"Dan Abel" > wrote

> "Edwin Pawlowski" > wrote:
>
>> "itsjoannotjoann" > wrote in message
>> >
>> I don't mind people having the handicap stickers/placards/plates at
>> all. There are some who truly need to be parking in those spaces.
>> Then there's a girl I work with who's aunt is a deaf mute and the aunt
>> has a placard to park in those places. Yes, she is 'handicapped' but
>> it has nothing to do with her ability to walk. She's a huge fan of
>> yard sales and flea markets and never misses one.
>>
>> You have to wonder about her doctor. You need a doctor to sign off on the
>> application and evidently hers is over liberal on the reasons for using
>> one. Unethical, IMO. She does not have a mobility problem.

> Handicapped people do not necessarily have a mobility problem, as far as
> being able to walk. I don't know any deaf people, but I've read that
> they have problems walking in parking lots or across streets. Drivers
> just assume that pedestrians can hear them. Deaf people can't.

I don't know if something's changed, but I don't rely on my hearing
when I step into any area I share with cars. Street, parking lot,
whatever. I assume the driver doesn't see me, or isn't paying
attention or they just drive like crap. I have a lot more to lose being
the pedestrian.

When I was a kid, there was Stop and Look along with the Listen.

nancy (looks out)