[blparent] On public transportation with a baby

[Veronica Smith]

Stee, I was on a city bus last week and I had to walk around a stroller
parked in the aisle.  I kind of tripped on the wheel and my husband said it
was a stroller and a baby.  Hmm, not sure it was parked safely. The parents
were sitting on the seats that face sideways.

-----Original Message-----
From: blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
Behalf Of Steve Jacobson
Sent: Saturday, September 29, 2012 9:48 PM
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Subject: Re: [blparent] On public transportation with a baby

When our kids were little, I was never asked to take them out of the
stroler, but I have seen others with strolers on the bus here in the
Twincities.  
However, I always kept a firm hand on the stroler when on the bus, and
sometimes we went all the way to the back rather than sitting in the front
and blocking the aisle.

Best regards,

Steve Jacobson

On Sat, 29 Sep 2012 22:41:36 -0500, Bridgit Pollpeter wrote:

>Hello,

>Most public buses are similar, so it really shouldn't matter where you 
>live, this advice can work from city to city, grin. Yes, a stroller can 
>lock safely into place where wheelchairs go, but I've only had drivers 
>offer to do this when the bus was empty. Those spots, after-all, are 
>intented for people using wheelchairs. We've been asked several times 
>to hold the baby on our laps and fold our stroller up. Usually when 
>alone, the driver will assist with this. There are two reasons for 
>this: one, even when locked, the stroller is at risk of moving around 
>the bus, so it's deemed safer to hold baby, and two, strollers can 
>hinder the movement of others on the bus, so when folded up, it leaves 
>more room for passengers. I'm not saying I agree or disagree with this, 
>but just relaying the reasons.

>We've never forewarned cab drivers that we had a carseat, but I can see 
>the sense in this.

>As for canes, everyone has there preference. Folding and telescoping 
>canes certainly can be more convenient in some situations, but I find a 
>straight cane more reliable, and as Terry said, it provides information 
>I haven't found folding or telescoping to provide. When out and about 
>with my little ones, I feel much more comfortable with a straight cane 
>in order to achieve optimum movement. My husband and I are also pretty 
>active and move about quickly when walking, so I have found a straight 
>cane to allow for this activity more so than other types of canes. Of 
>course, we all develop our own techniques and have our own preferences.
>As long as baby and yourself are safe, that's all that matters, grin.

>Sincerely,
>Bridgit Kuenning-Pollpeter
>Read my blog at:
>http://blogs.livewellnebraska.com/author/bpollpeter/
> 
>"History is not what happened; history is what was written down."
>The Expected One- Kathleen McGowan

>Message: 9
>Date: Fri, 28 Sep 2012 19:17:43 -0400
>From: "Tatyana" <tagriru at gmail.com>
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>Erin and Bran, thank you.  Of course, It's all depends on situation, 
>most likely I'll be having  the baby in carrier, but just in case I 
>needed to

>know where and how  I can put a stroller on a bus . I just thought 
>there may
>be some place on a bus where   wheelchairs are strapped or buckled- I
>don't
>know how exactly it works. I just saw how a driver helpt a guy in a 
>wheelchair to do it. Would it be same thing with a stroller? Folding 
>might not work, since my both  arms wouldn't  be free. I don't use a 
>bus too often, and when I see parents with kids, usually they are older 
>ones, not babies, so I'm trying to guess.

>Thank you.
>Tatyana.


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