So I went to get groceries today, pull into what I thought was a pretty good spot.
For visualization purposes, I'm in a block of 12 spots, 6 rows, 2 thick, road right in front of the store on one side, cart return on far side. I'm in the third row closest to the store.
Store
XX< 1 handicap sign in middle of 4 spots
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XX<me
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XX<1 handicap sign in middle of 2 spots
I get out of the car, and some guy who had already pissed me off because he was just standing in the middle of the lane hindering traffic asks me what I'm doing. I respond confused, he says 'you know you're in a handicap spot right?' I glance back. I say no, theres no signs, I'm not. The 4 spots next to me are, but not mine. He says, yes there it is, and it extends all the way down. I still don't know what the hell he;s talking about, but then I see between the two farthest spots next to the cart return (spots 11 & 12 I'll call them) there is another sign.
So here we have 12 spots, nearest 4 and farthest 2 all clearly indicated. And he concluded that therefore the signs extend through all in the middle. I start arguing, he says either move or he's calling the cops. Now I don't know why there are two spots close to cart return (maybe so they don't have to walk far to bring back a a cart?) but it just pissed me off that this guy wanted to be that much of a busy body and hassle me when there was no obvious signage on my specific spot. I agree it's odd to have handicap spots farther away and regular ones in the middle, but if they are all handicap ones, at least 1 sign for every 4 spots I don't think is too much. I have nothing more to go by than signs.
Guess I equally hate the fact that I had to give this jackass the satisfaction of responding to his threat and moving. I don't know the law, and right or wrong, do I really wanna spend 20 minutes waiting for cops, then dealing with them, then with the very slight chance that I am wrong? It was easier just to take 45 seconds and move 1 row over.
So anyone know the details?