to think not folding a buggy to make way for a wheelchair user on a bus is despicable?

[Zara1984]

Just watching Channel 4 news here and a focus piece on public transport accessibility for disabled people.

Apparently one of the biggest users for wheelchair users is parents with buggies not folding them to make way for wheelchair users. This startled me - surely there are not really parents out there who refuse to fold down their buggies to make way for a person in a wheelchair??? Seriously? What kind of twat does that?

AIBU to think that any parent who does this is not a nice human being?

Does this actually happen???

Similar story thumbwitch- in NZ on many buses you have to fold up your buggy and it gets hooked on to the front of the bus!

Im not in London, and the buses i get on, their is a space opposite for prams. Although theses spaces have gotten smaller on a few of the newer buses, you used to be able to squeeze two prams in the space. That is annoying.

Just been on London doubledecker, where there was a big argument between the driver and a woman with one of those car-seat on four large wheel arrangements - sorry, don't know the make. She wanted him to open the exit doors so she could get it on. Couldn't manage it down the aisle. He called it 'a pram' and said prams weren't allowed on buses, but eventually gave way. (She had two very vocal friends with her.) They agreed they would get off if a wheelchair user wanted the space.
Am wondering if this is a new policy.

Perhaps TfL have been following this?

One can only hope!

Could be an unexpected benefit of the Paralympics and 'the eyes of the world will be upon us'.

Zara Must say I'd like to see the reactions of some of the owners when their £600 all weather, all terrain wheelbarrows are casually hung off the front of the bus as in NZ.

I'd like to think that Channel 4's campaign is going to help.

Try doing the right thing!!! Got up to give way for the wheelchair, but in the meantime the bus was off and I was nearly flying with the buggy. And the bus driver blamed me that it was because I stood up and he didn't even slow down so I can put the breaks on!!!!