Calagary Airport Strikes Deal With Luxury Brand And Upgrades Handicap Parking With Lexus Only

You know those stupid novelty signs that say things like “Mustang Parking Only” that dorks like to put in their garages? They’re harmless fun, right? Of course they are. But you know, you could make them a whole lot less harmless if you replaced handicapped spots with signs like that, in exchange for money from one particular car brand. You know, like the Calgary Airport recently did with Lexus.
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TomM - 8/23/2017 9:35:43 AM

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YOU could not replace the Handicap spots in the USA - the MOST would be for these to be close by. Frankly - I suspect that police will not enforce nonsense like this here as well.

TheSteve - 8/23/2017 11:45:09 AM

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That stupid "Lexus Parking Only" marketing campaign was quickly reversed due to widespread public outcry. It seems that Joe Average in Calgary (Alberta, Canada) could see this as a dumb, elitist move, but Lexus marketing and the airport's administration didn't :-(

CANADIANCOMMENTS - 8/23/2017 1:03:53 PM

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The Airport authority has taken responsibility for where the Lexus Parking spots were placed, but someone is clearly not thinking things through if they thought it would be a great idea to replace handicap parking. There were so many people involved (don't think Lexus or their ad placement or creative agency didn't know either). Just a bunch of folks who really don't care about the needs of handicap people in their area.