Camden New Journal - Letters: Don't be too pushy on bus

Publications by New Journal Enterprises

Home

Archive

Competition

Camden New Journal - LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Published: 24 May 2007

Don’t be too pushy on bus

• I WOULD like to reply to Lucy Thomas’s letter and her remarks about open pushchairs on buses, which I think are a nightmare.
The people who are disadvantaged on buses are the elderly, as they have nowhere to put their shopping.
A large space is allocated for wheelchairs and pushchairs (taking up the space of six seats).
These mothers or nannies act as if they own the buses.
Incidentally, I have never seen a wheelchair on a bus.
It used to be that pushchairs had to be folded.
Mothers and nannies are usually young, fit women and it would probably do them good to walk a few stops.
Elderly people are much more frail.
In Sweden, buses open at the back for open pushchairs.
Why don’t we ever copy such good examples?
ELAINE HUTCHINS
Strathray Gardens, NW3

Send your letters to: The Letters Editor, Camden New Journal, 40 Camden Road, London, NW1 9DR or email to letters@camdennewjournal.co.uk. The deadline for letters is midday Tuesday. The editor regrets that anonymous letters cannot be published, although names and addresses can be withheld. Please include a full name, postal address and telephone number. Letters may be edited for reasons of space.

Comment on this article.
(You must supply your full name and email address for your comment to be published)

Name:

Email:

Comment: