A bus I rode today was driven by a newbie. Waiting at the stop before I
was to get off, a man with a baby in a stroller wanted to get on. The
driver told him the rules forbade unfolded strollers on the bus, and
then then waited while the man picked up the baby & folded the stroller.
At 1st my concern was, why not save time by letting him unpack the baby
& pack the stroller after getting on with us under way again? But after that, I thought, why do they allow someone in a wheelchair or mobility scooter onto the bus, but a baby in a stroller not? They even have
special mechanisms for wheelchair users to get on & ride on the bus.
They also have signs on the subway that you're not allowed to carry on electric motorboards, because they can catch fire. But couldn't you
prevent that by disconnecting the battery?
And what about other electric devices? Electric wheelchairs, for
instance.
That prevents some failure modes (fault in the device) but not others
(fault in the battery).
And what about other electric devices? Electric wheelchairs, for
instance.
The electric wheelchair I examined used a lead-acid battery. I haven't
been up close and personal with an electric motorboards, but they
probably use NiMH (LiIon?) like RC planes.
In article <0a0a30d8-b580-4a7d-8d99-18d889e6a496@googlegroups.com>,
Bob <robgood@bestweb.net> wrote:
A bus I rode today was driven by a newbie. Waiting at the stop before I
was to get off, a man with a baby in a stroller wanted to get on. The
driver told him the rules forbade unfolded strollers on the bus, and
then then waited while the man picked up the baby & folded the stroller.
At 1st my concern was, why not save time by letting him unpack the baby
& pack the stroller after getting on with us under way again?
But after
that, I thought, why do they allow someone in a wheelchair or mobility
scooter onto the bus, but a baby in a stroller not? They even have
special mechanisms for wheelchair users to get on & ride on the bus.
They also have signs on the subway that you're not allowed to carry on
electric motorboards, because they can catch fire. But couldn't you
prevent that by disconnecting the battery?
That prevents some failure modes (fault in the device) but not others
(fault in the battery).
And what about other electric devices? Electric wheelchairs, for
instance.
The electric wheelchair I examined used a lead-acid battery. I haven't
been up close and personal with an electric motorboards, but they
probably use NiMH (LiIon?) like RC planes.
"Hover"boards are usually cheaply made. I'm not so sure that I trust
the battery controller circuitry in them. If Boeing can get it wrong
...
Hactar pounded on thar keyboard to tell us
In article <0a0a30d8-b580-4a7d-8d99-18d889e6a496@googlegroups.com>,
Bob <robgood@bestweb.net> wrote:
A bus I rode today was driven by a newbie. Waiting at the stop before I >>> was to get off, a man with a baby in a stroller wanted to get on. The
driver told him the rules forbade unfolded strollers on the bus, and
then then waited while the man picked up the baby & folded the stroller. >>>
At 1st my concern was, why not save time by letting him unpack the baby
& pack the stroller after getting on with us under way again?
Because then the driver has no leverage, as well as the issue of having
the child halfway out when the bus finds the pothole, or swerves away
from a bicyclist. Adult standees handle those by strap-hanging, but
they aren't half-entangled in something rolling across the floor.
On Thursday, March 3, 2016 at 8:53:22 AM UTC-5, hymie! wrote:
In our last episode, the evil Dr. Lacto had captured our hero,
Bob <robgood@bestweb.net>, who said:
But after that, I thought, why do they allow someone in a wheelchair or mobility scooter onto the bus, but a baby in a stroller not? They even have special mechanisms for wheelchair users to get on & ride on the bus.
Although I haven't lived in NYC in many years, I'm pretty sure the answer is "For wheelchairs and mobility scooters, their status as 'hazard to the general public' is overshadowed by their status as 'protected under the ADA'. Baby strollers are not protected by the ADA, so they are still classified as a hazard."
Interesting. So the idea is that wheelchairs are only grudgingly accommodated, because they gotta, but since they can still ban
strollers, they do.
On Thursday, March 3, 2016 at 6:08:10 PM UTC-5, Hactar wrote:
In article <d465d660-c96f-4d0c-8e97-4b79ab51dc76@googlegroups.com>,the bus.
Bob <robgood@bestweb.net> wrote:
On Thursday, March 3, 2016 at 8:53:22 AM UTC-5, hymie! wrote:
In our last episode, the evil Dr. Lacto had captured our hero,
Bob <robgood@bestweb.net>, who said:
But after that, I thought, why do they allow someone in a wheelchair or
mobility scooter onto the bus, but a baby in a stroller not? They even
have special mechanisms for wheelchair users to get on & ride on
Although I haven't lived in NYC in many years, I'm pretty sure the answer
is "For wheelchairs and mobility scooters, their status as 'hazard to the
general public' is overshadowed by their status as 'protected under the ADA'. Baby strollers are not protected by the ADA, so they are still classified as a hazard."
Interesting. So the idea is that wheelchairs are only grudgingly accommodated, because they gotta, but since they can still ban
strollers, they do.
Same thing with pets in restaurants etc. Seeing-eye dogs (and other assitive animals) are allowed because they have to, but pets aren't.
I'd've thought that once ice was broken, it'd stay broken. Like when
they let men be topless, they let women too, whether they're breast
feeding or not.
In article <0a0a30d8-b580-4a7d-8d99-18d889e6a496@googlegroups.com>,
Bob <robgood@bestweb.net> wrote:
A bus I rode today was driven by a newbie. Waiting at the stop before I was to get off, a man with a baby in a stroller wanted to get on. The driver told him the rules forbade unfolded strollers on the bus, and
then then waited while the man picked up the baby & folded the stroller.
At 1st my concern was, why not save time by letting him unpack the baby
& pack the stroller after getting on with us under way again? But after that, I thought, why do they allow someone in a wheelchair or mobility scooter onto the bus, but a baby in a stroller not? They even have
special mechanisms for wheelchair users to get on & ride on the bus.
They also have signs on the subway that you're not allowed to carry on electric motorboards, because they can catch fire. But couldn't you prevent that by disconnecting the battery?
That prevents some failure modes (fault in the device) but not others
(fault in the battery).
And what about other electric devices? Electric wheelchairs, for
instance.
The electric wheelchair I examined used a lead-acid battery. I haven't
been up close and personal with an electric motorboards, but they
probably use NiMH (LiIon?) like RC planes.
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