Vent-The troubles of public transport

Tryingagainandagain

Well done to you and your son for overcoming all the obstacles in his way.

I agree with other posters that Stagecoach is a dreadful company.

timbstoke

heart_free wrote: »

A few people at his place of work have asked him for details where they can get similar bikes, so there may be a few more on the bus!

Not on the same bus I hope? Bear in mind that regardless of what is and is not allowed, the driver does have the discretion to refuse bulky items if the luggage racks are full. In the same way that there's a limit on the number of buggys that get on, he would be within his rights to say "I can only fit one bike in the rack, so you can't bring another one on"

Dave101t

i remember at school, 1998ish, they came to my town, tried to buy the local bus company, werent allowed, so ran free buses for a month until the lical company went bust. nice.

DKLS

I thought the bus service in San Diego had a good solution for carrying bycycles, Shame they dont implement them over here.

DCFC79

heart_free wrote: »

Thanks all, your support is overwhelming. He's doing well and is now on his second week, loving working for his own money and gaining independence. A few people at his place of work have asked him for details where they can get similar bikes, so there may be a few more on the bus! It is so nice to see all the positive comments. Although I knew that at some point there would be someone that posted a "doomsday" scenario :eek:

I understand your concern bowling_4_gold, but the bike is engineered to comply with safety standards and has no more sharp edges than a buggy or shopping trolley. He also doesn't store it on a seat, but it's put safely on the floor by his feet, or stored in the luggage area if there is one. More secure than shopping, buggies etc. of course someone could be injured on a bus by shopping flying out of a bag and someone in a nearby seat being hit by a tin of beans! Or a vase bought in a gift shop being dropped and shards of glass hitting fellow passengers. However these are rare occurrences and shouldn't lead to shopping being banned on busses

Well done to both of you for not letting it go and getting it sorted. Nie to hear hes enjoying the job.

bod1467

DKLS wrote: »

I thought the bus service in San Diego had a good solution for carrying bycycles, Shame they dont implement them over here.

Probably regulations relating to vehicle bumper designs rules out such options?

katejo

WiggyDiggyPoo wrote: »

Just a fair point of warning - I would never attempt to compare buggies, trolleys or bikes with someone in a wheelchair, I did once and got suitably and justifiably reprimanded:o

Buggies/trolleys are difficult to judge as well as often due to silly timetabling parents/old folks don't have enough time to fold them down, and/or organise their brood on/off transport.

The very worst example I once saw of this was on a train after someone put their child and luggage on board they turned back onto the platform to get more luggage, and the train shut its doors! Chaos ensued but we didnt depart until the guard on platform sorted it.

To be honest timetabling causes a lot of issues as, bus drivers especially so, being individually targeted to arrive at destinations not before and not after means customer service has been replaced with blunt get on with it style interaction.

Yes absolutely! I am not in a wheelchair but my Dad is now. Life is difficult enough re. access to stations with stairs etc.