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03-20-2009, 09:52 PM
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What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? NJ
At a train station without a designated drop off area, If I pull into a handicapped spot at 6am (no other cars or traffic around), leave the engine on, run out to kiss my spouse good bye as she leaves on a train trip, is the police correct to give me a "parking offense" in a prohibited area? |
03-20-2009, 09:53 PM
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| | | Are you saying you weren't parked or weren't in a handicapped spot?
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Originally Posted by jdslilangel  Just leave it as is and stop making yourselves sound real stupid about the sisutation at hand. Further more I don't need to know how to spell corcetly on here. I know how to spell perfectly fine. I did graduate high school and never once had any problems with my grammer. | |
03-20-2009, 10:28 PM
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| | | the car had the engine running (not parked) and I had stopped [yes, in the handicapped spot] for a "kiss and go" |
03-20-2009, 10:28 PM
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| | | The engine running means nothing.
Did you leave the automobile?
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Originally Posted by jdslilangel Just leave it as is and stop making yourselves sound real stupid about the sisutation at hand. Further more I don't need to know how to spell corcetly on here. I know how to spell perfectly fine. I did graduate high school and never once had any problems with my grammer. | |
03-20-2009, 10:51 PM
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| | | only to walk around to the other side and open the door for my spouse. I was never more than one foot away from it. |
03-20-2009, 11:03 PM
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| | | I don't think you can say that the car wasn't parked in a handicapped spot.
Go and fight. maybe someone won't show up.
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Originally Posted by jdslilangel Just leave it as is and stop making yourselves sound real stupid about the sisutation at hand. Further more I don't need to know how to spell corcetly on here. I know how to spell perfectly fine. I did graduate high school and never once had any problems with my grammer. | |
03-20-2009, 11:15 PM
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Originally Posted by cyjeff The engine running means nothing.
Did you leave the automobile? | Actually, the question should be "Was your car in the space designated as a handicapped parking spot?"
Sounds to me, from what the OP posted, he committed the offense and was rightfully ticketed.
If there were no other cars around, why didn't he just pull into one of the non-handicapped spaces? Is he just clueless, or stupid?
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03-20-2009, 11:24 PM
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Is he just clueless, or stupid?
| And lazy, pathetic, ignorant, etc....
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03-21-2009, 06:20 AM
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| | | Your car occupied the handicap space (why cares why & how long) & you were not qualified to be there.
Yes, you should be ticketed. |
03-21-2009, 09:26 AM
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| | | Even if you had never left the vehicle, you would have gotten a ticket. |
03-21-2009, 09:33 AM
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| | | For the record, I knew that.
I was trying to help the OP see that he really didn't have a defense to "were you not in a handicapped spot?"
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Originally Posted by jdslilangel Just leave it as is and stop making yourselves sound real stupid about the sisutation at hand. Further more I don't need to know how to spell corcetly on here. I know how to spell perfectly fine. I did graduate high school and never once had any problems with my grammer. | |
03-21-2009, 05:23 PM
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Originally Posted by thank you What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? NJ
At a train station without a designated drop off area, If I pull into a handicapped spot at 6am (no other cars or traffic around), leave the engine on, run out to kiss my spouse good bye as she leaves on a train trip, is the police correct to give me a "parking offense" in a prohibited area? | It is actually possible to kiss a spouse goodbye inside the car. I do that every time my spouse is dropped off somewhere, and then he opens the door himself and gets out. Just a suggestion for next time. |
03-21-2009, 07:36 PM
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Originally Posted by AHA It is actually possible to kiss a spouse goodbye inside the car. I do that every time my spouse is dropped off somewhere, and then he opens the door himself and gets out. Just a suggestion for next time. | Actually, him getting out the car wouldn't matter.
If you bring a car to a stop in a handicapped spot, you can be ticketed.
Even if.
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Originally Posted by jdslilangel Just leave it as is and stop making yourselves sound real stupid about the sisutation at hand. Further more I don't need to know how to spell corcetly on here. I know how to spell perfectly fine. I did graduate high school and never once had any problems with my grammer. | |
03-21-2009, 07:43 PM
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Originally Posted by cyjeff Actually, him getting out the car wouldn't matter.
If you bring a car to a stop in a handicapped spot, you can be ticketed.
Even if. | Absolutely. I just wanted him to be aware that his reasons for getting out of the car are easily avoidable. |
03-21-2009, 07:50 PM
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Originally Posted by AHA Absolutely. I just wanted him to be aware that his reasons for getting out of the car are easily avoidable. | And I agree.
sometimes, I believe half the service we provide is a guideline as to what NOT to say in court.
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