"Nancy Young" > wrote in message
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> "Dan Abel" > wrote
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>> "Edwin Pawlowski" > wrote:
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>>> "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)
There's so much extraneous noise in a parking lot from nearby traffic, the
occasional siren and/or car alarms, I certainly rely more on my eyes than
anything else. And I don't trust anyone to "stop for pedestrian" in the
walkway to the store just because there's a sign that says so.

Jill