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July 3rd 05, 10:33 PM posted to uk.transport.london

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Buggies are wheelchairs!

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(Martyn Drake) wrote:

On Sun, 3 Jul 2005 21:05 +0100 (BST), Colin Rosenstiel wrote:

Don't get me started on the buggy society. My wife and I are cyclists
and used the bikes to carry the children until they rode their own or
walked. Shopping centres round here allow buggies in to access shops
like Mothercare or the Early Learning Centre but don't allow bikes to
do the same, even when performing the same role! Young children have
quite short walking ranges as well as being easier to control in a
buggy or seat. Buggies are no use for cycling parents but the
children have to be got closer to the individual shops than our
car-obsessed society, assuming buggies, will allow. Grrr!

Interesting stuff, which reminds me of something I saw the other day.
Toys 'R' Us in Woking (but it'll probably be like this at any of their
branches) have big signs up at the entrace to the store stating that you
can't bring shopping bags into the store and that you need to leave them
in your car. I don't have a car. I don't drive. My wife and I rely on
public transport. Thus we won't be shopping there at all when our
adopted daughter comes along.

Bloody 'merkin chain stores!

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Colin Rosenstiel

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