I am only 71 years old and my hips are bone on bone. My wife has MS and legally disabled. My hip DR asked how do the two of you do your grocery shopping for all the trouble you have getting around? He gave me a handicap sticker and told us to use it. this only took place a month ago and we still feel guilty as heck when we use it. I almost feel like I am taking a spot for someone who really needs it. If it weren't for pain pills I couldn't do our shopping. My poor wife falls a lot and she was in the garden with our two year old grand son and she fell and he ran to the house and yelled for help. He is our blessing to have. Any way, we like you only use the spots if there are a lot of them empty. that goes for the toilet stalls too.