Dear Heloise: So many people don’t know that the accessible parking placard is to be removed while driving. In many states, it can even get you a ticket! I think one of the reasons why people don’t remove the placard is the difficulty in placing and removing it from the rearview mirror. For years, we struggled with it, and one day, my husband said that it was too bad there wasn’t something the sign could stick to. Yeah, Velcro!

You can buy Velcro in rolls like tape and in small squares. I cut a short piece from my roll and place one side on the placard and the other on the back of the mirror! Now the placard resides above the visor while I’m driving, and with just a touch, it can hang from the mirror.

I love your hints and read your column online in the Daily Freeman in Kingston, New Yor

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