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By Robert Frank<\/b>
www.thesuburban.com<\/a><\/p>\n

At the end of every workday, Bruce Alan Gordon drives to Concorde metro station to pick up his wife. Gordon lost a leg to diabetes a decade ago, so he\u2019s entitled to use the reserved parking spots there. Most of the time, he can\u2019t.<\/p>\n

\u201cEvery night, someone is occupying the two handicapped spots,\u201d he told The Suburban.<\/i> \u201cI usually see five different offenders pull in and out over the course of the half-hour that I\u2019m there. They just sit there waiting to pick up someone.\u201d<\/p>\n

Gordon said some of the drivers become aggressive if asked to move.<\/p>\n

\u201cMost say \u2018I\u2019m just here for two minutes\u2019,\u201d he recounted. \u201cThey have no understanding of what it means for someone who\u2019s handicapped and needs that spot. Others complain that the handicapped places are too large. Have they ever tried to back a wheelchair out of a van? They could just wait in a spot a bit farther away. Occasionally you will come across some young fellow in his 20s who gets aggressive verbally. Being on one leg, I don\u2019t want to be involved in a confrontation.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\nWheelchair blues<\/b><\/p>\n

Part of the problem is that the handicapped spots are very poorly marked, Gordon observed. He hopes that the city will consider improving its signage and painting the pavement blue in the handicapped slots, to make them much more conspicuous.<\/p>\n

Last year, officials issued 916 tickets for infringing on Laval\u2019s handicapped parking spots, down from 978 in 2013. <\/p>\n

\u201cLaval sponsors awareness programs through social media to help raise awareness,\u201d Laval Police Sgt. Fr\u00e9d\u00e9ric Jean told The Suburban,<\/i> \u201cespecially at Christmas, when parking becomes more scarce. We try to ensure that handicapped parking is respected, and likewise for fire hydrants, for safety reasons.\u201d<\/p>\n

Sgt. Jean urged motorists to dial 311\u2014the city\u2019s telephone hotline\u2014to report a parking infraction.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe city employs parking attendants who can issue tickets,\u201d he said. \u201cPolice officers can also enforce the city\u2019s parking bylaws. If there\u2019s an ongoing problem, you can bring this to the attention of your community police station. They might assign patrols there or even send a police car, particularly if someone is acting aggressively.\u201d<\/p>\n

The city\u2019s handicapped parking bylaw applies to commercial parking lots, Sgt. Jean added. \u201cWe had a car that was parked in a handicapped spot at Costco, which we can have towed immediately.<\/p>\n

\u201cAlso, if there is a problem with signage, we can work with the city to address the problem and ensure that people with limited mobility have access to proper parking,\u201d he concluded, urging the public to treat handicapped parking spots with more respect. \u201cMost of us take our mobility for granted. I have a lot of admiration for people who have to live with a disability like that.\u201d<\/p><\/div>\n

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\nCan you see the handicapped parking signage? Neither do most motorists who arrive at Concorde Metro station. Bruce Alan Gordon wants it better marked\u2014including painting parking spots blue.<\/b><\/div>\n

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