Please, dont allow your young children to push strollers

[minniebride]

Have to take exception to the tone here....haveing been in WDW in May and using a scooter I have to say that most people just step in front of the scooter without looking...I didn't bump into anyone but there were a lot of close calls...not looking for any special treatment being on a scooter however people are so engrossed in maps, phones, etc. that they just dont seem to look at where they are going. Perhaps because I ride a motorcycle I am more used to looking ahead and being prepared to stop is why I didnt bump into anyone but some responsibility also falls with people walking around being more aware as well....not looking to get into flame war here....just putting my 2 cents in....and yes I do agree practice using the scooter before hitting the parks.

I have to agree with you here. I've never traveled with someone with a scooter and I've also never been struck by one. But I have witnessed alot of people in WDW-as soon as they see a scooter coming by, they immediately scramble in front of them, anticipating that the scooter is going to slow down their pace. In turn, they end up getting bumped by the scooter & angry, when it really wan't the person on the scooter's fault, they were just taken by surprise.

I'm guessing it must be pretty difficult to maneuver that thing around the parks and I assume that most people in them would prefer to have the strength to be able to walk instead. I end up being extra cautious when I see one coming.

 

[SueM in MN]

I have to agree with you here. I've never traveled with someone with a scooter and I've also never been struck by one. But I have witnessed alot of people in WDW-as soon as they see a scooter coming by, they immediately scramble in front of them, anticipating that the scooter is going to slow down their pace. In turn, they end up getting bumped by the scooter & angry, when it really wan't the person on the scooter's fault, they were just taken by surprise.

I'm guessing it must be pretty difficult to maneuver that thing around the parks and I assume that most people in them would prefer to have the strength to be able to walk instead. I end up being extra cautious when I see one coming.

Very good explanation of what happens.

 

[soulmates]

I think those SAME kids are the ones who touch ALLLL the food at the buffets and they're parents never seem to mind!

 

[LisaTC]

Seriously, though, to the OP - sorry that you were hurt, and I'm glad that the Dis gives you a place to vent... but I hope that you realize that people who lack the common sense to prevent a child from pushing a stroller in a crowded area like WDW are not likely to have an epihpany from reading a forum post.

Precisely!

It's about parent's not teaching...maybe they weren't taught themselves?? I have an idea, let's, as parents, teach our children the proper way to: be in a crowd (whatever happened to keep to the right???) respect other people's space, stay out of the way of a person in a wheelchair or scooter, apologize when they do something wrong or hurtful (accidental or otherwise) Alas, none of you reading this need this lesson...sigh...

 

[DeaverTex]

Originally Posted by cameyer85
Perhaps because I ride a motorcycle I am more used to looking ahead and being prepared to stop...

(quote edited for brevity)

Exactly. Drivers don't see motorcycles or bicycles, because they're small, and bicycles are assumed to be slower than cars -- which is NOT always the case. The only difference with the ECVs is that they're faster than the rest of the traffic -- who still don't see them because they're sitting down low, below eye level. Like kids, who also get run over by pedestrians.

Share the road; share the park. Not only will your ankles and toes thank you, but so will the people struggling with strollers or sitting down there in wheelchairs or ECVs but trying to stay involved in life. (But watch where you're going, too, because those things HURT! )

Disclaimer: The author reserves the right to grouse about being mangled by strollers, wheelchairs, or ECVs!

 

[Dustykins]

I think everyone needs to be more aware of people around them, just in general. I *do* let my kids push the stroller or the shopping cart sometimes, (never in crowds, though) but I always have a hand on it to prevent collisions and they've never hit anybody or anything. However, I've definitely seen adults ramming into people with strollers (heck, my daughter was knocked down by adults pushing strollers twice in one day at the bottom of a slide in a play area), just as I've seen people hitting people with their wheelchairs and other people walking running right into wheelchairs because they weren't watching.

 

[jks]

Having been back just over a week, my ankle is still swollen and the cut has healed ,this was caused by a Disney Buggy pushed by a parent, The problem with allot of the Disney Buggys is the rubber banding around the front are missing which leaves sharp plastic edges,

Disney really need to change the style or maintain them, A child being pushed in one could also have a nasty injury if they slip out.

If you do believe what I am saying next time you are at Disney have a look, I would not put a child of mine in one, they are not safe.

Putting my flame proof suit on...

 

[TandLMommy28]

my mother will be renting an ECV when we go in october, and shes at the food store practicing with one now.
So the people at disney will be safe, but the shoppers of wegmans.... Better watch out!!!

love it!

