As a nanny to young babies I use public busses daily and a few times now I have felt forced to vacate the only area suitable for buggies to allow for someone in a wheel chair to have access. This petition is not in any way saying that the disabled should not have access. But to me.. the words "public transport" mean, transport that is accessible to all members of public. Myself and other parents and nannies feel that the solution to this problem would be to take out one row of seats therefore creating room for buggies and wheel chairs.
Whenever I am on the bus with a baby (who cannot stand or walk and who therefore needs to be in the buggy) anytime we get to a stop I find myself thinking please god dont let there be someone in a wheel chair waiting to get on. We mothers and nannies get on certain busses at specific times because we usually have to be somewhere by a specific time. Having to get off and wait for the next bus which is usually ten minutes behind will make us late and miss appointments etc. As things are now it is extremely unfair to mothers and nannies with buggies. We cannot always fold up buggies, how can a mother or nanny fold up a buggy with a baby bag and a baby in her arms? I think other carers of children will agree that it is a huge upheaval. Disabled people and adults with babies should be able to ride public busses together without either one being forced to leave the bus. There should be one designated space for the disabled and another specifically for a mother with a buggy.
It's 2017 now and it's time we made some changes!
