[blparent] jogging strollers vs reversible handle strollers

Fri Dec 17 21:07:10 UTC 2010

Hi Tammy,
Yes, I Know how you're picturing it and that's how I was picturing it too before i saw it. YOu do clear the front and left sides of the stroller because the front is so slim and not wide at all. I do tend to use a long cane for my height so that helps. But I wsa standing somehwat in line with htefront wheel and clearing my front, the stroller front plus the left side without problem. I guess my only problem with it was the best way to hang on to the stroller with my left haned. I am using my cane with my right hand and standing on the right side of the stroller as you pictured. My husband suggested we add a strap to the stroller so I can pull it easier that way, don't know how easy that would be to manufacture ourselves.

Thanks for your input. It sounds like nobody else has tried this. :) 
Ronit

On Dec 17, 2010, at 1:02 PM, Tammy wrote:

> Hi,
> 
> I'm also wondering if you were guiding the front wheel of the stroller and using your cane in your right hand, how you'd protect the left side of the stroller and stop it from falling off a curb or getting stuck on something etc.  This seems a very impractical and unsafe way to use a stroller to me, but I might not be picturing it quite correctly either. 
> 
> Tammy
> 
> 
> From: Dena Wainwright 
> Sent: Friday, December 17, 2010 2:49 PM
> To: NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List 
> Subject: Re: [blparent] jogging strollers vs reversible handle strollers
> 
> 
> There are times when you'll be in narrow areas (store aisles, hallways, 
> airplanes, etc.), and walking beside a stroller will not be possible. In 
> that case, you'll have no choice but to pull it, and I have doubts about how 
> well a stroller with three wheels would pull, and more importantly how it 
> would turn while being pulled. Also, I would strongly suggest that you 
> actually practice walking beside a three wheelled stroller with a cane. I 
> would weight the stroller with something to simulate the weight of an 
> infant. Those things are much easier to work with when empty. I am finding 
> it difficult to get the logistics of how you would comfortably walk beside a 
> stroller, keep the front wheel from getting mixed up with your cane, keep 
> your arm cranked out to the side and back to grip the handle, etc. It sounds 
> very impractical when dealing with longer distances.
> 
> Dena
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Ronit Ovadia Mazzoni" <rovadia82 at gmail.com>
> To: "NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Friday, December 17, 2010 10:47 AM
> Subject: [blparent] jogging strollers vs reversible handle strollers
> 
> 
>> Hi everyone,
>> As we prepare for our little one, I am doing extensive research on 
>> strollers. I have a question which I"m hoping some of you may have some 
>> input on. I originally researched the graco alano flipit travel system and 
>> liked it. The reversible handle seemed great for pulling behind me. As I 
>> thought about it though, I am not always a fan of pulling something behind 
>> me, even a small computer bag that I use for work. A friend of mine, who 
>> is also blind, suggested that I try a jogging stroller, i.e. a stroller 
>> which has three wheels instead of four. This way, you can walk slightly in 
>> front of it, use a cane, and put one hand on the stroller to guide it next 
>> to you. I went and looked at the City Mini stroller by Baby Jogger. It's 
>> so easy to fold, is lightweight and is narrow. I love all these features. 
>> I was just wondering if any of you have owned a jogger-type stroller, or 
>> rather, a stroller with three wheels. The City Mini stroller is not 
>> actually a jogging stroller, just a three-wheeled stroller. Have any of 
>> you used this type of stroller and if so, do you find it easy to use with 
>> a cane? Anything else I should know that I haven't thought of? I"m just 
>> torn between this one and the reversible handle stroller, which is much 
>> bigger, heavier, and my husband doesn't really like the look of it. :)
>> 
>> On a side note, I do realize that I will not be using the stroller as much 
>> as my sighted husband, as I do plan to use baby carriers as much as 
>> possible. But I do want to have an option to use a stroller if I Think it 
>> may be more appropriate.
>> Thanks everyone.
>> Ronit
>> 
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