Reserved parking rant

[bobmac]

Theres a row brewing on Facebook about parent toddler parking spaces.
The people are getting in a right tizz about people who dont have kids using them. The most recent was a lady who was 'so annoyed when disabled/elderly drivers parked in the mother and baby parking spaces, they should have a little respect for parents with children'

Is it me?
Probably
I do understand the need for bigger parking bays for getting kids in and out of cars but to have them so close to the shop door??? why?
They're not disabled and most of them have 4x4 prams anyway.
I was tempted to reply with a comment about women parking but thought better of it

Thoughts?

 

[Rooter]

being able to open the rear doors fully is a big help Bob, especially if you have a removable baby seat. I believe they should have an age limit on the kids though, say under 4.

They are typically in a safer area of the car park too though, thats the point so you don't have to walk the kids through a busy car park, hence they are near the front.

 

[Doon frae Troon]

Trouble is that they are not parent/toddler they are parent/child.

Reminds me of the story when one guy was pulled up for wrongly parking.
He replied 'thats my mother and I'm her child'
He was about 40 years old.

 

[ger147]

Trouble is that they are not parent/toddler they are parent/child.

Reminds me of the story when one guy was pulled up for wrongly parking.
He replied 'thats my mother and I'm her child'
He was about 40 years old.

I have done that - my mum wasn't too impressed but rules are rules!! 😅😅

 

[Birchy]

Too many people with kids think they are doing the world a favour and that they should have the divine right to priority over all sorts.

Your just a parent not the president.

 

[GB72]

being able to open the rear doors fully is a big help Bob, especially if you have a removable baby seat. I believe they should have an age limit on the kids though, say under 4.

They are typically in a safer area of the car park too though, thats the point so you don't have to walk the kids through a busy car park, hence they are near the front.

Fair point but you move those spaces to far side of the car park and provide a fully protected walkway away from traffic along the side to the shops and watch the complaints come flying in. For some they do not want safe, they want a perk.

 

[North Mimms]

I would never ever park in a disabled space, even if there are no others free.

If the last non disabled space in a car park is a parent and child one? I think I would park there. My local supermarket has loads of P&C spaces, rarely are they all used.

And quite fair for someone with a blue badge to use them if all disabled spots are taken

 

[Rooter]

Fair point but you move those spaces to far side of the car park and provide a fully protected walkway away from traffic along the side to the shops and watch the complaints come flying in. For some they do not want safe, they want a perk.

Thats where they are at my local tesco, down the side of the shop. no need to cross any roads etc.

Dont get me started on the amount of disabled parking they have though, its ridiculous! Would need to be world disabled drivers annual meet up to fill them all!

 

[MegaSteve]

Its the a'holes that insist on driving the wrong way round in car parks that get on my nerves :angry:...

 

[rickg]

Theres a row brewing on Facebook about parent toddler parking spaces.

Thoughts?

Unbelievable.....incredible......never thought I would ever see it.........................









...............................Bob on Facebook!!! :rofl:

 

[Fyldewhite]

Dont get me started on the amount of disabled parking they have though, its ridiculous! Would need to be world disabled drivers annual meet up to fill them all!

Yes, it looks a lot but don't forget that the whole car park is big and most normal spaces are not used most of the time either. If the car park is half full then you'd expect the disabled to be half full if it's proportionately sized wouldn't you? This is actually not normally the case and you would be surprised how often it is very difficult to get a disabled space at busy times.

 

[Rooter]

Yes, it looks a lot but don't forget that the whole car park is big and most normal spaces are not used most of the time either. If the car park is half full then you'd expect the disabled to be half full if it's proportionately sized wouldn't you? This is actually not normally the case and you would be surprised how often it is very difficult to get a disabled space at busy times.

You haven't been to the tesco near me, i would guess that 20% of the car park are blue badge spaces

 

[Deleted member 1147]

Trouble is that they are not parent/toddler they are parent/child.

Reminds me of the story when one guy was pulled up for wrongly parking.
He replied 'thats my mother and I'm her child'
He was about 40 years old.

I do that if I take my old man to the gym with me.

 

[GB72]

Don't forget the additional law that if your car is expensive enough you can park where you want in the same way that the ban on using mobile phones does not apply to van drivers

 

[FairwayDodger]

Don't forget the additional law that if your car is expensive enough you can park where you want in the same way that the ban on using mobile phones does not apply to van drivers

Not forgetting that taxi drivers can abandon their vehicles wherever they like as long as their hazards are on......

 

[bobmac]

If I may hijack my own thread............
I forgot to mention
'Baby on board' signs on the back window

 

[Shaunmg]

Bob,

I have made this rant myself on another forum. I agree with you entirely. Why do they have to have prime spot nearest store.

It angers me to see a fit young parent pushing a buggy from a prime spot and a poor old pensioner relegated to the back of the car park. many elderly people who are not classified as disabled are slow walkers in the rain, stiff, and need space to get out of cars.

The elderly need prime spot more that young mothers do. Why no provision for them?

We had no mother and child spots my kids were young

 

[Doon frae Troon]

If I may hijack my own thread............
I forgot to mention
'Baby on board' signs on the back window

Yes......they never take it down when the baby is not on board.

All joking apart an emergency service worker could risk their life for that sign in the event of a traffic accident.

 

[FairwayDodger]

4x4 drivers seem incapable of parking in a normal space. We need larger spaces for these inadequates - at the furthest point from the entrance!

 

[bluewolf]

4x4 drivers seem incapable of parking in a normal space. We need larger spaces for these inadequates - at the furthest point from the entrance!

I seem to manage perfectly adequately in mine!!

And while we're on the subject of mass generalizations, the Parent & Child spaces are aimed at those using car seats / prams etc. I'm not particularly bothered where they situate them, however, nearer the store would appear more considerate for those needing to carry a small child / push a pram.. If you think that the able bodied are more deserving of the nearer spaces then fair play to you............. It's good to see that tolerance and understanding are 4 letter words in some vocabularies...