grandparents finding grandchildren difficult

ska_lover

I have always thought that if a parent pays full price for a ticket for their child, then the child has as much right to that seat as a full paying adult.

Most adults do not pay full price tickets for their children though, so (in my opinion) forgo the automatic right to a seat should the bus be full and there be full ticket price payers needing a seat. Why should a person pay double the price, just to stand in the aisle so someones offspring can sit , at half price?

FBaby

ska_lover wrote: »

I have always thought that if a parent pays full price for a ticket for their child, then the child has as much right to that seat as a full paying adult.

Most adults do not pay full price tickets for their children though, so (in my opinion) forgo the automatic right to a seat should the bus be full and there be full ticket price payers needing a seat. Why should a person pay double the price, just to stand in the aisle so someones offspring can sit , at half price?

Does the same approach applies to those obese who take more than one seat? Should they be paying more to seat down?

amus

FBaby wrote: »

Does the same approach applies to those obese who take more than one seat? Should they be paying more to seat down?

Or OAP's with free bus passes

FBaby

amus wrote: »

Or OAP's with free bus passes

That reminds me that a friend of my partner laugh when he announced he could now ride the bus for free. He goes mountain biking three times a week, did a 100 miles off road race last summer, and will leave most 20 year olds far behind... Amazing that according to most posters, he deserves not only to travel for free, but he should be entitled to a seat over a tired 5 year old who might have been walking for quite some time before boarding the bus.

seven-day-weekend

He doesn't DESERVE it more ...but it is polite to offer it to him. Obviously if the child id too tired then they can't.

FBaby

but how will they know the child is more tired and that is why they are not offering their seat? They could be perceived as rude and unconsiderate. I think it is 'nice' rather than 'polite' for anyone to offer their seat to anybody, but nice doesn't mean that the opposite is rude or unconsiderate.

seven-day-weekend

Also, a five year old could sit on the adult's lap.

ifonlyitwaseasier

seven-day-weekend wrote: »

Also, a five year old could sit on the adult's lap.

^^ only if the parent (lets say mum) isn't pregnant or holding a younger sibling already.

i would be very rude to anyone who required me to move a child simply because they wanted the seat, if they need the seat, I'd move and let the child stay seated.

Mado

seven-day-weekend wrote: »

Oh well, we obviously all have different views on this and obviously different children too, In my day they were able to stand up and balance once they got out of toddlerhood. They've obviously morphed into a different species since then

A child is considered a toddler until the age of 3, approximately.
It's interesting to see how you keep on changing the age limit where you would find it acceptable for a child to sit, or that you admitted finding it sensible for a parent with more than one child to use seats for the children they can't have on their lap.

As for the safety of public transport; it appears that the number of people injured in buses is declining. Possibly because parents no longer let children stand:think:

I suspect that in your days cars weren't automatically fitted with seat belts and that children didn't need to be strapped in car seats. The reason for change was that it dramatically reduced the number of serious injuries. Not because children morphed into a different specie.

Sambucus_Nigra

ska_lover wrote: »

I have always thought that if a parent pays full price for a ticket for their child, then the child has as much right to that seat as a full paying adult.

Most adults do not pay full price tickets for their children though, so (in my opinion) forgo the automatic right to a seat should the bus be full and there be full ticket price payers needing a seat. Why should a person pay double the price, just to stand in the aisle so someones offspring can sit , at half price?

So by your reasoning, a 15 year old should automatically stand and give their seat to a 16 year old? Seriously?