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Policeman only parked in disabled spaces to stop others from doing it
A POLICE officer caught on camera last month parked across two handicapped spaces a the Nicosia General Hospital claimed he did to so prevent other drivers parking there illegally.
Responding to publication of the photo, police said they had launched an investigation. A spokeswoman said there had been five complaints of non-handicapped cars parking in the handicapped spaces of the hospital that day.
An officer was sent to check it out and deal with the situation as well as handle some other matters in the area. He parked in the two handicapped spaces to prevent other non-handicapped drivers from using them and thus had saved them for drivers with disabilities.
Believing that the real issue was the great number of parking tickets given out for parking handicapped zones, the spokeswoman explained that there were 35 to 40 tickets given each month to non-disabled people who park in the handicapped spaces at the General Hospital.
“Since the beginning of the year until today there have been 10,045 traffic sign violations all over Cyprus,” she said
The spokeswoman explained that it was impossible to know how many of those offences were for non-disabled individuals parking in handicapped spaces.
“There isn’t a different offence for handicapped parking” she said. “Police report drivers based on the violation of traffic sign offences.”
“We have suggested there should be a specific, different offence” the representative said. “We have spoken to the Minister of Justice. The government is in the process of amending the law.”
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Christoph from USA comments:
James nobody is perfectly useless, even total deadbeats can serve as a BAD EXAMPLE. See, there's a roll for you to play on Cyprus!
James JH lockhart comments:
hey christopher,
What it like a Aussie telling the truth to You,
Now we Start naming the GCs Who have Stolen and cheated Since they joined the EU ???
Christopher old Joke When you say bang What happens, You have to tell greeks to lower there hands Down
Christoph from USA comments:
Where is James Blowhard? Usually he chimes right in on items such as this-to tell us all how CORRUPT Cypriot authorities are. He probably had a spat with his lady (boy?) friend and needs some time to cool off.
Jimbo comments:
This excuse ranks up there with the GC caught going the wrong way down a one way street who protested in excuse that he was only going one way !
Moshe from Kafrisin comments:
Oh! Give him a break. He is disabled OK? :)
Joe Citizen from Limassol comments:
Is this guy literate?? His father must have had connections.
Demetris from Larnaca comments:
He is probably proud of himself that he managed to pull out a witty excuse such as this.
lee comments:
I heard this on the radio this morning and laughed, but perhaps, you are missing the point ;
A) hes a policeman
b) cypriot
So his excuse is genuine, as to him it seemed perfectly logical with his IQ level.
ben dover comments:
oh dear sounds like a touch of "Big boy did it then ran away" from my schooldays
Julius Violaris from Papua New Guinea comments:
Why the fuss? Obviously this policeman has an entitlement to park in such a spot!
Vaughan Williams from Malatya comments:
What the cop did doesn't surprise me. That they expect you to believe his excuse amazes me.
Vaughan Williams from Malatya comments:
What the cop did doesn't surprise me. That they expect you to believe his excuse amazes me.
The Mother Ship. comments:
Priceless !!!
Disappointed from Cyprus comments:
Of course, the situation at the NGH is chaotic. Patients with painful walking problems but who do not qualify as handicapped often have to walk several hundred metres uphill. I know, because I am one such attending the hospital on average twice per month. I dread it because the walk often cripples me.
There would be an easy and not expensive solution: a shuttle service of electric "golf carts" going round the car park to pick up these semi-disabled patients (who could be given a 3-month pass by the service they are attending, to prevent visitors from hogging the places).
Cyprus Geoff comments:
"He parked in the two handicapped spaces to prevent other non-handicapped drivers from using them and thus had saved them for drivers with disabilities."
If you believe that you'll believe anything!
How the hell can you park across a disabled space and thus save the space for disabled drivers?
This is just pure nonsense and a typical lazy policeman's action.
But then, are brains the main requirement for Cypriot policemen?
Michael D. from Limassol comments:
“Since the beginning of the year until today there have been 10,045 traffic sign violations all over Cyprus”
I think she should have said "since the beginning of the month"...