There are these stickers on the bus. They say “reserved for the handicapped/disabled wheelchair users and/or expectant mothers”. They do not say “strollers”. Parents: I understand your need to use these seats (you can’t block the aisle/you have bulky equipment) but these are reserved for people like me for a reason. I don’t come with a label, so you CAN’T always tell, but I promise if I go down/pass out because of my system deciding to shut down or because of a lead foot driver I will be far more dangerous to you, your kids, other passengers and even myself than your stroller not taking that space will be.( I fall further)
I get it people use that space that really don’t need to. Discourteous teens and college kids, people with headphones plugged in and disconnected from the world entirely…I do, but If you don’t have the gumption to at least ask me to move (and give me a chance to explain) then you don’t get the right to act like a jerk, make snarky comments to other parents or passengers because I assumed you have courtesy to give those seats to the people they’re reserved for. Be the adult and example for your kids you’re supposed to be and have some common courtesy. Thanks. —The Disabled
This article appears in Nov 21-27, 2013.
You fall further? How so? Further than whom?
Further than those without mental delusions….
Seriously, I think the priority seating is also for people with strollers (where else would they sit with those things OB?).
If I had difficulty standing like you OB, I do like others and ask if the able-bodied person sitting wouldn’t mind if I sat as I have difficulty standing on a moving bus.
Alternately, I’d use my hand (those things at the end of your arms; the things you use to hold your fork / type your nonsense onto comment boards…) and hold onto the rails or hand straps so I could steady myself an prevent myself from falling down.
Finally, if none of that worked, I’d find an alternate way of getting around. Walk?
Ummm so where ard the strollers suppose to go f-tard? Don’t expect mothers to fold up strollers on a bus.
I get the impression that OP walked onto a bus, asked someone to move, and they said No. OP, I sure hope you were friendly and asked politely. A bit of tude would have illicited a No from me, too.
I would think that wheelchairs trump strollers on a bus, specifically the seats designated wheelchair seats.
No wheelchairs here. OP already said that he/she was standing and could fall.
I sit corrected, I should have said wheelchairs and or disabled people.
i like streetcars
It’s also the numbnuts who are so self important they feel their bag of groceries etc are more important than a human who actually paid her fare.
I’m not sure I read it right, I thought the OP was already sitting and the person with the stroller made the noise not knowing the OB needs to sit for whatever health reason, I got this from the whole “gumption line” And OB there are lot’s of courteous teens and college students and headphone wearers, just as there are discourteous others who don’t fall in these categories.
Yeah. This…
http://thechive.com/2013/05/14/new-york-su…
Why can’t mothers fold up strollers on a bus? Just asking.
Reg, well.. often there is a baby in it. And lots of moms take those massive hummer-sized strollers onto the bus which is about as thoughtless and stupid as you can get.. The little collapsible strollers are cheap. Often free secondhand. They are better for bus travel.
But see, the conspicuous consumers need the big ones. They look more expensive and expensive shit is good when your baby is an accessory you’re trying to trick out for his or her upcoming feature on Maury. Far be it for me to deny a cute little kid anything but these mothers will actually give you a nasty look when you try to squeeze by to find a seat. Disabled or not.
I’m not being a dick about bus moms. Lots of them are normal, courteous people. I’m talking about the ones you ALL pictured while reading the previous paragraph.
fur rimmed parkas and sweatpants with juicy across the caboose?
yup, hand-me-down strollers from their older sister… now that she’s done high-school.
Strollers
For the safety and well-being of babies and young children,
other passengers and Metro Transit Operators, please respect
the following guidelines:
• Strollers should be small, light-weight and foldable.
Recommended size should not be larger than 42” x 22.5”.
Upon boarding the bus, children should be removed from the
stroller and held by the parent or guardian
Straight out of the Metro Transit riders guide. Yes, MissPinky we do expect you to follow the rules and fold up your fucking stroller.
Oh get over it. I would never fold my stroller up. I would make room for disabled or wheelchairs but never fold it. You don’t have to fold them FYS. I take it your the type who think all strollers should be folded up just for you too. well you can fuck off with that shit. I got one that fits in the guide lines a-hole and its never been an issue on the bus. When it comes to the stroller thing on a bus I’m a b***h in that sense. my childs comfort comes first. I’m not the only one who won’t fold them too so get use to walking around them. Anyway sorry for the cursing but ppl getting upset about strollers on a bus are b***hes
I sat in dem seats once. They smell like piss. All da old peoples with weak bladders.
I don’t have to walk around your stroller because I don’t ride the bus as a passenger, just pointing out what the rules are. You’re obviously special though, so they don’t apply to you.
don’t be such an oblivious twit about strollers. you don’t piss champagne just because you bred. the bus is not your personal limo.
strollers being allowed on the bus is fairly recent and it looks like stroller-moms have decided it means they are queen for a day.
if you are taking the bus, use a folding umbroller, take the little beast out of it at the bus stop before the bus arrives. hold kid in your arms, fold stroller and hang it off your arm and get on the bus. sit down with kid on lap and folded stroller tucked between your legs. this is what you do when you are sharing public transit.
when you go for a leisurely walk with your child around the neighbourhood, then you can use the command central hum-stroller with enough gear to last a millennium. it does NOT belong on a public bus.
who the bloody hell do you think you are?
FYS. They’re not rules. They’re suggestions. Words like “should” and “recommend” don’t really carry a lot of weight.
Big bad anonymous bus driver. Get a new job you fuckin pussy.
I’m with Good dog Molly…queen for a day….lmao!