[nagdu] Bus seating

[Albert J Rizzi]

Either way, it was a wonderful option that the bus driver offered when all
to often some of the treatment others speak of here is less then warm and
welcoming. I would let my dog take a seat if the driver offered, no doubt.

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-----Original Message-----
From: nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf
Of Tracy Carcione
Sent: Friday, April 02, 2010 2:57 PM
To: NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users
Subject: Re: [nagdu] Bus seating

I wouldn't want Ben on the seat.  For one thing, he'd start trying to take
advantage.  For another, I don't think it would be safe.  If the bus stops
suddenly, I can brace my feet and put out my hand.  If Ben's on the seat,
he can't do either.  I'd have to hold him in my arms, or something, in
case he might slide off.  If he's on the floor where he belongs, I can
help hold him with my feet.
Tracy

> I know Albert mentioned this as a joke, but I wanted to tell everyone
> that you *can* offer your guide dog a seat. I spoke to several bus
> drivers, and all of them said that as long as the bus was not overly
> full and the dog behaved (which all guide dogs should!), they had no
> problem with a guide dog sitting in a seat on the buses that don't
> have room under the seat. I just thought I'd let people know that if
> you ask, it may be allowed, and is therefore an option for people
> whose buses don't have the underneath room for a poor squished guide
> dog.
>
> ~Jewel
>
> On 4/1/10, AnnaLisa Anderson <annalisa at sector14.net> wrote:
>> Hi All,
>>
>> The buses around here don't have anywhere for your dog to go in the
>> front or
>> the back where the sideways facing seats are.  Therefore I very rarely
>> sit
>> up front, unless either I'm only going a very short distance, or if the
>> bus
>> is super crowded.  Sometimes I will sit in the sideways seats in the
>> back,
>> not so worried about Sunny getting stepped on back there, but it still
>> happens.  I much prefer the normal forward facing seats, and I usually
>> try
>> to go 3 or 4 back on the right, so there is no wheelchair brace or
>> diagonal
>> bar in the way.  And on the right so I can just have Sunny turn slightly
>> and
>> back herself in.  She has gotten to be extremely good at backing in and
>> plopping herself down in the floor at the same time I am sitting down.
>> Then
>> I put a leg on either side of her so she doesn't slide around, and we're
>> set.
>>
>> AnnaLisa and Sundance
>>
>>
>>
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