In some places too many parking spaces are set aside for the handicapped that are rarely used, if ever. We have been in parking lots where all the handicapped spots were used, and those with disabilities were forced to park a block or more away because the lot was so full. So who decides how many spaces are enough? Some government bureaucracy in Washington who have no idea how many spaces are needed? Is there a calculation based on the number of handicapped people in a given city or is it done by places they are more likely to shop? See where I am going with this? How can any government agency, local or federal, make an intelligent decision on the number of spaces needed? Perhaps it would be better left to the business owner, who is now under a mandate to provide a certain number of handicapped parking places whether he needs them or not. If he or she dooesn't have enough and wants more, tough.
Now let's talk about toilets. Our San Francisco office has only one urinal in its men's room. And because there is only one, it must be the handicapped type. I used to think these were low so that children could easily use them (though they are low for those in wheelchairs) and it didn't bother me when I had a choice. But in this case it is the only one to use. What's the result? Splashing, that's what! Thus, the floor ends up sticky around the urinal, not because men can't aim as has been accused by women, but that urine hitting the water in the urinal causes splashing onto the floor. If it doesn't hit the floor, then it ends up on the user's suit pants! This also has been managed by the same government agency.
So what I want to know is this: can anyone name one government program that has solved the problem that it was set up for? Here are a few:
- Rent control? No!
- Minimum wage? No!
- War on poverty? No!
Can you imagine if we look to them to manage health care? And the bigger they get, the worse they are!
Mick O.
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