 

[gortman65]

I think everyone needs to be more aware of people around them, just in general.

I agree. Common courtesy is becoming a lost art, it seems....

 

[1girln3boys]

Have to take exception to the tone here....haveing been in WDW in May and using a scooter I have to say that most people just step in front of the scooter without looking...I didn't bump into anyone but there were a lot of close calls...not looking for any special treatment being on a scooter however people are so engrossed in maps, phones, etc. that they just dont seem to look at where they are going. Perhaps because I ride a motorcycle I am more used to looking ahead and being prepared to stop is why I didnt bump into anyone but some responsibility also falls with people walking around being more aware as well....not looking to get into flame war here....just putting my 2 cents in....and yes I do agree practice using the scooter before hitting the parks.

This must be why I didn't have a problem with EVCs I watched where I was going and never stepped in front of one and would step to the side to let one pass me.

 

[+Rosetta+]

Even worse, there are people who allow their child or grandchild to DRIVE the ECV.

ECV = Electronic Child Vehicle right? lol


I do agree with you most of the adults can barely drive a stroller or ECVs at WDW. I had a one stop right in front of me on a bridge to look at something and I almost fell and bear hugged I guy.

 

[tjmj9801]

Disney really need to change the style or maintain them, A child being pushed in one could also have a nasty injury if they slip out.

I agree they need to change the style of them We've never had the need to rent one but they do look awfully uncomortable and are very bulky. Maybe an umbrella style stroller with water proof material?

 

[DVC-Don]

I got run down by a "young darling" pushing a grocery cart he could not see over once. That was in 1999 and I've had one achillies tendon surgery so far with possibly another this fall coming over this.

 

[Queen2PrincessG]

Op- yeh that sucks but I can't even count the amount of times I've been hit int he ankle by an old lady with a grocery cart. THAT annoys the heck out of me.

 

[LockShockBarrel]

My mother will be renting an ECV when we go in October, and shes at the food store practicing with one now.
So the people at Disney will be safe, but the shoppers of Wegmans.... Better watch out!!!

Hahaha I have to say most Wegmans employees are used to people who aren't very good at controlling the martcarts. But tell her if a gap looks too small to get though, it probably is.

 

[sbell111]

Accidents happen. Moving on.

 

[Granfan]

Better be ready to step aside because in more than one instance a man driver sure as heck didn't make and effort to steer around even though he had plenty of room and time!

 

[grandmadebby2]

Have to take exception to the tone here....haveing been in WDW in May and using a scooter I have to say that most people just step in front of the scooter without looking...I didn't bump into anyone but there were a lot of close calls...not looking for any special treatment being on a scooter however people are so engrossed in maps, phones, etc. that they just dont seem to look at where they are going. Perhaps because I ride a motorcycle I am more used to looking ahead and being prepared to stop is why I didnt bump into anyone but some responsibility also falls with people walking around being more aware as well....not looking to get into flame war here....just putting my 2 cents in....and yes I do agree practice using the scooter before hitting the parks.

Just want to clarify that my grand daughter was standing next to a bench near the bathroom where I was sitting and she didn't move in front of the ECV. Apparently the driver couldn't judge the distance between the bench where we were and the wall where other people were standing. An "excuse me" would have made me aware she needed through and I would have picked my little one up. Anyway I know that people step in front of ECV's, strollers and texting and walking at Disney should be a No-No, but in our case the ECV driver simply didn't know what she was doing.

 

[Mrsjvb]

Not as huge a deal as the amount of wheelchairs in the parks these days. I've come much closer to losing an ankle because of a wheelchair than a stroller.

as a wheelchair user, I can assure you the reason most people get rammed by us is NOT because WE aren't paying attention but because THEY stop suddenly or worse.. cross directly in our path.

more people tripped over the foot rests during our recent trip to DL because they suddenly pivoted or didn't watch where the bloody h e double hockey sticks they were going. and if ONE MORE person comes to a dead stop with no notice in front of us my husband does NOT have the time or space to swivel outta the way or stop before my foot rests ram you. no sympathy there. if you need to consult the map.. MOVE OUTTA THE LANE OF TRAFFIC

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[grandmadebby2]

My mother will be renting an ECV when we go in October, and shes at the food store practicing with one now.
So the people at Disney will be safe, but the shoppers of Wegmans.... Better watch out!!!

I am very glad she is taking the time to practice. Helps before you get into a big crowd to know how much turning room you need, or how long it takes to stop. Even becoming aware of how wide they are, much wider usually then the person driiving them.