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markhly t1_ixt77iy wrote

completely agree with the other posters about how baffled I was with the driver actually enforcing this rule after years of experiences of otherwise complete MTA bus chaos.

further, it is just plain safer for the kid to be in a buckled seated position - why would they even want to risk that liability. How is a child who is unable to walk any different then someone in a wheelchair, completely vulnerable.

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RolandDeepson t1_ixwb5b1 wrote

Wheelchairs are properly tied down and secured, thus not completely vulnerable.

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markhly t1_ixwjo62 wrote

The vulnerable person in my comment is the infant or toddler who cannot walk but who is not allowed to stay in their dedicated chair. Instead we ask a parent to hold them with one arm on a moving bus.

If you are suggesting we allow strollers the dedicated wheelchair space to tie into, I'm all for that as well.

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RolandDeepson t1_ixwlk5q wrote

I was commenting that your point is stronger than your comment illustrates.

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meantnothingatall t1_ixu63vr wrote

And I've been on so many buses where it's very jerky, with abrupt stops that send people flying sometimes. I'm so scared I would drop them.

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