Editorial: ‘Stop parking tag abuse’
July 14th, 2008Editors at the Hartford Courant call for reform of Connecticut’s system of managing disabled parking placards. The New York Times recently reported that the state is one of only three to issue lifetime passes for disabled parking. A reform bill died in the state legislature this year, amid concerns over cost and administrative delays.
How complicated can it be? If you have a parking permit, you bring either a note from the doctor or the permit itself when you come in to renew your license. When a license expires, someone can run the name through the roll of permit holders and get the permit back.
The handicapped parking system is there to help the thousands of people whose disabilities inhibit their ability to walk. Most able-bodied people respect the handicapped spaces. There’s little sympathy for those who don’t.
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