Subject - Public transport
ReplyPosted : (Monday 8th October 2007 ) By - Mandy Barclay (Unregistered User) Has anybody else noticed how people travelling with babies in pushchairs are treated like second class citizens - it is really infuriating me. On friday I waited in a long bus queue only for half the old people behind me to push in the minute the bus arrived. Another man pushed in front then proceeded to start smoking all over my baby nephew. Then when I got on the bus I was confronted by the same old people who had pushed in moaning about how people with pushchairs shouldnt be allowed to go on buses as they take up so much room! I wouldnt mind but my daysaver ticket cost me £6! One guy even told me I should get a job instead of travelling around all day - I informed him that I indeed do have a job but friday is my day off.Surely people with small children are as entitled as anyone else to travel on buses.
ReplyReply Posted: (Wednesday 10th October 2007 ) By - insignificant (Unregistered User)
Public transport
i think WELL SAID!! and manchester claims its a family friendly society!! I am terrified of travelling on public transport because the last time i did, it was around 8pm (about 2 years ago)only 3 other people on the bus and a drunken man was being disgustingly abusive and smoking some awful smelling cigarette and us passengers just had to put up with it (unless we got off and waited another 45minutes for the next bus!!) my niece got on a bus only the other day to be verbally assaulted by an extremely unpleasant and drunken woman. thankfuly there was a young man who was brave enough to rescue my niece from any further assault by the drunken woman by telling the drunk to get off the bus, which she did, but i fear to think what would of happened if that nice young man hadn't stepped in. my niece is only 14! the drunk woman looked about 25!! the bus driver didn't do anything to help keep my neice safe! its about time someone spoke up about the lack of safety on public transportReplyReply Posted: (Friday 12th October 2007 )
By - mandy (Unregistered User)
Public transport
I totally agree buses are now a very unsafe method of transport for people on their own, plus you get insulted and ranted at for daring to take a baby out in publicReply Posted: (Monday 22nd October 2007 ) By - mandyb (Unregistered User)
Public transport
Yet again I got abused today on a bus by an old lady who told me I shouldnt be on a bus with a baby in a buggy but should walk like she used to. I said to her surely she never walked from gorton to Stockport but she just said she did and that todays young people have got no respect. I told her she needs to learn to stop being so rude and maybe she would prefer if I sat in all day with my child. These old people who even get their bus fair paid for by us tax payers should stay at home if they dont like people daring to travel with young children.Advertisement
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