Wheelchairs or pushchairs: Who should take priority?

[annie]

What are you thoughts on this?

A court will decide whether wheelchair users have priority over pushchairs on buses, but how do you decide who is more entitled to the space?

In February 2012, wheelchair user Doug Paulley was not allowed to board a bus in Leeds because the wheelchair space was taken by a pushchair. The mother, not wanting to wake her sleeping baby, refused to move.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-ouch-30001656

[wendy]

I nearly put this on the front page this morning, but instead put this

http://chill4uscarers.co.uk/can-transfo ... -patients/

it will be most interesting to see how the court decides. I am at a loss.

[JaneJ]

It is a tough one isn't it.

I saw it on the news and feel quite conflicted on it. Pros and cons i suppose.

What do you think?

[wendy]

I think the mother could carry the child in her arms, (maybe) so priority should be given to wheelchairs.
but it is a difficult one, especially if their are 2 or more children.

[maureenho]

It's a tough one, both have equal rights to public transport

[Rosalind]

Very difficult, glad I do not have to decide.