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Misuse of accessible parking placards is widespread
Posted by
GerthroTuesday, September 28, 2010
The Washington Post has taking up the flag! They printed a piece Sunday about an issue we already knew was a huge problem because you guys told us so in our
Top 10 Things that Annoy People Using Wheelchairs poll.
Number one was just that by a landslide.
37% voted as most annoying: Able-bodied people parking in accessible parking spaces.
The Post's Annys Shin did a great job putting some facts behind the issue:
In a commuter-clogged city where 25 cents buys only eight minutes at a parking meter, handicapped placards are a prized commodity. Families have been known to pass them down as if they were heirlooms. Thieves covet them: Last year, a Temple Hills man, Thais Miller, 19, was arrested for stealing placards from cars - ignoring global positioning systems and stereos - so he could sell them for $50 each.
Read the rest.
Rob
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