Tbh, though sozzled, in my earlier post I detailed my position clearly and said that I wouldn't get out for someone waiting in a wheelchair. Given that I've only really used lifts when I've had the children in buggies or been unwell, it probably doesn't really apply to me all that much. But that has been my opinion - that at the time I have used a lift, I have needed to use the lift.
Clearly, that's not necessarily true of everyone who is using a lift. But I can only speak for myself.
It hadn't actually occurred to me that someone could be waiting for, literally, ever for an empty lift. Because I haven't experienced that, and my parents haven't ever experienced/complained about it.
Now it's been brought to my attention, it probably would make a difference, but given that my children are now older, I don't really use the lifts anyway. Sometimes the little one wants to as a novelty but, again as I've already expressed, I wouldn't presume to take priority over someone who needs the lift when waiting to get in anyway.
I would hope that, whatever people are expressing on here, it would give people more food for thought in RL.
I also think that attitudes like Neuromantic's are just making people belligerent and that might be part of the problem on here now.
FWIW, I've learned a lot about different SN and disabilities since being on MN. I do consider myself to be a reasonable, considerate and decent human being. I do perform random acts of kindness (and never tell anyone about them!) because I like to think that if I make someone feel a bit happier with the world, they'll then pass that on. But I'm not perfect. I can only guess and presume about things outside of the realms of my experience.
However, we've also got disabilities in our family, physical/visible and hidden and sometimes you do just have to realise that other people are just getting on with their own lives, don't mean anything by it and that if you want something and ask nicely, most people will oblige.