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[email protected] · April 29th 09, 12:04 AM posted to uk.transport.london

In article 01c9c80f$742adac0$LocalHost@default, (Michael
R N Dolbear) wrote:

There's a few issues at play here. There does appear to be an
expectation amongst a significant number of buggy-wielding bus users
that they can - or should always be able to - get on a bus without
folding the buggy up. This is daft - those with kids in buggies should
be prepared to evict the little'un from said buggy and fold it up when
getting on the bus. I reckon it's also fair to say that babies in
prams should take priority over buggies - and of course wheelchair
users take priority over both (there is enough space in most buses for
a wheelchair and a buggy/pram though).

A parent, are you? Folding up a buggy containing a child who isn't yet
walking is far from simple.

they take up more than their fare share

Hee !

But there needs to be an agreed protocol when a mother with a twin
pushchair and three children gets on board and then another !

Plus when OAPs sitting on fold-up seats can be asked to move to make
way for buggies and wheel chairs.

Especially out in the sticks with one bus an hour.

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Colin Rosenstiel