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[dom]

hi all'just browsing for another car on ebay [automatic] and noticed two ads with a note describing previous owners,ie-lady owner,last owner disabled? doesthis mean i take that the person was EXTRA careful when driving and did'nt strain the engine? i drive as fast or as slow as i did pre-sci and certainly don't 'look after'my cars
to me the statement is ridiculous and another example of peoples conceptions with regards to certain members of our society,they are to me indirectly insulting as they imply that the person does things a 'different way' to others,we are the same people as before and they should get that into their thick heads

[Apparelyzed]

Maybe it was a warning that the engine has been thrashed to pieces!

Simon

[ruth]

Apparelyzed, on Aug 17 2006, 01:42 PM, said:

Maybe it was a warning that the engine has been thrashed to pieces!

Simon

Or that, ok the pedals are immaculate, but the car is scratched to bits inside and out

[dom]

Apparelyzed, on Aug 17 2006, 01:42 PM, said:

Maybe it was a warning that the engine has been thrashed to pieces!

Simon

yeh very true! maybe i'm being a paranoid para

[lune14]

I'd check the ceiling for tire marks hehe

(If you see footprints I'd have the upholstery analyzed though!!) LOL

[Kit]

They say the same type of thing when advertising horses (I've just been browsing a few websites), usually means the horse is a dope on a rope.
It gets right on my nerves, just because someones disabled doesn't mean they can't ride/drive well, are more careful etc
I have a disability and my riding is ok and there are people out there who are world class riders but have a disability

Women have less accidents than men - fact
Last owner disabled - wtf they could have been a racing driver or a ninety year old lady who drives to the local shop once a week

[lune14]

That whole bit about "the little old lady who only drove it to church on Sundays" thing.... well anyone knows that if a car is run so little it's equally as bad for it as it being run/maintained poorly.
Really, who can you trust??

[bubbleandsqueak]

maybe the car had adaptive things to it....maybe it wasn't some one stereo typing like you all say/think.

you say that people stereo type disabled people.....you ever think that you do the same????

Edited by bubbleandsqueak, 31 August 2006 - 11:58 PM.

[dom]

no! i don't stereotype people,if the car had adaptations to it i'm sure it would have been advertised as such! also know how people advertise things and i contacted the seller who said it had been 'looked after' by a disabled driver,these ads are in the same vein as careful lady owner

[LadyPilot]

Today I got stuck in traffic and the car in front had "DISABLED DRIVER" plastered all over the back window, wtf is that supposed to mean?

I could understand " wannabe racing driver", "Poser", "flat cap driver" " white van driver" even "Advanced Driver" (which by the way is on my car ).

If you can drive a car in any fashion then you are as equal as any other driver on the road, arn't we???

[dom]

LadyPilot, on Sep 1 2006, 04:31 PM, said:

Today I got stuck in traffic and the car in front had "DISABLED DRIVER" plastered all over the back window, wtf is that supposed to mean?

I could understand " wannabe racing driver", "Poser", "flat cap driver" " white van driver" even "Advanced Driver" (which by the way is on my car ).

If you can drive a car in any fashion then you are as equal as any other driver on the road, arn't we???

my sentiments exactly its a bit like 'baby on board' etc,whilst i love babies does this mean we have to be extra vigilant when driving behind one of these cars??? as a road user we should be aware at all times and not tailgate any road-user whether elderly young or middle-aged

[xMaddiex]

LadyPilot, on Sep 1 2006, 04:31 PM, said:

Today I got stuck in traffic and the car in front had "DISABLED DRIVER" plastered all over the back window, wtf is that supposed to mean?

I could understand " wannabe racing driver", "Poser", "flat cap driver" " white van driver" even "Advanced Driver" (which by the way is on my car ).

If you can drive a car in any fashion then you are as equal as any other driver on the road, arn't we???

ive seen cars with 'disabled driver' sprayed on the back aswell, it didn't make sense to me either (though he was going at about 15mph on a 40mph road!)

and though i'm not old enough to drive yet, when i do go-karting or anything, im about the most careless, reckless, insane driver EVER, so lady driver is probably more of a warning than anything!

[LadyPilot]

dom, on Sep 1 2006, 04:50 PM, said:

its a bit like 'baby on board' etc,whilst i love babies does this mean we have to be extra vigilant when driving behind one of these cars???

Originally these stickers were brought in to alert the emergency services that there was a baby in the car . So in the event of an accident if the child was thrown free they would know to search for the child.

[mttb14]

Well I think I feel the same as most of you.

If you can drive, then drive, I always wonder what your supposed to do when you see stickers like baby on board, shouldn't the person driving the actual vehicle with the baby in, be more careful, not expect us to be.

A baby on board sticker or disabled sticker that is permanently on the vehicle would be misleading to the emergency services if that is what they were designed for. What if the disabled person or baby wasn't in the car, they could be looking for a baby that is safely tucked up in bed at home.

John doesn't drive any different now to he did before, except we have to stop at the services more often for him to move about as he gets spasms if he's in the same position for too long. If we go anywhere for the day I do most of the driving, and I like to think that we are both observant careful drivers as a matter of course, rather than because we are behind a vehicle with a sticker on it.

[milosh]

it reminds me of car dealers around eastern europe importing cars from germany, holland, ... they'll always tell you ''used by an old lady/man''.... and the same story for every car they got. ;) aren't young people driving and selling their cars too? ;)

[Joed]

A few years ago, I sold my car privately. The guy calls up and asks me a few questions...I told him the car was 12 yrs. old, had a lot of miles on it, but had been maintained religiously...oil changes, etc., the body had no rust, and I was the original owner of the car. He seemed moderately interested and was to come out and look at it. My husband met him outside and they had talked awhile before I came out. As I am obviously disabled, his eyes lit up as he said, "Oh, so you're the owner?" He couldn't get his folding money out quick enough then. My husband later told me that there was an obvious change of attitude once he learned that the car was mine.

Good for me...but it left me feeling a little confused. The truth is, I had wrecked that car three times over the 12 yrs. I had owned it. None were my fault, but still......

[Kit]

Drove my car into the lamp post outside my house last night, wasn't concentrating bang goes the one careful lady owner line, another useless stereotype

[htwhlz97]

Joed, on Sep 12 2006, 05:28 AM, said:

The truth is, I had wrecked that car three times over the 12 yrs. I had owned it. None were my fault, but still......

That is hilarious I'm having a blast all my myself reading and laughing at these posts. I have friends that will not have the DMV permanant disabled licence plate put on their car because they dont want the stereotype as they are driving along. They dont want for people to say so thats the reason your driving all F*&@'ed up.

[bubbleandsqueak]

htwhlz97, on Sep 26 2006, 11:22 PM, said:

I have friends that will not have the DMV permanant disabled licence plate put on their car because they dont want the stereotype as they are driving along. They dont want for people to say so thats the reason your driving all F*&@'ed up.

ever think that your driving may be f*@ked up and thats why there saying that????

Edited by bubbleandsqueak, 27 September 2006 - 02:35 AM.

[htwhlz97]

bubbleandsqueak, on Sep 26 2006, 07:29 PM, said:

htwhlz97, on Sep 26 2006, 11:22 PM, said:

I have friends that will not have the DMV permanant disabled licence plate put on their car because they dont want the stereotype as they are driving along. They dont want for people to say so thats the reason your driving all F*&@'ed up.

ever think that your driving may be f*@ked up and thats why there saying that????

I wouldnt know I dont drive with them.