Tuesday, May 1, 2007

We owe it to injured soldiers to make their lives as normal as ...

Flying flags and putting ribbons on our cars to support our troops are good, appropriate things to do. But isnt it time we really do something to help them? More than 20,000 soldiers are coming home injured, some without either leg. Dont we owe it to them to make their lives as normal as possible?
Many handicapped parking spaces are only normal-size spaces. The Americans with Disabilities Act states they must be 96 inches wide, to make room for wheelchairs and lifts. The diagonal lines between such spaces are not for shopping carts or cars, even if you have a handicapped placard. It is part of the space they need.
Handicapped placards and license plates are only for the person whom a doctor specified on a form. If you are driving and are not that person, or if that person is not getting out of the vehicle, you are illegally parked.

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