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Paul Corfield · June 30th 05, 04:18 PM posted to uk.transport.london

On Wed, 29 Jun 2005 21:44:47 +0100,
wrote:

Paul Corfield wrote:
At least you were only glared at. I've been bashed into,
had my feet run over and witnessed all out warfare being
buggy toting mothers.

Of course I'm sure you're just lovely, but trying to
maneouvre buggies and/or a small child on buses (whether
tha stroller is collapsed or not) would be a great deal
easier if some passengers weren't a load of inconsiderate
******s.

If your experience of buggies and mothers has made you
hostile, think about what their experience is. You're
just got to stand around like the nice gentleman you are;
they've got a buggy and child to shift.

I find that a great many people these days are very rude and
inconsiderate. I am not exactly unmissable but the amount of people who
just bash into me and will not move out of the way or make the normal
sort of adjustment to allow the normal flow on pavements, in corridors
or on buses work properly is amazing. I try very hard not to get in
people's way, I try to be unfailingly helpful and polite (don't always
succeed though) and move to allow people past. However none of this
seems to count for anything - everyone else seems to have their own
sense of being "numero uno" to the detriment of all others. All that is
doing is creating a society of selfish people. What is worse is that
people have no concept that their manners and actions are inappropriate
- you just get the "don't disrespect me" look from people and please
note I'm making no racial distinction here at all.

The attitude of most buggy toting mothers is unacceptable in my view
regardless of whatever legitimate pressures they be experiencing as a
result of bringing up and transporting their children. As others have
said the space on these buses is for wheelchair users not specifically
for buggies which are carried unfolded as a favour not a right. While I
am not a parent I have a fair amount of sympathy for those who have that
responsibility. However parents do not have priority over all others and
neither do single people. We are all supposed to get along together
aren't we?

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Paul C

Admits to working for London Underground!