Age friendly parking spaces

Dakota Dan

I wonder does she know what age friendly space means? It’s written on the post behind her and on the ground with the parking space coloured.

Allinall

Bigger space close to the entrance, I would say.

PsychoPete

It's not illegal is it?

Dakota Dan

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118824817#Comment_118824817

Did I say it was? No harm in having a bit of common courtesy towards older drivers.

Buddy Bubs

Is age friendly defined? Is it over 50s/60s/70s?

The Continental Op

You just have to walk up to them and say "WOW your well preserved for your age".

Edit> And yeah that really is the sort of stupid thing I'd say.

Strumms

Given the severe lack of accessible / wheelchair / disability parking…. There really shouldn’t be any provision for OAP, mother and baby parking etc….

if an OAP has an illness or disability they can just get the relevant sticker, they don’t have to be the driver, the husband / wife non driver is entitled to use the relevant space with the individual that has the disability…

age friendly, forget it…. Lots of people will just use it out of sheer laziness or because they ‘can’….

garv123

Almost every parent and child space in the local supermarkets are always taken up by someone without a child, usually a bmw merc or audi..

It would be better if supermarkets didnt put them closer to the door than normal spaces... its not about the shorter walk!

freshpopcorn

I think its reserved for over 55's but she could have being collecting somebody older in a nearby business.

The Continental Op

I challenged a woman one time who parked in a similar spot right outside the doors of a supermarket (if was one of those with a picture of a pushchair on it). She said her children would be joining her to go home. Later in the shop she proudly came up to me with a 16 yo and a near 18 yo and said see I have got children.

freshpopcorn

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118824923#Comment_118824923

I think parent and child parking cut off is 14 or 16 from what I remember reading before.

Miscreant

The only spaces that have a legal standing are the Disabled ones AFAIK. This is why they require an officially issued blue badge. Parent and Child and "Age Friendly" (which is a new one to me) are a courtesy space and can legally be used by anyone.

I have parked in parent and child spaces on occasion and have not felt one bit guilty about it. I would do the same with these Age Friendly ones too, given the opportunity. That might be a little controversial and get me flamed here but it is a reality and I bet a lot of others would do the same as me.

Allinall

Dickheads will usually be selfish dickheads.

Miscreant

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118824968#Comment_118824968

Flaming in action right here... like I said. 🙂

creedp

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118824968#Comment_118824968

Is it any worse than able bodied drivers taking advantage of a family members disability to park in a disabled space?I know, I know how do I know the driver isnt disabled...

circadian

I know they're courtesy spaces but it does rile me up at times. Kids can be a nightmare in car parks and being closer to the door means less chance of them doing something **** stupid.

A while ago I was outside B&Q in Swords with both kids in tow, about to take the parent and child spot and some oul fella in an MX5 swings into the last one.

He was given a right telling off, not that it done anything or that I expected him to move but if I was going to give out it may as well have been directed at the source.

ednwireland

I was just talking to someone as to what age is "age friendly". as 2 spaces outside our post office have been marked. considering it moved from the an post building to the back of a spar recently which you struggle to get to in a wheelchair..............

antodeco

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118824962#Comment_118824962

Unfortunately its the same drivers who would complain if there is a dent in the side of their own cars. Kids will hop out of cars and swing doors open (no matter how much you tell them not to, they still do...) This is why the parent/child parking spaces have extra space. Its also to enable those with baby seats to actually be able to put the seat in the car without, again, resting their door up against another car to get in.

Dakota Dan

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118824922#Comment_118824922

She wasn’t she had young children in the back and went into the shop.

Allinall

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118825080#Comment_118825080

About the same level of dickheadedness.

Atlantic Dawn

Soon your average punter will have nowhere to park between this and the family, EV, Go-Car marked spaces etc etc.

Capt'n Midnight

The standard fare on the Luas is €100. But most people use cheaper options.

Shops could do the same. Standard parking charge which would be waived for badge holders and loads of free spaces nearby.

Quantum Erasure

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118825230#Comment_118825230

Sure it's the same as a parent and child space isn't it?

MakersMark

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118824962#Comment_118824962

I have great fun blocking people like you in with my truck.

The last prick that gave out to me, I told him I'd be back in 5 minutes.

Nothing he could do!

MakersMark

The other advantage of a pickup truck is no door dings...my running boards stop me getting dinged, but I can ding with impunity!

elperello

In my experience many older customers shop at off peak times when there is less pressure on parking spaces.

Miscreant

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118826233#Comment_118826233

Wow, you're a big macho man with your truck aren't you? You would be willing to commit an offence to teach someone a lesson over a parking space! Does it make you feel like a superhero to police these non-legislated spaces?

Like I said, parent & child and age friendly spaces are a courtesy. I consider them to be fair game when a car park is empty and in fact I used one in IKEA last week. They have more parent & child spaces up there than disabled ones!

Disabled spaces are rightly protected in law and should never be misused. I would never use a disabled space and frown upon those that do so without a permit.

In any case, I was expecting to get flamed here for my comment so it doesn't make a blind bit of difference to me. Plenty on this forum would do the same but won't say it.

MakersMark

I consider inconsiderate pricks fair game.

What you gonna do about it?

Strumms

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118825080#Comment_118825080

The driver doesn’t have to have a disability.

they assign these badges to passengers too.

Miscreant

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118826704#Comment_118826704

Hahahaha..... Really? You think this is the school yard with that post? Wind your neck back in and take it easy there. You don't have to prove to strangers on the Internet just how brave and tough you are.

This is a discussion forum; learn to have an intelligent conversation without resorting to profanity and veiled threats.

Dakota Dan

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118826475#Comment_118826475

Ironically the disabled spaces on the right of the photo also had a lone driver definitely not disabled park up and leapt from his car and ran into the shop.

Miscreant

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118826935#Comment_118826935

And they should be fined for doing so.

That kind of behaviour used to be endemic in Liffey Valley shopping centre a few years ago where non badge holders would pull into the disabled spaces to wait for someone simply because they were close to the door. I remember the Gardaí visiting a couple of times and having nice chats with some of the drivers while writing them a lovely note.

creedp

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118826746#Comment_118826746

Yes indeed but it's common to find very able lone drivers taking advantage of blue badges to park up in disabled spaces or for free in non designated public spaces.

I remember in particular watching a fit looking lad park and sprint from his car only to run back to toss a blue badge on the dash. I've seen many instances over the years of people abusing the blue badge/designated disabled spaces which I find far more reprehensible than someone parking in a supermarket family space.

Larbre34

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118826704#Comment_118826704

I wouldn't be one to use disabled or courtesy spaces, but you aren't the law mate.

If you or anyone else with no right to be doing anything of the sort, took it upon themselves to block me in, I'd aim all 22 stone of my tired old former rugby playing body in your direction and I'd slap you so hard, you'd end up back up inside your Ma.

Never be anyone's vigilante lads, it can get you in fierce bother.

ARX

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118827168#Comment_118827168

Oh look, an Internet hard man.