Seniors Parking

[TheDemonLord]

I agree with this fella. Senior means your old and have some kind of substantially impaired mobility. If your still relatively fit and able bodied you should park with ordinary peasants.
I've worked with truckers still doing the job and hours as good as any young bloke and their in 70's.
We have an aging population there wont be enough of those parks to go around soon.

Does the Carpark say 'Old and impaired Mobility' or does it say Senior?

I agree with the logic that it does seem to be a bit of a dick move to park in a Senior Carpark when you are a spritely 65 Year old, but it is not 'wrong' and so to chastise someone for simply exercising their rights (as granted to them by their Age) is equally or more so wrong.

[Old Steve]

There were 3 types of dedicated parking that I recall.

Disability - and having had a disabled Mother-in-law I feel very strongly about able bodied people who park in these spots.

Parents with prams - didn't think I'd get away with parking there.

Seniors - and there's absolutely no clarification that it's only for seniors with a disability. I chose to park there because I knew I would be carrying groceries and would have to come up a stepped escalator to get to the parking level, so parked in the Seniors Parking spot as close to the shopping centre entrance as I could.

[JimO]

yea whats with disabled cunts getting all the good parks, a decent walk would do them good

[russd7]

Seems to me that its being a little pedantic to assume the age is the actual criteria.

hmmmm lets get this straight, how the hell is it pedantic to assume the age is not the criteria for a "Seniors Park", it wasn't a disability park that was parked in, i would say that ages is the exact criteria to park in a seniors park.
I say good on the OP.
I get fed up with the BS chucked at me for where i park my bike, we once had ten bikes parked in three angle parks and still got abbused for taking up to many parks, we could have taken up ten parking spaces had we wanted to.

[Swoop]

I agree with this fella. Senior means your old and have some kind of substantially impaired mobility. If your still relatively fit and able bodied you should park with ordinary peasants.

I'm still trying to find out when having a child meant you are disabled.

[Grubber]

I'm still trying to find out when having a child meant you are disabled.

Logic would tell me it's for Mums and the prams etc. Little ones can be a bit of a handful especially when ya got 2 or 3 of them. But hey that's just the logic in me coming out.
You go on though, park right in that spot and win ya self some friends.

[Grubber]

hmmmm lets get this straight, how the hell is it pedantic to assume the age is not the criteria for a "Seniors Park", it wasn't a disability park that was parked in, i would say that ages is the exact criteria to park in a seniors park.
I say good on the OP.
I get fed up with the BS chucked at me for where i park my bike, we once had ten bikes parked in three angle parks and still got abbused for taking up to many parks, we could have taken up ten parking spaces had we wanted to.

And i bet you would do just that and watch some old codger with a walking stick be pushed to an outside park, ya know, just to prove a point. Bet your a real good bastard aye.

[R650R]

This whole saga reminds me of an interesting event in Wanganui...
Me and the old man popped out to get takeaways while over visiting relatives. We pulled up outside a suburban set of shops with parallel parking spaces.
There were two empty but Dad stopped in the last one as well it was right outside the door of the chippy. Were were engine off, keys out of ignition and this old lady pulls in behind us and starts laying on the horn, WTF is her problem e wonder, did we cut her off somewhere etc???? Then she starts telling us to move forward.
In the end she pulled around and expertly parallel parked in front of us in the other space, she would have been in 70's. Let go with mega pyscho tirade that we're not real kiwi men as real kiwi men would have moved forward for her etc.... was quite entertaining in its absurdity that already stopped we should start up and move for her....

[russd7]

And i bet you would do just that and watch some old codger with a walking stick be pushed to an outside park, ya know, just to prove a point. Bet your a real good bastard aye.

actually naa i have more respect for me elders than that and when we are in a group we try to use as few parks as possible and when i go to the supermarket we park on the other side of the carpark, less dings in the car that way, my point is that seniors parking im guessing is for over 65 and just because someone dose not walk with a limp or shuffle along or just because they ride a bike does not mean they do not move with pain and as far as im concerned those that have reached retirement age have earned the right to a closer carpark than some parent who is to bloody lazy to push a pushchair or cant be f**ked disciplining their out of control kids, i say take away the pushchair parks and put in more senior parks.

[Grubber]

actually naa i have more respect for me elders than that and when we are in a group we try to use as few parks as possible and when i go to the supermarket we park on the other side of the carpark, less dings in the car that way, my point is that seniors parking im guessing is for over 65 and just because someone dose not walk with a limp or shuffle along or just because they ride a bike does not mean they do not move with pain and as far as im concerned those that have reached retirement age have earned the right to a closer carpark than some parent who is to bloody lazy to push a pushchair or cant be f**ked disciplining their out of control kids, i say take away the pushchair parks and put in more senior parks.

I also have tons of respect, enough to know if i'm agile and fine at 65 i can easily leave that park to someone who needs it more than me. My time will come. I also have no problem with a park for the Mums battling with kids. You know where they have the pram and a couple in tow and then on top of that probably a shopping cart to return with also.
thier parks are slightly larger if you hadn't noticed so they can extract the said pram without having kids run over or damaging other cars to the sides.

[Grumph]

I also have tons of respect, enough to know if i'm agile and fine at 65 i can easily leave that park to someone who needs it more than me. My time will come. I also have no problem with a park for the Mums battling with kids. You know where they have the pram and a couple in tow and then on top of that probably a shopping cart to return with also.
thier parks are slightly larger if you hadn't noticed so they can extract the said pram without having kids run over or damaging other cars to the sides.

That extra space is what makes them attractive to asian students.....

[awayatc]

The mums...?
Or the parking slots....?

[awayatc]

Signs for Africa....
We are supposed to do as they indicate...
So what's the fuckin problem?
Are we supposed to do something some anal retentive thinks is appropriate regardless of what the sign says.....?
Talking about having issues.....

[eldog]

i am all for bigger parking spaces, some car parks are just stupid widths. no allowance for doors etc.
my cars turning circle is shyte so i allow for that.

i park well away from entrance to avoid dings and left behind nappies. usually parked on own in middle of empty spaces come back to car and car almost jammed in - rest of car park empty.

have you seen how most people drive in car parks ya wonder how we survive on our bikes when they hit the road

[Shaun Harris]

After neally ending up in a wheel chair for the rest of my life, one of my biggest pet hates is, when people park in special area's for special condition people. Inconsiderate LAZY CUNTS I say, and write it on the windscreens with a felt marker pen also, if I see the driver using these spaces and it is obvious that they are fine and capable of walking for 3 minutes to a correct space for them, arseholes