baby survives when pram rolls off platform in front of train

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bloody hell

thank goodness the baby survived. the video is haunting, even though you cannot see the mothers face, you can imagine her screaming and wailing

hope baby makes a full recovery

Poor poor train driver too

omg thank heavens the baby is ok.
how terrifying

Sat and watched that while feeding DD. Think my heart stopped there for a minute.
How awful, but how lucky, too...

Also with this one you can see what happened. With the other it is open to speculation. Baby not dead either and mum not distracted by lover.

I am not sure about the rules in Victoria (where it happened) but I know that in some parts of Australia it is illegal not to keep the pram wrist strap thing on your arm at all times.
I feel just awful after watching it now too. Is there are cold shiver emoticon?

Really Weetbix? I haven't heard of any law like that. Not all prams currently for sale in Australia have wrist straps.

Please let's not argue about this.

The mother, patently, lets go by accident and her reaction - i think it obvious, how terrorised she is.

THe other story (about, I'm guessing the chap who was having an affair) is different. Not because his actions were different, but because his reasons for being in the position were.

I can't imagine how his wife could ever forgive him for it, but I guess she somehow has, as I believe he still sees his other kids.

aus law on buggies

Is there a Law or an Australian Standard for prams and strollers?
The law, in Australia, states that all prams and strollers sold from 1 July 2008 must comply with the construction, performance and marking requirements of the Australian Standard (AS/NZS2088:2000). These standards relate to having red brakes, a strap tied to the pram or stroller that can be worn around the wrist of the operator and a number of warning labels/information requirements.

Is it only Australian platforms that have a dip towards the edge. Never noticed if the UK has this. But very scary video

That is really bizarre misdee because lots of the ones I have been considering online don't have them at all.

We are flying home in July with a 3 month old and my inlaws are desperate to buy us the SUV equivalent of a pram so I have been researching to try and find one that I like the look of.

its fairly recent, so some stores will be using pre-08 stock pics. but by law, in aus they must have those safety features.

i have to MB are the best and my favourite

Can you collapse the MBs one handed? I had a peg perego with DS and I am pretty sure it would have withstood a direct nuclear hit, but it was a bugger to collapse and took up an astonishing amount of boot space.

two hands, but so easy. just two clips by the footrest and it goes. will se eif i can find a video.

video

differentwitch - I know. That's why I posted that comment. I wanted to see how many people still remembered it and/or thought it was relevant. It just shows, anyone can have a moment's lapse - this woman thought she was on a flat platform and that the pram was stable.

Will someone please tell me what "a Phil and Ted's" is. I feel like it is some cultural reference I am not getting.

Thanks misdee it does look easy to fold, but still a boot hog. I guess they are all going to be unless we go for a super light umbrella type.

Sorry for thread hijack, I bet if Mum ever manages to get over this the kid's nickname will be "Lucky".

It's a buggy. Google it.

It is a type of buggy UnquietDad New Zealand designed I think or is that the Mountain Buggy?

Oh... thanks.

the baby must have been straped in a buggy rather than laying in a pram

bet the fact he/she was straped in was what saved the baby?

That video made me cry even though it had a happy ending

Good grief that is one extraordinarily lucky baby. Amazing that he survived unhurt.

Don't think I've ever seen a railway platform that slopes like that in this country. Although I always kept a very tight hold of ds's buggy anyway - my father drives steam engines so I know how dangerous railway tracks are. (Sadly a woman was killed at a level crossing when he was driving - trains take up to a mile to stop.)

When I saw it on the news they mentioned that the woman let go to adjust her trousers. Did the pram get pushed forward by the train? It looked like it went over it, thank goodness the baby was unhurt.