Kids and strollers. ARRRGH!

My one and only means transportation in the Salt Lake area or any area for that matter is public transportation and that's good. I fought my entire work live here in Utah for a public transportation that's accessible to everybody and particularly people with disabilities. It's so frustrating to have done that for as many years as I have and realize that it really hasn't made a difference. Oh I guess I can gain Solas from the idea that all the buses are now accessible and if a person has patience they can go about anywhere they want that the bus line goes. Truly, the bus are public transit, with the help of my powered chair allows me to get to anywhere I really want to in this particular City. That is of course if they'll pick me up. Today I was passed over twice at the same bus stop because the driver told me the bus was just too full. On one bus it was full of high school kids who had just got out of school and I was glad to wait for the next bus just because that is so chaotic traveling with that many kids. The next bus that stopped had not only people sitting in the wheelchair accessible seat spaces but they were like baby strollers or kids strollers. Kids stroller seems to be the new thing where bigger kids who can watch now have the strollers that they can be pushed around in as well as stack everything else at the mother might have. These devices take up the wheelchair accessible spots. In the old days when people with disabilities were trying to find access to the public accommodations I remember discussions with the Utah transit authorities board of directors and general staff about this particular problem of strollers taking up this needed space and people with disabilities should have a right to their spots able-bodied people should be able to give these spots up. In fact, and I've got to follow up on this, I remember there was discussion about changing policy that people who had strollers or kids and strollers a little wagons or whatever would have to pull them apart to make them accessible to the bus and so they wouldn't take up the wheelchair spaces. Of course did not hold much water and I don't think really it's been enforced unless somebody like me who is just pissed off enough to bring it out but even then the driver won't really enforce the rule. And the drivers are the main ruling force on any bus. So I got passed up twice almost a third time but I pretty much forced myself onto the bus at that point and this was after I rolled away from the one bus stop to another where I anticipated there be less possibility of getting bumped by an Able Body and the disabled sitting area. Later on my travel back to my apartment these kids get on the bus with their mom and stayed there until I finally was able to get off and get on my way.

What great day, today was, not bad for traveling not too hot not too cold, no wind or rain or snow. I could wait and I did wait but I'll certainly glad to get home and all the sudden done…