Disabled vet parking rules cause much confusion

Gaser II wrote:

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They should be but they are not.

Tommy Loyd wrote:

I think it is imperative that people understand that disabled veterans with "DV" plates are permited to park in spaces designated for the disabled. The following information is quoted from the Texas Department of Transportation: PARKING PRIVILEGES for Veterans with Disabilities.
Vehicles displaying disabled plates, disabled veteran plates or permits are the only vehicles allowed to park in spaces clearly marked for the disabled. In some parking lots, the disabled spaces are colored red and others are marked in the traditional blue color. People who have a blue disabled parking permit or disabled veteran license plates can park in either the red or blue spaces. Those with a red disabled permit are only to park in the red spaces. If the parking lot ONLY has blue-colored spaces, then it is permissible for those with red permits to park in those spaces.(Information provided by the Texas Department of Transportation.) Can't imagine how this can be confusing. It (the rule) does not stipulate that you must have someting else in addition to your plate.

Vet with DV plates wrote:

I have a question, Have a COP ever questioned your Disability? I am a younger veteran and I passed by a cop and the MESQUITE movie theater and I parked there and hung my placard. The cop flashed his lights on me and asked who in this car is Disable. I told him that I was. He then asked for my Driver's Liscense and flashed the light in my car to compare the license with the placard. He then asked me "WHAT IS MY DISABILITY"...I told him that I was a Disabled Vet who was injured while serving. It's a shame that some people use their power to harass innocent people who served their country but, just curious to see if anyone else encountered the same experience.