It's not nice making fun of the mentally handicapped.
this post was submitted on 07 Sep 2023
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Trikes are usually ridden by older people anyways so it's possible this person actually is legally handicapped and didn't want to take up the whole spot since they have a smaller vehicle.
They were probably attempting to be courteous here, not an asshole.
Doubt it. Surely anyone legally handicapped knows to stay clear of the loading/ramp area of a handicapped spot
As opposed to taking up the whole spot? If you need the loading ramp you could still use the spot and just reverse if it's on the side he's taking up.
Would you prefer he take the entire spot which his trike? Instead of potentially still letting someone park there? He's taking up less space this way.
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A lot of the people who ride these are actually handicapped themselves. So maybe they have a handicap license plate, but are trying to be considerate of other handicap people by not taking up the entire spot when they only need a little space.
Mentally handicapped makes a lot more sense because I have never seen one of those things drive normally.
Possible stupid question: What is the appeal of those three-wheeled motorcycles anyway?
All the safety of a motorcycle with the maneuverability of a car.
This guy /s
I know a couple of guys with them, often its older guys with back, hip or knee issues.
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A lot of times they're used by disabled people who can't ride traditional motorcycles.
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Where I live you can drive these with a regular car drivers license, because they are technically considered cars according to the law. So you save money and time not getting a motor cycle license. But that probably doesn't apply to the US.
In the US, it depends on motor size and a few other things. Also varies by state. But that's often true.
A motorcycle is: "a motor vehicle with motive power having a seat or saddle for the use of the rider and designed to travel on not more than three wheels in contact with ground"
I think they count as standard motorcycles in the U.S.
I can't speak for everywhere, but in Texas you have to have an M class license (motorcycle endorsement) in order to ride one legally.
They're just giant mobility scooters.
I've ridden one before. They're fun, but I'm happier with my car.
I dislike bikes but my guess is it's more stable than a 2 wheel bike, slightly safer death trap.
Geriatric motorcycle.
F150 of motorcycles
I love when people double park in front of a business but if you drive up the street a block or park of the other side of the road there's plenty of spots, but instead flashes hazard lights and parks in the fucking road/way.
Welcome to every downtown area everywhere.
Welcome to every downtown area everywhere
... in the United car-dependent States of America.
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Do you know he wasn’t disabled? Those tricycles are often used by people who can’t ride a bike anymore but still want bugs in their teeth.
Who buys motorcycles with training wheels?
Riders who get old mostly. Bikes aren't light once they start to tip.
I used to work with a Vietnam vet that had his leg blown off and he rode a Harley with whatever you control with your left foot somehow relocated. He told good stories about being part of a tank crew and ordered flaming shots at the bar, fun guy to talk to.
Just saying, don’t assume.
Left foot is gear shifter. It's an up/down button. Easy to relocate.
But who the fuck cares? Vet, hero, dog-savior. Don't park like a fucking asshole. Park in an actual spot or don't park there at all. In this image's case they are potentially blocking 2 spots, at least 1 handicapped. I hope he got 2 $500 tickets.
Yeah that’s fair. Tbh this is probably just a able bodied jackass, just throwing an alternate viewpoint out there.
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He probably thinks he's pretty considerate cause he didn't use the handicapped spot.
This makes two bays unusable for a section of disabled people, which is why the car in the bay furthest away has had to park two feet away
This is pure shitheadedness whether they are disabled or not, and whether it was done due to malice or stupidity.
I've never driven / idk how parking works
Why is this bad ?
The reason many accessible spots like this had large clearance on both sides is so if the person in the vehicle needs extra space to get out. Many times they may have a lift or ramp that raises and lowers an accessibility scooter into and out of the side of the van and blocking this area stops them from accessing their equipment.
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It's not. Trikes are 99% of the time ridden by people who used to ride motorcycles but are medically incapable (handicapped) or too old to balance on a bike (and also probably handicapped.)
Assuming this person is actually one of the above, they're trying to reduce the amount of space their vehicle takes up by not parking dead center in the handicapped spot with a vehicle that doesn't need the space, thus freeing it up for someone else who also needs it.
The reason people are angry is because the cross hatched zones are intended as spacers to allow people with wheelchairs to access their vehicles via loading ramp. The thing is, not all handicapped people use wheelchairs (crazy, it's possible to be handicapped in some other way) and even if they do, they could just reverse in to use the OTHER SIDE that's not blocked.
The trike rider is intending to be courteous by not taking up a whole parking space when they only need a third of it, thus saving the spot for someone who is handicapped and driving a car.
Not good enough for Lemmy! They want him to park dead center so that no one can use the spot! Fucking morons.
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In some States those are motorcycle parking. That thing is a motorcycle, or so the owner desperately wants to believe.
It's funny how these are motorcycles, but the trikes with 2 wheels on back are registered as cars
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