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7 September 2013
Motorists who abuse parking baysfor the disabled should be fined
Open to misuse: There are parking bays provided for the disabled but these are commonlyabused by able-bodied motorists.—filepic
SOME able-bodied motorists are feigning disabilities to park their cars in gazetted disabled parking lots for free.
Petaling Jaya City councillor Anthony S. Thanasayan said they are depriving disabled persons by doing so.
He said that some motorists would pretend to limp upon alighting from their vehicles.
“However, the limp is missing when they are walking back to their car from the bank or shops after doing their errands.
“I witnessed this once when I was in Petaling Jaya New Town.
“When these people are chided, they just smile and drive off,” he added.
Anthony said able-bodied drivers were abusing the parking spaces in Section 52, Gasing Indah and even off Jalan Gasing meant for the physically challenged.
MBPJ enforcement department has issued 35 compound notices to able-bodied motorists in the Gasing Indah neighbourhood from January to the present.
Another 41 compound notices were issued in Damansara Perdana commercial area for the same nature of offence.
Anthony said the public were showing blatant disregard for the city council’s laws.
“Council enforcement officers should issue the maximum compound fines and not entertain any requests for discounts. Tough measures are required as a deterrent,” he said.
Anthony said there was a case where an able-bodied man who occupied a disabled parking bay argued with a disabled motorist, until MBPJ enforcement officers asked the offending driver to re-park or have his car towed away.
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