‘Hilariously stupid’: a bug in handicapped parking puzzles visitors

A handicapped parking spot next to the steps leading to a ramp has left visitors confused as to how it could be useful for people with disabilities.

A photo of the place was shared on Reddit, and users wondered how someone in a wheelchair could go up or down the ramp.

“Manukau Dennys has the spirit, but they’re a bit confused,” Cam posted as the caption for the image, after visiting the restaurant with his girlfriend Nia.

But the branch manager told the Herald that the park was just one of their handicap parking spots and the other two had a ramp nearby, making the building fully accessible to wheelchair users.

Cam told the Herald that he thought the handicap parking location was “hilariously stupid.”

“There’s another ramp on the other side of the building that doesn’t have a step and has more handicap spots so they are accessible there, but it was still pretty silly to put handicap spots next to this ramp with stairs,” he said. He said.

“If someone uses a wheelchair and parks here, they will have to go around the building, defeating the purpose of a handicap spot,” added the Reddit user.

Cam says this is not the only time he has encountered this kind of problem.

“I have dated a woman in the past who uses a wheelchair and found that this kind of thing is very common, if the business is accessible,” he said.

“Many are not, I discovered, and if they are, many are still hugely inconvenient with the need for them to manually place a ramp. They all stare and that takes away the dignity of the wheelchair user, in my opinion.”

Reddit users agreed with the poster that while the intention was good, the execution had not been perfect and the handicap parking spot should not have been placed next to a ramp with steps to access.

“Heart in the right place. Parking in the wrong place,” commented one person.

“Access for skaters. No external rails needed. If you get up and break something, your new parking lot is there,” someone else joked.

“It’s crazy how you forget about those things until someone in a wheelchair has to point it out. Maybe all MPs should be followed by a wheelchair user for a week while they campaign and see how often they stay. outside, “suggested another Reddit user.