I can remember as a child walking through the parking lot of the grocery store and seeing little blue men on top of certain spaces. Being a mere child, I figured, ‘hey, why did they put the potty symbol out here in the middle of the parking lot?’ Which then led me to wonder why the only time you saw the ‘potty symbol’ in an actual bathroom was when it was on one of the larger stalls. Eventually I asked my questions to my mother who then explained that it was the handicapped sign, which was a huge disappointment.
Now, I begin to wonder why on earth would you do that? When I think of someone who is handicapped, I think of crutches, bandages, and possibly even the lack of an arm, or leg. Not a wheelchair. Maybe I’m just not normal, but come on, wouldn’t it make more sense to just write handicap? You’re sending us mixed symbols, folks. If you want me to know that it’s a handicap parking space, then draw a guy on the verge of death or something. Seriously.
That being said, please don’t take offense to this if you are handicapped, you must see the guy in a wheelchair as fitting for the handicap symbol, I, on the other hand, think something different would be a nice change, or maybe make the wheelchair look more like a wheelchair, rather than a toilet.
