just for fun....I am not being prejudice in any way. My dad is handicap and in a wheelchair. Just to clear that up before anyone gets offended.
2007-12-05 05:49:54 · 19 answers · asked by Ashley 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Etiquette
ha ha ha i love this question...i guess cause you usually have to $hit worse than you have to find a parking space...
2007-12-05 05:55:02 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Say you have three stalls in the bathroom. One is handicapped. The other two are not. You have 100 people in line to use the facilities. Maybe 2 or 3 people tops are handicapped. Do you think it's fair that the handicapped people should be allowed to go ahead of all the non-handicapped people at will to use the handicapped stall, and only handicapped people be allowed to use that stall? Or would it be more appropriate for the line to continue as normal with all three stalls being used by all. If a handicapped person is close to the front of the line and the handicapped stall opens up, it is a courtesy to let that person go ahead of the line to be able to use that stall. Most people are conscious enough to do that. I am one who's many times let others ahead of me to use the handicapped stall.
This is not rude. My mother happens to be handicapped. She's always preferred to be treated like a regular person, waiting in line like the rest. Though she does greatly appreciate the courtesy people extend to her when they let her ahead to use the handicapped stall.
Parking spots are completely different. You have 2 to 3 handicapped parking spaces to every 100 regular spots. And people often park for hours, not a couple minutes. That's why parking is designated and regulated and not toilet stalls.
2007-12-05 06:28:58 · answer #2 · answered by Erin 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Handicapped spots are few and limited. One driving a vehicle equipped with a motorized chair or lift needs more room. Drivers who are NOT handicapped and using a spot designated for a handicapped driver are being inconsiderate and lazy.
I think it would be very difficult to try to "police" bathrooms. I have used handicapped stalls when all the other stalls are occupied. I would not use a handicapped stall if a wheelchair bound person or someone with a walker, for example, needed the stall.
In some stores, there is only 1 stall and it's handicapped. So, I use it and get out quickly.
2007-12-05 05:59:49 · answer #3 · answered by Lizzie 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
All public restrooms and buildings are required to have at least one stall in each bathroom be handicapped-accessible; however, some businesses only have space to offer one bathroom. Therefore, they can't restrict use of that bathroom to JUST handicapped people. So they have to keep that bathroom available to everyone, handicapped or not.
And that law applies equally to businesses that have room for multiple stalls - they can't deny handicapped people access to a larger stall, and they can't deny physically-able people access to a toilet.
Parking spaces are different because they involve a distance factor - even if there are plenty of wide spaces available, some handicaps prohibit people from walking long distances. So you have to reserve the closest spots for people who need it most.
2007-12-05 07:03:51 · answer #4 · answered by teresathegreat 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because they have handicapped parking spaces because people cant walk as far and there is more handicapped people going into a place than going to its bathrooms!
2016-05-28 07:40:40 · answer #5 · answered by eugenia 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, I've never seen a toilet designated for handicapped people, but they do make them handicap accessible. All that means is that the stall has been modified to accommodate the handicapped (bigger stall, hand rails, etc.), not that its use is limited only to people with disabilities.
Respectfully
2007-12-05 05:56:48 · answer #6 · answered by Mars Hill 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋
I always used handicapped toilets when my children were small, otherwise I would have had to leave the pram outside the toilet and leave the door opened so I could keep an eye on them.
2007-12-05 17:14:21 · answer #7 · answered by Cheryl M 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because when you park a car you tend park your car, leave it and go off for a few hours, meaning there's a greater chance of somebody permitted to park there not being able to park!
With a toilet, you're only in and out within a few minutes (hopefully) so it's not really hurting anyone.
Just don't try it if there's a queue and you're safe, I guess.
2007-12-05 07:21:02 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well do you plan on parking yourself on the handicapped toilet for several hours?
2007-12-05 07:11:30 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because one is a traffic offense. The handicapped toilet is there as a convenience, much like a wheelchair ramp. They are there as a courtesy.
2007-12-05 05:55:16 · answer #10 · answered by Katie G 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋
I'm guilty of using a Handicap toilet. They are bigger and usually cleaner. I guess it's wrong but one can get a disease in a public bathroom, especially Wal-Mart.
2007-12-05 06:12:43 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