To wish parents would put their babies in the car rather than leave them in the trolly whilst they unpack the shopping?

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Have just been to Tesco. I was reversing out of my space when I saw in my rear-view mirror that the car immediately to the right of the car I was heading towards had a young child still sat in the trolly. Not only was she still in the trolly but they had the bit that she was in facing out into the road rather than closest to their parked car. I have parking sensors in my car so there was no chance of me hitting the trolly or the child. But I was inching closer and closer. I couldn't wait as I was holding up traffic from both sides. I just kept thinking why don't they get her out and put her in the car but instead they just scowled at me!

Honestly, some parents have no brains!

The child wasn't left though was she? She was right next to her parents who were mid task and the 'hundreds of cars' were surely all proceeding at slow and careful speeds considering that there were errrrr hundreds of them around?

531800000008: Er, what?

Maybe if cars in a car park stuck to a low speed and looked where they were going then there wouldn't be incidences where cars could hit trolleys. Just start looking befoe you manouevre and wait if there isn't enough room

I leave dd in so she is not alone in the car when I return the trolley. Cos then someone will post about children abandoned in parked cars while their brainless parents return the trolley.

Wait, be patient & understanding to perfectly sane parents trying to get shopping into their car and everyone's happy. As has been said, nobody should be driving at silly enough speeds for anything awful to happen. Never rely solely on parking sensors either.

can i leave my pet monkey in the trolley or is that bad?

Btw, I know you didn't rely solely on parking sensors, op, before you pick up on that!

i have had my shopping nicked while i was strapping twins in the car.. i now leave the twins till last usually with a banana we park in the parent spaces so trolly is on the walkway... no one has stollen one of the kids yet

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How fast are these reversing cars going op??

I leave my son in the trolley so i can open the biscuits and scoff one while loading- I don't share food.
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If I am alone with Ds I leave him in the trolley while I put the shopping in and take him out of it when I have returned the trolley. Not stupid but sensible IMO.

If a driver doesn't notice a trolley near the car opposite (with or without child) then they are the problem not the trolley!

I leave dc in the trolley because my car has keyless ignition which means when I go to return the trolley I either take the key card with me which leaves dc locked in alarmed car or I leave the key card in the vehicle which means anyone can drive off with my car and my children at the press of a button.

It's the reason I love and use parent spaces because I can leave the trolley at the side of the car where numpties can't hit it without taking out me and my car first.

I'm wondering why this indicates that I have no brain.

I leave my daughter in the trolley. I certainly don't think I have no brains. I can keep her safe and happy there unlike in the car seat where she will start acting up and then have to be left momentarily while I return the trolley (I never ever leave her in the car alone). I think the issue is someone not being aware of the danger of reversing cars but likewise it seems some are not aware of the dangers of leaving babies alone in the car. No one is perfect.

Op.... Maybe the parents with 'no brains' can spell the word 'trolley'?

if you can reverse into a trolley, you could also reverse into a car with a child strapped in...the problem is the driver not the parent imo

The OP has a reasonable point, badly made. I wouldn't leave a child in a trolley where it could be hit by passing or reversing traffic.

But then, I don't mind leaving a child in the car while I return a trolley, if it's not far and I can see the car, I usually park near the trolley return bays for this reason. I think it would be more dangerous carrying a baby and holding a toddler's hand than leaving them in the car for 1 minute.

I used to always carry DD1 back, but I put that down to PFB syndrome.

OP - Judgey judgey..

Those who judge will be judged

No because I don't want to have to leave DS alone in the car whilst I take the trolley back, surely that's worse?!

Supermarket car parks are full of hazards; you shouldn't be driving so fast that you can't react anyway, and you should be aware that people take their children to supermarkets.

I'm guessing the child in question was near the car, not in the middle of the road? I doubt you'd write this thread if it wad a disabled person 'holding up traffic' whilst they put their shopping in the boot of their car, or stowed their wheelchair.

Sonnet: Do I know you???!

How is it worse leaving DC in the car to return the trolley? Returning a trolley takes all of 30 seconds, not even that. What do you people do when filling up with petrol at a garage? Do you take your children with you?

And obviously if you are in a parent & child space then it's different as there is plenty of room surrounding the space.

'you people'???

surely if you are holding up traffic then you should have pulled back into the space?

thought that if you were reversing then you have to give way?