to be offended by that deeply unhelpful notice on Tube barriers which says that children under five and dogs must be carried?

[Raichy]

Do dogs and children under five have the same status? And what if you have more than one child under five? I can't help feeling that the Tube has not been designed with parents and children in mind. Also these nightmare barriers are now at mainline stations too. My children are older now, but I have spent much time in the past struggling with them and automated barriers. I keep meaning to write and complain, but I thought I would see what other people thought first.

They both have little feet that can be sucked in by the escalator a little further on. It's for safety.

'I can't help feeling that the Tube has not been designed with parents and children in mind.'

No, it was designed for the workforce to get into the city. There is usually an option at the side to go through a staffed exit/entrance instead of the barriers.
Yes to dogs and children having the same status in this country, haven't you been on any of the dog threads here?

No, dogs and children don't have the same status....that's just silly. Would you like a separate sign for each of them?

As for the barriers, well in all the stations I've used there is a separate barrier for buggies and wheelchairs that the staff will open for you.

My buggy got eaten by the escalator at Baker st. Fortunately I was carrying DD at the time.

What if you don't have a child or a dog with you though... What do you do then?

[boom boom]

[sorry]

Seriously ?

Are you disgusted of Tunbridge Wells ?

The notice isn't about status. It is about identifying who, travelling on the tube, is at risk from injury.

I think you are being a bit odd.

You are being ridiculous to be offended by this and start huffing and puffing about children and dogs having same status... that is obviously not what is implied by the sign.

Use the side gate. What you prefer the sign to say? Do you think dogs and children should have different tickets or stickers to distinguish their differing statuses...

do you actively go around looking for things like this to be offended by? Can't see why you would be bothered by it otherwise, sorry. So yes, YABU.

Is there such a notice - I can remember a "dogs must be carried" one ('Quick! pass me a dog!')

But never one about children. Can't find them together on google either - can someone help? Thanx

Seriously? Have you run out of other stuff to be offended by?

It's the "I keep meaning to write and complain" that bothers me.

No wonder it takes some companies an age to reply to legitimate complaints when they have so much shit to sort through.

Have you ever felt the force of those barriers if they catch your bag? They are STRONG and it took three grown men to get my bag out for me. GOD HELP a child or dog or any living creature whose torso gets caught in those barriers. You are being extreeemly unreasonable unless you like broken ribs.

What are you meant to do if you have a big dog? I'd break my back trying to carry our dog. I'm offended that it discriminates against big dogs. :(

it's ridiculous to suggest dogs and children have the same status. everybody knows dogs are much preferred to children in the uk.

downbytheriverside how did the buggy get caught? dh and i often argue about whether it's safe to take them on escalators.

What about the catz? Why does no-one care about their tiny paws?

If you want to be upset about something, you could be pissed off about the rubbish disabled access to much of the tube - and if there were better disabled access I'm sure it'd be easier with a buggy too.

YABU to be offended... Just because two words appear in the same sentence, it doesn't mean they have equal status.

YABU

I think it's discriminatory, cats and rabbits should be accounted for.

i think the OP did have a serious point about barriers after the first sentence.

i think the main thing is that the tube is not child friendly in any way. i always use buses if i am travelling with the children in London. slower, but less stressful. i have noticed however that there seem to be more of the wider barriers that let you take a wheelchair or pushchair through (although at peak commuting time, commuters use these as they don't close and are faster).

it is annoying that they've got the barriers at mainline stations too, but there's always the side gate.

i've also been caught in the normal barriers and it was not pleasant, and could be quite dangerous for a child, esp a shorter child.

Well I think YANBU. Surely it is MUCH safer and easier to take a buggy up the escalater on its wheels with child strapped in than to take child out, fold buggy and carry both. I can't understand the notices which tell you to do the latter and I always ignore them!

what the? You've got beef because you think it means that kids and dogs have the same status?

Nerd alert: image of the actual sign is at section 1.6 of this rather lengthy document.