Cops patrolling disabled parking spaces
SPVM cops have been handing out tickets to drivers illegally using disabled parking spaces.
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dwgs 21:19 on 2021-06-04 Permalink
Only in Montreal is it news when the cops do their job
Joey 21:32 on 2021-06-04 Permalink
I didn’t know cops patrolled parking lots. Now do gas-powered cars parked in electric vehicle charging station spots!
Kate 22:05 on 2021-06-04 Permalink
Hmm, if cops don’t watch over the misuse of disabled spaces normally, who does? What are the usual consequences for able-bodied drivers taking that space?
Joey 00:02 on 2021-06-05 Permalink
I always assumed disabled spaces in privately owned parking lots weren’t subject to police oversight, but certainly don’t object.
Ephraim 06:45 on 2021-06-05 Permalink
About time. $315 isn’t nearly enough. I’ve called the cops to report them a few times. Or they use it as a “waiting” spot. Ever tried to get them to move? They won’t. Or they park for a few “minutes”, not realizing that someone handicapped will see it as taken and have to continue to look. Saturday, there was a raised F150 parked in a handicapped spot with no remorse at all.
@Joey – Same $315 ticket, even on parking lots. A handicapped spot is protected parking for the disabled 24 hours a day. And the law also stipulated how many spots you are supposed to have in a large parking lot.
Kate 09:24 on 2021-06-05 Permalink
Ephraim, one of my friends is driving a borrowed F150. Climbing up into it takes an effort, and I’m able-bodied. I imagine most disabled people would have a lot of trouble with it.
Ephraim 10:17 on 2021-06-05 Permalink
@Kate – I know. And he was parked in a handicapped spot (no placard) and covering a second spot as well. The harm caused by doing things like this doesn’t even match the $315 ticket.
People should know that if they see it, do something. Call the cops and let them get the ticket. Some people carry a wet-erase market, so they can mark the window. It’s purely shameful to take the spot needed by someone who is handicapped. It’s causing pain and suffering on someone else.
jeather 12:17 on 2021-06-05 Permalink
Someone with a disability placard might be driving a truck — who knows why they are using that truck or what reason they have for using a placard. The issue is the lack of placard. When I used to drive my grandmother places we might choose a restaurant that had a handicapped spot right in front, but it was always full of someone with their hazards on and no placard. You can work it out, especially when the restaurant staff is helpful (thank you, Star of India on Ste-Catherine), but it’s a real pain.
j2 20:53 on 2021-06-05 Permalink
It’s interesting that bathrooms are an accommodation (that’s maybe not the correct descriptor but it’s eluding me) whereas parking is a different beast.
My mom has MS and even though it was diagnosed after my dad had his midlife sports car crisis, she needed to be as close as possible to the door because navigation was extremely difficult. It didn’t stop the abuse he got and they were properly accredited. (I’m not suggesting a truck taking two spots is the same either, even supposing there is a legit passenger that’s still two spots)