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@Ms. D: Honestly, I've never had the courage to ask a driver if I could just wheel the stroller into the bus. I see your point about the need to prevent abuse if the rules were relaxed; however, on the other hand, keeping the current policy as-is forces parents into asking for exceptions, rather than making them welcome as a rule.

I don't have any brilliant suggestions for how to implement this suggestion, but still I would like to see WMATA make some effort to institute a no-collapse policy (even if it is just for umbrella strollers).

In support of your argument, Ms. D, while my son and I were taking that nightmare bus trip to the hospital, a mother and child boarded the bus with an unfolded stroller. The stroller that they used was incredibly small--it might even have been a doll stroller! I watched for any objections from the driver and other passengers, and no one gave them any trouble for not folding the stroller. As I said, it may be that drivers will make an exception if you ask them to. But I'd still prefer to see it become a rule that umbrella strollers don't need to be folded.

by Megan on Jun 27, 2012 11:55 pm • link • report