up against it. Whether it's envy, apathy, or just plain stupidity. That's one of the reasons that my dog is my best friend.

 

An epic site - the hate mail is totally worth the read...

"yeah I parked my Lexus RX330 in the compact only spot... you guys must be jealous"

 

If you think that sucks, some ****** decided to show me how much he hated MINIs by deliberately RAMMING my car with a shopping cart. I don't know if I can get the dent out because it's right on the very bottom of the left barn door and the metal is very thick down there. And that piece of garbage even cut a deep gouge in my bumper. If I see him, he'll wish he never knew how to walk. BTW, from where my car was parked, there's no way a runaway shopping cart could do that much damage. The curb was too close to the back of the car for it to pick up enough speed. When idiots do crap like this, I don't feel bad about Saudi laws where they'd probably have their right hand chopped off for such an offense. Why the right hand? Because they ONLY use the left hand to flush the toilet. Therefore, nobody will shake your hand if the right is missing.
I wouldn't mind that guy losing a body part because he can't stand one brand of car.

 

I had something similiar happen to me but actually on the road... I was stopped at a light waiting for traffic to clear so I can make a right turn... Some jerk in a firebird literally pulls into the oncoming traffic(one lane each way for both roads) to do a burnout around my car to make the right turn in front of me running the light in the process... He then proceded to go almost completely into the shoulder area so he could peel out and throw rocks all over the front end of my car.... He even shot me the bird etc... IF he had damaged my car I would have just stopped at the police station right up the road and led them back to where that idiot was parked... Almost did that on principle... It was totally uncalled for and was very unsafe since he almost ran over two other cars to do it.
I just dont get some people... I think it was cause his car was a piece of crap and I had my dealer plates still.

 

I totally understand about handicapped parking. I take the metra (commuter train) every day, and coincidentally, all the handicap spots are all taken when it snows, rains or is freezing.

Regarding the morons that park so close next to our vehicles, they are probably the same idiots that pee next to you in a completely empty bathroom. No common sense!

 

People suck. Let me clarify that. People that drive minivans and SUVs suck. It is the BIG CAR small pe*is complex.

 

I feel your pain - literally, but not as bad as you. I recently had spinal fusion surgery because of a broken spine. Funny thing, out of three big cars, my MINI is the most comfortable car to drive on long trips. Best of luck to you.