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Being forced to push your baby out into traffic… feeling like the
sidewalk has taken over control of your stroller and is determined to
introduce your baby to the fast moving travel lane… having the
impression I’m crossing a road when in fact its a lane way.
My wife and I have experienced all this and more in the past year or
so as we adapt to life with a baby. We live in downtown Vancouver and
use the car only rarely. Thus the stroller gets a LOT of use. Here are
my top three annoyances that I’ve observed as we ‘stroll’ around town
(although the last one is not stroller specific).
1. The lack of drop curbs where they need to be.
This is downtown
Vancouver in the 21st century, but even here there are
significant minority of intersections (especially in the older West End)
that have inadequate drop curbs. The usual problem is that there may be
one drop curb on a corner, but it faces the wrong way. So with a
stroller, you have to push out into the lane in which vehicles are now
travelling. At a four way or two way stop it is unclear which way you’re
actually crossing. This can be confusing for vehicle drivers as well as
dangerous for pedestrians and their (precious) cargo.
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Sidewalk in Vancouver, photo by freedryk |
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Sidewalk in Vancouver, photo by freedryk |
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Sidewalk in Vancouver, photo by freedryk |
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Sidewalk in Vancouver, photo by freedryk |
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Sidewalk in Vancouver, photo by freedryk |
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Sidewalk in Vancouver, photo by freedryk |
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Sidewalk in Vancouver, photo by freedryk |
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