Growing up in California, I rarely had a problem finding a parking space. There were usually plenty of spaces, and they all had a nice sized loading zone (some larger than others). On occasion, that loading zone may be on the opposite side of what I needed, but that was easily fixed by parking backwards in the spot.
Since moving to Utah, I have noticed that this is something the state is definitely lacking. Sometimes, there are not enough spaces. Most often the spaces are narrow and the loading zone is no more than 3 feet across. This may seem like a decent amount of space to exit your car, but if have a van with a lift or ramp, as I do, there is barely enough room to get that ramp out - let alone manuever the wheelchair off of it. On the rare occasion that there are an abundance of spots to park, there are many spaces without loading zones at all!
Hmmmm....I think I may start looking into the laws here to see what I can do. Anyone from other states have similar experiences?
