• 'Wheelchair v buggy': Man wins Supreme Court case
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[QUOTE]A disabled man has won a Supreme Court case after a dispute with a woman with a buggy over wheelchair space on a bus. It means bus companies may have to do more to accommodate wheelchair users. Wheelchair user Doug Paulley brought his case after he was told he could not get on a bus to Leeds in 2012 when a mother with a pushchair refused to move. He had argued operator FirstGroup's "requesting, not requiring" policy was discriminatory. [/QUOTE] [url]http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-38663322[/url]
good for him she's a cunt
Good. People like this need to shut the fuck up and get out of the way, it's not like they can't unfold the pushchair when they get off the bus.
[quote]But Mr Paulley's solicitor, Chris Fry, said the ruling had fallen short. "The judgement should have gone further - there's no right as things currently stand to force someone off a bus. So it goes as far as that, but not that far yet."[/quote] I agree that someone should be required to vacate a space marked for those with a disability or wheelchair, but to actually have the power to require someone to leave the vehicle? Please... one step to far. Glad it didn't come to that.
[QUOTE=DogGunn;51688573]I agree that someone should be required to vacate a space marked for those with a disability or wheelchair, but to actually have the power to require someone to leave the vehicle? Please... one step to far. Glad it didn't come to that.[/QUOTE] I dunno about you but someone using a wheelchair is going to have an overall harder time getting around. Just because there's ramps and inclines on roads and pavements doesn't necessarily mean they're easy to navigate. I agree that forcing someone off a bus should be a last resort but people seriously underestimate how hard things can be for wheelchair users.
[QUOTE=GordonZombie;51688600] I agree that forcing someone off a bus should be a last resort but people seriously underestimate how hard things can be for wheelchair users.[/QUOTE] Why would requiring a person to leave the vehicle (and not come back on) be a power they need for that though? I would assume the driver already has the right to require passengers leave.
[QUOTE=DogGunn;51688606]Why would requiring a person to leave the vehicle (and not come back on) be a power they need for that though? I would assume the driver already has the right to require passengers leave.[/QUOTE] If someone keeps occupying the wheelchair spot and refuses to move, is it really outlandish to remove them from the vehicle? I don't think so.
[QUOTE=DogGunn;51688573]I agree that someone should be required to vacate a space marked for those with a disability or wheelchair, but to actually have the power to require someone to leave the vehicle? Please... one step to far. Glad it didn't come to that.[/QUOTE] She should be able to pick up and hold her baby, he can't just grow legs
[quote]"The judgement should have gone further - there's no right as things currently stand to force someone off a bus. So it goes as far as that, but not that far yet." [/quote] am i misunderstanding or something? i know plenty of folk that have been kicked off buses by the drivers, some for causing a bit of trouble and others for completely arbitrary reasons like listening to music too loudly
[QUOTE=Mr. Someguy;51690378]If someone keeps occupying the wheelchair spot and refuses to move, is it really outlandish to remove them from the vehicle? I don't think so.[/QUOTE] As I said, I would've thought they already had that power. Adding another one explicitly for that just seems like a waste of legislative time. They've got bigger things to do, like to figure out to soft brexit, or hard brexit or even medium brexit.
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