Alicia makes stand over parking cheats

Date: 19/03/13
Reporter: Anthony Gough
Source: P12, The Courier-Mail
Synopsis:
Alicia Wright, a Mango Hill resident with Parkinson’s disease, calls for harsher penalties and uniform fines across the state for able-bodied drivers who use disabled parking bays.
On one Saturday night, five drivers using disabled parking spots without a permit were documented and confronted by Ms Wright. The drivers responded defensively, according to Ms Wright. ‘They don’t expect the disabled to stand up for themselves – no pun intended,’ she added. Ms Wright indicated that enforcement of disability parking violations could make a difference to people with a disability.
In 2012, Queensland councils issued over 4000 tickets for parking illegally in disabled spots. Queenslanders with Disability Network CEO Francis Vicary believes that people would take notice if more fines were given.