Showing posts with label Handicap Parking. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Handicap Parking. Show all posts

Sunday, January 8, 2012

Reserved Parking for Mommies to Be

We do most of our shopping at the weekly markets that take place in Vaison-la-Romaine and Carpentras or at one of the boulangeries, the boucherie or épicerie Vival owned by our friends Alain and Mimi in Sablet.

From time to time, we go to the Intermarché on the Route de Nyons on the north side of Vaison-la-Romaine to pick up staples, paper goods and cleaning supplies for the house. The Intermarché is also a good place to buy gasoline or diesel for our car.


On one of our visits to the Intermarché a few weeks ago, we noticed that there was special parking reserved for pregnant women right by the front door. Since I had my camera, I couldn't resist taking some pictures to share with you.

Now this reserved parking may have been there for a while but we don't remember seeing it before now. What struck me besides the fact I have never seen reserved parking for pregnant women is there is no reserved parking at this Intermarché for other handicapped drivers.


We don't see a lot of handicap parking in France at all. And since the French and us too now, I must admit, park anywhere we find a space including on sidewalks, I am not sure handicap parking would be respected by drivers searching for a spot to squeeze into.

Is there handicap parking designated in the South of France? Is it respected? Tell me what you think.

Bonne journée mes amis et à très bientôt.