I used to be that guy, all self-righteous that someone could take a handicapped spot without visible disability, until someone called me on it. So embarrassing, but completely deserved and a valuable lesson
I don’t know if we can generalize from my personal experience but at the time, I leaned more conservative. My outrage was that someone broke the rules, was getting away with something unless someone called them on it. Of course now I understand the result is more important than the rules, that people can have all sorts of physical limitations, visible and invisible, that most people do the right thing most of the time, and “who am I to judge?”
If they have a cast and it’s an older bus there are only like two spots. But mostly being an asshole and sleeping. However if it was late at night I just rolled and didn’t give a shit.
Yup. Worked in workers comp. There’s tons of fakers that are too good to spot, and then there’s goofy motherfuckers who you’d swear were faking but actually were not.
My personal rule is to never assume someone isn’t handicapped when in a disabled seat or parking etc. Disability comes in many forms, often invisible.
I used to be that guy, all self-righteous that someone could take a handicapped spot without visible disability, until someone called me on it. So embarrassing, but completely deserved and a valuable lesson
I don’t know if we can generalize from my personal experience but at the time, I leaned more conservative. My outrage was that someone broke the rules, was getting away with something unless someone called them on it. Of course now I understand the result is more important than the rules, that people can have all sorts of physical limitations, visible and invisible, that most people do the right thing most of the time, and “who am I to judge?”
My father-in-law has disabled vet plates, which helps avoid confusion, but to look at him you wouldn’t assume he’s disabled.
This is actually the rule if you are a transit operator. I would however ask someone to not take up 3 seats.
What circumstances require someone to take up 3 seats? Being an asshole?
If they have a cast and it’s an older bus there are only like two spots. But mostly being an asshole and sleeping. However if it was late at night I just rolled and didn’t give a shit.
Tiny seats or a monstrous ass
Imagine running into T-Rex on the bus
Yup. Worked in workers comp. There’s tons of fakers that are too good to spot, and then there’s goofy motherfuckers who you’d swear were faking but actually were not.