Such a little thing.

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Often, when I'm driving around a parking lot looking for an open space, I notice people driving vehicles with handicap plates or rear-view-mirror hangers doing the same.

I've driven behind such people at least five times, and watched them pass up spaces as close to the store's entrance as were available. One person passed by a space next to a reserved space. When I saw this particular person leave his car after finding an open, reserved space two rows over, he wasn't in a wheelchair or using a device or devices that would have made a reserved space necessary. He didn't need the extra space between cars reserved spaces provide.

A certain portion of people who are able to park in reserved spaces seem to do so even when closer, non-reserved spaces are available.

Do they do this simply because they can? Are they determined to use reserved spaces because it's one of the very few things our society provides for them -- one tangible benefit, easily obtained on a regular basis?

I wonder if I'll start parking only in reserved spaces when I get my handicap plates.

If I do, I'll update the blog to let you know why.




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