grandparents finding grandchildren difficult

plumpmouse

Dunroamin wrote: »

As someone else has already said, it used to be the instructions written on the buses.

Is this the most important word in your sentence?

If it used to be surely it isn't anymore?

seven-day-weekend

Dunroamin wrote: »

As someone else has already said, it used to be in the instructions written at the front of the bus.

Yes it did:

'Children travelling at half fare must not occupy a seat whilst adults are standing'

or something similar.

Dunroamin

plumpmouse wrote: »

Is this the most important word in your sentence?

If it used to be surely it isn't anymore?

There used to be signs in buses that said "No Spitting", does the fact that these no longer exist mean that it's now acceptable to do so?

LondonDiva

Sambucus_Nigra wrote: »

Is that your perception or is this written in some statute somewhere?

In London (when I was younger) the signs on the buses used to say children under 5 should be on a lap. I'm sure this was the case on the tube as well.

365days

It's entirely up to you whom you decide is more in need but that's not the same thing as a child being brought up to stand in favour of an adult.

No-one has yet been able to tell me when this changed and I would be interested to know.[/QUOTE]

Why should I bring my child up to do that. What would be the explanation? Sorry you have to give up your seat because someone who has got on after you and is perfectly capable of standing on their own wants it???

Torry_Quine

Sambucus_Nigra wrote: »

Is that your perception or is this written in some statute somewhere?

As others have said it was always a sign on the bus. It needs to go back, in my opinion.

peachyprice wrote: »

Oh-my-god.

And I thought you had strong Christian values. This is the most narrow minded, ignorant, arrogant post on this entire thread.

Yes, how dare mothers of young children travel at peak times and inconvenience fare paying adults. Make them walk miles to school alone and don't let the mothers out of the house until a convenient time of day.

That's what parents did do actually but I'm not advocating going back to that. Merely saying that the right to a seat for each child is not universally seen as the norm. If adults with children wish to go by bus at peak times they shouldn't automatically expect preferential treatment.

Dunroamin

Sambucus_Nigra wrote: »

Is that your perception or is this written in some statute somewhere?

From http://www.nationalrail.co.uk/times_fares/railcards-discounts/children-discounts.html

"Children under five years of age
Up to two children under five years of age may accompany each fare-paying passenger free of charge, unless the Train Company you want to use specifies otherwise in their notices and other publications. However, children under five years of age who are travelling free may only occupy a seat which is not required by a fare-paying passenger."

peachyprice

Dunroamin wrote: »

As someone else has already said, it used to be in the instructions written at the front of the bus.

They used to send children up chimneys.

Dunroamin

peachyprice wrote: »

They used to send children up chimneys.

I bet it solved the question of whether they had a seat on the (omni)bus!;)

Mojisola

peachyprice wrote: »

They used to send children up chimneys.

They don't make the chimneys big enough these days.