Handicap Plate, Olympic-Level Bad Parking 🅿️

There’s bad parking… and then there’s whatever this is.

Yes, the car has a handicap plate. So does mine. And that’s precisely why this deserves to be called out. Because when you park like you’re aiming for two spaces, a blue hash zone, and a bonus achievement, you don’t just inconvenience people—you help fuel the stereotype that disabled drivers are reckless, careless, or clueless.

Let me be clear: having a handicap placard or plate doesn’t come with a license to freestyle park like it’s Mario Kart. The blue lines are not suggestions. The access aisle is not your personal overflow zone. And “close enough” is not a valid parking strategy—mainly when accessibility literally depends on precision.

What makes this extra frustrating (and darkly hilarious) is that the person who suffers most from this kind of parking… is usually another disabled person. Someone who needs that space to deploy a ramp, open a door fully, or exit their vehicle without performing a Cirque du Soleil routine.

So congratulations—to this driver—for single-handedly:
- Blocking access
- Reinforcing lazy stereotypes
- And turning a simple task into a community service announcement

We already fight enough assumptions. Let’s not help the critics by parking as we’ve never seen blue paint before.

Park better. Do better. You’re not helping.

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