Getting around in the snow can be a pain for anyone, but it can be downright dangerous for the handicapped.
For Sheri Staller, a Slatington, Lehigh County, resident whose husband is disabled, parking spots that aren't cleared after snowstorms have caused her to launch complaints at several area businesses.
"My frustration is you've got the handicapped spots, and they tend to leave the snow in the handicapped spots. The regular spots are cleared. That's fine, but your primary ones should be the handicapped ones," she said.
Kevin Esterly, who manages ASRE, a snow removal and excavation business in Allentown, said clearing commercial spaces isn't always easy, especially with the weather we've seen this winter.
"When the snow doesn't melt, they just keep piling up, and what starts as a 10-foot space ends up being an eight-foot space," he said.
Esterly added there are ways to keep all spaces clear of snow, even the ones with concrete parking stops.
"What we do is we send our shovel crews out in advance before our plow trucks get there and they usually will shovel around all the obstacles and clear it into the middle of the lot so that when we come with our plow trucks, we can just push it into one area," he said.
Meanwhile, Staller said she has complained to store managers where she's seen handicapped spaces snowed in, but she said she wishes she didn't have to, especially when safety is a concern.
"I'm looking at my husband's mobility and my mobility. I do not need to go on the ice and they don't need the lawsuit of somebody falling because of that," she said.
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