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Edward Bulfin
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Sorry about the spelling mistakes, my fingers still hit the wrong buttons following the last stroke (the reason fo my comments on disability parking).
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Eddie
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Edward Bulfin
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Hi all, this debate is obviously one that has hit a nerve with many motorists and shoppers alike. My point on the legality of the mother and toddler bays is that the 'legality' should not be the main topic. The topic should be on how those bays are planned, positioned and used. The whole idea of wider spaces for mothers with small children is to facilitate the ease of transit from car to pushchair or pram. Most parents using the bays in my local shopping areas tend to get the push chair out of the boot, leaving it in a position that is in the danger zone in any car park, then get the child out of the seat to run round to their push chair which is still at the rear of the car in a danger zone. This could be easily done in a 'normal' bay, so why the extra wide spaces?
It is a question of planning the space to make it wider and longer to bring that rear danger zone into the marked area, or making all Mother and Toddler spaces parrallel parking only areas with the space to transfer the child from the side of the vehicle directly into a pedestrian only portion of the car park.
Are fines legal, the answer has to ne no, but are they morally acceptable? That is a whole different question and the answert has to be yes, if you park there and put a childs life in danger, then you have to be held accountable. It is a private car parking area, so they could go one step further and ban your vehicle from ever entering the whole area again, one small customer lost but great publicity for them on the child safety issue.
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Eddie
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Edward Bulfin
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i agree to the comments by Tony Page, but would like to see his interpretation of someone who needs a space near the door. Would this be one with no legs, an arm missing, a severe mental problem or some other highly visible difficulty. I have a severe clotting disorder, that causews severe fatigue, joint, muscle and tendon pain. Added to this there is minor multi-organ damage and a small amount of brain damage. All this make it ideal for me to walk as short a distance as possible, yet to look at me I seem to be 100% fit anmd in good health. Do I have to resort to a wheelchair to 'prove' to people,like Tony, that I am dsabled.
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Eddie Bulfin
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