Another parking lot warrior leaves an abusive note on a disabled person’s car in Rangiora

A Kaikōura woman was shocked after being attacked by the last warrior in the self-proclaimed parking lot of Rangiora.

Nadia Mackle has used a wheelchair since she was paralyzed in an accident in 2015, when she was 23 years old.

Far from letting that stop her, she has been open and honest about the challenges of returning to her own home and work, and has inspired many of her followers online.

However, she couldn’t help but feel depressed after finding an abusive note on her car after visiting a bakery in Rangiora last week.

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The handicap parks were already busy when she arrived to meet her family for lunch at the Artisan Cafe at Rangiora Bakery, so she opted for the space farthest away, not wanting to disturb other customers.

You need extra space on the right side of your car to be able to unload your wheelchair, so park to the left of the standard space and put your mobility permit on the dash in case someone is looking to see why you had parked wrongly. that way.

When he got back to his car, he saw the note criticizing his parking lot.

She initially ignored it, but began to feel more and more anxious after leaving Rangiora.

“I know the world is full of nice people and I know the world is full of horrible people,” he said.

“I started to get overheated, itchy, I couldn’t concentrate and my mind kept repeating over and over again ‘someone thinks you are a p … wit’ … I had tears rolling down my cheeks.

“A hundred people might tell you that you are wonderful, but a comment is needed, and that’s the only one you remember.”

Rangiora has a history of members of the public leaving notes on properly parked cars in mobility spaces.

In August 2018, Paul Francis was outraged with a note accusing him of misusing a mobility park when he took his son Jack, who has cerebral palsy, to the local swimming pool.

Two months later, another unjustified note was left for a woman with a disability who had parked near the Gables Arcade, leading to a request for kindness from wheelchair user and café owner Karl Horwarth.

Rangiora Bakery owner Ron van Til said he was not aware of the Mackle incident, but urged people to be nice.

The cafe had 16 parking spaces, two of which were wider for handicap access, but it got busy, particularly at lunchtime, and the cafe staff handled a complaint once every six months, he said.

CCS Disability Action National Access and Infrastructure Manager BJ Clark said it was a shame that people felt the need to attack others in such a way.

“It shows a total lack of understanding of the difficulties people with disabilities have finding a park,” he said.

“Standard car parks are very difficult for people with disabilities to use, but sometimes they are the only ones available and they can park a little outside the center so as not to damage the vehicle next to them.

Clark said the incident highlighted the need for more accessible parks, which were sometimes few and far between, and were often occupied by drivers without permission.

A full list of mobility parking rules and regulations can be found on the CCS Disability website.