Handicapped Parking Cheaters: Heading on a Hike?

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Published 2015-01-10
Investigators for the California DMV check handicap placards being used by people near Runyon Canyon. They find numerous cars parked in spots reserved for the handicapped. ABC News cameras catch them in the act.

All Comments (21)
  • I'm really proud of that dog for not trying to hide its face and accepting the consequences.
  • What a ...... for the guy who drives the red SUV. You got caught red handed and you still refuse to admit. You spoke as if that road belongs to you. Thank you to all the officers and law enforcement staff who ensured that justice is served
  • @supercooled
    "got in some unscheduled exercise" as the deplorable runs away from cameras.
  • @shoponline831
    So let me get this straight. People wanna park as close as possible to go hiking???
  • @ytmndan
    They're literally going for a walk, and yet they're too lazy to walk to get to their walk. Are these bitches fuckin for real?
  • The guy defends himself by saying “I don’t park on a handicap parking spot, why would I do that” but yet he’s displaying a handicap card on his mirror. What a jerk
  • @daisyrice4777
    We had a neighbor who abuse this system as well.. got a handicap tag from her husband claiming he was injured during combat but is able to lift 3 cases of water at once. The wife is a gym instructor who parks in a permanent handicap spot & we live in a complex so parking is difficult. Shame on them!!!
  • @Rockb149
    You're going on a hike yet you can't walk the extra block or two for legal parking ??????
  • "But my handicapped husband is always with us as we hike these trails." -- His handicap must be the inability to choose a better wife.
  • So glad to see this. My mom wanted to go to the mall so I took her could not park in the handicap parking because this young guy with his fancy truck parked there. I called mall police and stayed to watch him get a ticket!! My mother was seriously handicap in a wheel chair.
  • I've had a handicapped placard for years. The application was signed by my heart surgeon. It's entirely legal and legitimate in every way. I hope that because my disability isn't plainly obvious (no limp,crutches,wheelchair,etc) I won't be accused of any kind of fraud. It hasn't happened yet...but it does cross my mind.
  • @doylee469
    Man when a news reporter rolls up, it tests whether your friends a true friend or not
  • @sherryhill7818
    I have a daughter in a wheelchair and it really bothers me when people do this.
  • @asu85255
    I get so much satisfaction watching this video. Cheaters do get caught.
  • @scubaguy007
    The thing I hate more than anything as a paralyzed member of society is when people use their relative/roommate/friends permit in order to park in handicap spaces. I also hate the fact that many doctors for fear of lawsuits will sign the form in order to allow them to get the permit. I also hate people with temporary permits that continue to use them for years after they’ve been issued. I’ve seen it so many times as a disabled person and there’s nothing I can do but just shake my head in disgust. I think the people without placards that park in handicap spaces should have their car towed away rather than just writing them a ticket. The interesting thing is as a disabled person I pretty much spend most my time at home. So it’s those few times that I actually go out to get groceries, or go to the doctor, and these are the times that it happens. So if it happens this much to me as rare as I go out, imagine the amount of people that must actually do it when I’m not seeing it.
  • @zornradio67
    I’m soooooo okay with people getting tickets for this. My sister was handicapped before she passed away and we ran into these entitled AH all the time.
  • @sjtom57
    I'm disabled due to a drunk driver many years ago, have a disabled placard, but even I won't park in a disabled spot unless absolutely necessary. I figure there's always someone who needs it more.
  • @ILOVETHEWHAMMY
    When my grandmother was alive and I drove her car around, the only time I would park in a handicapped space was if she was with me. If she wasnt in the vehicle, even though she had a handicap plate, I would park in a regular spot and left the handicapped space for whoever really needed it!
  • @betsykeller9096
    I drove elderly people to medical appointments for a senior community. Everybody I drove couldn't drive themselves any more. I had a handicapped placard, and would park in a space, get out the walker or wheelchair, get the person in the building, then back out of the handicapped spot and wait at the far end of the lot. When I would get a phone call the resident was done, if there was a handicapped space, I pulled in, got the resident back to the car, and drove off. Sometimes there would be a space, sometimes there wouldn't be. I would just park sideways, blocking cars for a few minutes while getting the resident in to the docs office, and wait and do the same thing for pickup. I only sat in a handicap spot if I had someone who had trouble breathing and/or going long distances. I never, ever abused the placard. And, I'm an avid hiker. When I am not driving an elderly person, I park far, far away and walk. I don't mind. I'm in shape to do so.