Monday 5 June 2017

Wheelchair V Pram (2)

I was on the number 61 to Blackpool last week, it was a hot spring bank holiday week and the bus was full of family's going to the seaside, including 5 family's with prams and young babies.
These 5 prams took up both wheelchair bays on this double decker.  Which was fine until closer to Blackpool the bus stopped for an older couple with a young man in a wheelchair.
Obviously there was no room, sitting at the back of the bus I didn't hear what the couple said to the driver but I saw the looks exchanged by the mothers with prams and they didn't seem inclined to move.
The bus driver however got out of her cab and asked the mothers if they would fold up there prams to make room for the wheelchair.
No one said anything but they did as asked,  there was a bit of a scramble to off load shopping bags and pass babies to other people while the prams were folded and stacked on one side of the bus. One poor young new farther judging by the age of the baby did struggle to actually work out how to fold his pram but eventually the couple were able to wheel onto the bus and we continued our journey.
I got off before the bus got to Blackpool so i didn't witness what happened at the other end but I would just like to say well done to the bus driver and the mothers for making room without complaining.