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The only special parking I’ve ever seen is for disabled people, taxis or delivery lorries. >

I’ve seen for law enforcement, military/veterans, and specific workers/positions within a company. >

Oh. Employee parking is another one I’ve seen, but I’m in the UK and not everywhere has it. >

Gotchya. Im in the US. Depending on where you are, you’ll see signs reserving parking for different things. Required, generally, is handicap/disabled parking. Then most common is for pregnant people and for law enforcement, military/veterans, and first responders. Less common is for employees or execs. >

I know how reserved parking works, we just don’t get it much here. We have mainly disability spaces, delivery spaces and some for people with young kids (but they’re almost always at supermarkets). Anyway, there’s always going to be some arsehole in a Mercedes taking up two disabled spots at once. >

I have seen parking spots for pregnant women. And women with more than one baby or toddler and tow.  That's a subgroup of people who really can use these spaces. Hauling around little kids, or kids who are on the way isn't easy
This isn't legally enforceable, but who in the world but take one of those spots if they didn't need it?
As for me, I'm an older woman. When I park at a place where I know there are going to be less mobile individuals, I deliberately park closer to the back of the lot. I hope this might help someone who needs a closer spot
God has blessed me with excellent health and ability to walk and run, even in my old age. I guess that's my way of paying it forward >

‘People getting better parking lots because they had unprotected sex’ >

Lol as if unprotected sex is a moral failing. How else do we reproduce? And there’s certainly a logic to allowing pregnant people to park closer. Clearly you don’t really know the strain that pregnancy puts on a body.
Stores have every right to offer closer parking to valued groups so long as they’re not discriminating based on protected classes. Just don’t go. >

The thing is, I don't have a problem with any of it.
I would give up my airplane seat, bus seat, parking spot, etc. to a pregnant woman 10 times out of 10.
What I have a problem with is some shit corporation thinking they can ejaculate their morality onto anyone. It's absurd. >

So why are you complaining about it if you would give up your seat anyway. Pregnant women go through a lot physically. For goodness sake they’re carrying a whole human in their stomach! >

Big whoop. Even a mosquito can reproduce. >

I've never once seen a mosquito give birth to a human so I think we got em beat >

LOL!! That is true! >

How obtuse does one have to be to think that parking for pregnant? People is a reward for having unprotected sex and not compensation for their temporary disability? >

"Probably wasn't a choice" - disability is NEVER a choice >

Wasn’t there a few people intentionally disabling themselves not too long ago. Obviously doesn’t account for 99.9% of cases >

I’ve heard of that too. I think it’s called “transabled” but there’s probably a scientific term. I’m sure it’s very rare though. >

there are planned pregnancies yeno … lmao 
how trashy if you feel like you deserve a closer spot to the front of the store than a pregnant woman in her third trimester that can barely walk 10 feet without having to pee again because there’s a whole ass human growing inside of them sitting on their bladder. >

The way the military has treated its veterans (profiting off wars) its the least they could do. 
& "unprotected sex mindset for pregnant people" is pretty toxic dude. You were once in the womb. >

The best parking is in the back anyway. Circling around the front of a lot sucks. >

They don’t offer those things because those people are special.  They offer them for marketing purposes. 
If you’re a momor a former soldier and you see one shop has special parking for you then maybe next time, that’s the first shop you’ll go to instead of going elsewhere. >

Caring about being 20ft closer to the store is absurd. >

It's the idea that Sam fucking Walton is gonna decide who is deserving and who isn't lol >

Society decides that, they’re just executing it. >

OP owns a bmw. >

Your an AH. >

Other than the Handicap spots I consider all of those optional if its raining or slushy and I’d have to park far away. >

I park in the preggo spots and spots for women with small children because I'm old so I too deserve a special parking spot! Besides it's not illegal to park in those spots. >

EV parks are obviously so people can charge their car... they usually have to pay to use those spots unless they aren't charging their car... but they can get a ticket or towed for that.
Parent parks are slightly wider to allow people to get their kids in and out of the car without worrying about the car next to them, it also allows them to get a pram up to the door so they don't have to deal with little kid escape attempts.
I agree that parking for pregnant women is not really necessary unless they are having a really bad time of it... but then they should have a permit to use the disabled parking or be on bed rest. I actually don't think we have parks for pregnant people.
I don't know why military veterans would need their own spaces. But again, I don't think they do where I live.
I can't think of any other special parks aside from disabled parking. >

Kinda. It's when supermarkets go way over the score with how many disabled spots they have. And the front of the store is just barren with all the cars way in the back. Have x amount sure, but if you can't fill them on the busy days, maybe cut back on how many you have. >

In the US, the number of spots that a business is required to provide for disabled people is determined by the Americans with Disabilities Act.  If you have X total spots, you need to provide Y disabled spots. You can't just decide to get rid of some disabled parking spots just because they tend to be left open.  
Also, parking lots are rarely completely full, so it makes sense that neither are all of the disabled spots. >

I always park towards the back, away from other cars. The way I see it, the parking lots that usually have those types of spots are privately owned, so they have a right to reserve whatever spots they want. If it's a public/city owned parking lot, you should attend city council meeting. >

I'm tired of typing.
I guess all I'll add in here is that the line between public/private parking lots is usually not that clear.
For example, Wal-Mart might not own the lot, but they have it on a 100 year lease. And it's usually written in the leases who gets how many parking spaces allotted... but that doesn't mean any of it is legally enforceable. >

for what it's worth...
handicapped/disabled access parking spots in parking lots are legally mandated, and legally protected. by law you need a special permit to park in those spaces.
on the other hand, "veterans park here" or "employee of the month" or "app-based orders only" etc etcetc parking spots are ... not legally protected. there is no law that says you can't park there. >

i agree, family spot next to the disabled one should be remove >

Wait until you live in NYC. Every doctor and special occupation park with impunity. Forever. I’m not including all the special permits given to a huge amount of city employees. It’s fucking insane >

Serving in the military is potentially risking your life to keep this country and our way of life safe. So they get a better parking spot. What a small thing to offer for their service. >

I saw the title and was like wtf, but I didn't know America had special parking for pregnant women and vets, I've never seen or heard about anything like that. I mean vets are already treated pretty poorly in your country, and pregnant women are... well, they can't exactly opt out anymore of that pregnancy so to speak. I mean are the parking spots closer to the store? Are they bigger? Cheaper? or all three combined? >

Yes. I went to a store and almost pulled into a spot until I saw the reserved for law enforcement officers. I was instantly annoyed. I support law enforcement, but why do they need their own parking spots? >

Nah. No way. What a misogynistic opinion. Pregnancy is hard af - every little helps and women shouldn’t be punished for childbearing.