Was meeting some friends on Friday and was a wee bit late. The two disabled parking spaces were occupied (only one legitimately) so I parked twenty yards away, which in itself wasn’t a massive problem but it meant I had to walk through an indoor car park which had a painted floor which was wet because of cars coming in from the rain. I was rushing, as much as you can rush when you use two crutches, and wasn’t paying close enough attention as I planted the crutch which slipped on the wet surface and went down quicker than a Premiership footballer looking for a penalty. It hurt. A lot.
worse was to follow. I couldn’t get back up. Two very kind ladies took pity on me and gently helped me back to my feet. Like Elvis I was all shook up and could barely walk. They helped to the entrance of the bar and after I thanked them repeatedly, my friends took over.
I was in a lot of pain the next day and worryingly when I touched my thigh against anything, my leg gave way. This lasted for a couple of days. Thankfully, everything is back to normal now.
It breaks the rules but not the law to take a disabled parking space on private premises. It makes me wonder of the logic of it…It is a legal requirement to provide disabled parking bays but it is not illegal for non disabled people to use them…erm?
I think it should be made illegal to take a disabled bay wherever it is…if shops etc could fine non badge holders for parking in disabled bays and keep the money it might boost their profits.
Thanks for the replies. A bit tender for a few days, but fine now. It probably took a few days for the embarrassment at not being able to get back up to wear off. The confidence took a hit as well and my walking has Been very tentative since the fall, but is slowly getting back to normal. As much as I’d like to blame the selfish git who parked in the dizzy spot, if I hadn’t been rushing and if I’d taken more care, I wouldn’t have fallen.
Aw, that’s rotten. For every 9 times I save myself, there’s those odd occasions that just happen by accident. I hate the shock of it as much as the pain! Look after yourself