Is it rude to give a 2 or 3 year old a seat on a shuttle bus?

If you are talking about the 35x shuttle, that thing has like 4 seats total. No, I would not put a kid on one of those unless there was absolutely no one in need of it, which is unlikely.

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09/03/2019 10:17

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Whoever gets there first gets the seat unless there is someone with an obvious physical disability. I’d give my seat to a small child though. It can be difficult to stand on a rocking shuttle bus, and I’d rather that kid not end up on the floor.

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09/03/2019 10:17

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Anonymous wrote:Little enough to ride for free, little enough to ride your knee. The same applies to free rides.

A 2 or 3 year old has to pay full price for an airplane seat.

So you’re saying that they should get their own seat on the shuttle bus!

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09/03/2019 10:17

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My 4 yo loves to sit in his own seat on the metro and shuttle buses etc. He's a person, and if there is an empty seat we will take it.

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09/03/2019 11:03

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Anonymous wrote:Little enough to ride for free, little enough to ride your knee. The same applies to free rides.

It’s an airport shuttle. Everyone on it is riding for free.

Whose laps do you think DC schoolkids should sit on when riding the Metro?

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09/03/2019 11:08

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Anonymous wrote:If you are talking about the 35x shuttle, that thing has like 4 seats total. No, I would not put a kid on one of those unless there was absolutely no one in need of it, which is unlikely.

UGHHH I was just on this shuttle with my 2 and 4 year old and I am pregnant. Of course we were the last to board (waiting for gate checked luggage on the tarmac) and nobody gave us a seat. I was fine with standing but my 2 year old doesn't have the best balance, plus I had a stroller and a roller bag that I had to balance as well. It was pretty much a sh*t show. My 4 year old kept asking why other people had seats and we didn't. I wanted to say because they are a-holes who won't give their seats up for a toddler but refrained from saying so.

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09/03/2019 12:11

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Anonymous wrote:If you are talking about the 35x shuttle, that thing has like 4 seats total. No, I would not put a kid on one of those unless there was absolutely no one in need of it, which is unlikely.

UGHHH I was just on this shuttle with my 2 and 4 year old and I am pregnant. Of course we were the last to board (waiting for gate checked luggage on the tarmac) and nobody gave us a seat. I was fine with standing but my 2 year old doesn't have the best balance, plus I had a stroller and a roller bag that I had to balance as well. It was pretty much a sh*t show. My 4 year old kept asking why other people had seats and we didn't. I wanted to say because they are a-holes who won't give their seats up for a toddler but refrained from saying so.

You didn't have seats because you got on last.

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09/03/2019 12:47

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Anonymous wrote:If you are talking about the 35x shuttle, that thing has like 4 seats total. No, I would not put a kid on one of those unless there was absolutely no one in need of it, which is unlikely.

UGHHH I was just on this shuttle with my 2 and 4 year old and I am pregnant. Of course we were the last to board (waiting for gate checked luggage on the tarmac) and nobody gave us a seat. I was fine with standing but my 2 year old doesn't have the best balance, plus I had a stroller and a roller bag that I had to balance as well. It was pretty much a sh*t show. My 4 year old kept asking why other people had seats and we didn't. I wanted to say because they are a-holes who won't give their seats up for a toddler but refrained from saying so.

You didn't have seats because you got on last.

And?? People should not be jerks. Families need the seats more.

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09/03/2019 13:19

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If there are enough seats for adults, no.

If there are not enough seats for adults, absolutely. Adults get seats before kids. I would always put my kid on my lap before taking a seat away from an adult. I find it really rude and odd when others do not.

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09/03/2019 13:21

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Anonymous wrote:If you are talking about the 35x shuttle, that thing has like 4 seats total. No, I would not put a kid on one of those unless there was absolutely no one in need of it, which is unlikely.

UGHHH I was just on this shuttle with my 2 and 4 year old and I am pregnant. Of course we were the last to board (waiting for gate checked luggage on the tarmac) and nobody gave us a seat. I was fine with standing but my 2 year old doesn't have the best balance, plus I had a stroller and a roller bag that I had to balance as well. It was pretty much a sh*t show. My 4 year old kept asking why other people had seats and we didn't. I wanted to say because they are a-holes who won't give their seats up for a toddler but refrained from saying so.

You didn't have seats because you got on last.

And?? People should not be jerks. Families need the seats more.

Disagree. And I travel a lot with my toddlers. Put the kids in the stroller. Lock the stroller wheels. Check the luggage.

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09/03/2019 13:38

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Anonymous wrote:If you are talking about the 35x shuttle, that thing has like 4 seats total. No, I would not put a kid on one of those unless there was absolutely no one in need of it, which is unlikely.

UGHHH I was just on this shuttle with my 2 and 4 year old and I am pregnant. Of course we were the last to board (waiting for gate checked luggage on the tarmac) and nobody gave us a seat. I was fine with standing but my 2 year old doesn't have the best balance, plus I had a stroller and a roller bag that I had to balance as well. It was pretty much a sh*t show. My 4 year old kept asking why other people had seats and we didn't. I wanted to say because they are a-holes who won't give their seats up for a toddler but refrained from saying so.

You didn't have seats because you got on last.

And?? People should not be jerks. Families need the seats more.

Disagree. And I travel a lot with my toddlers. Put the kids in the stroller. Lock the stroller wheels. Check the luggage.

NP and you may travel a lot but clearly haven't on the 35X shuttle, as there is definitely no room to spare on that thing and certainly not enough to have an unfolded stroller (that mom would then have to bodily lift up and down to the ground, since there's no ramp). PP is right, small kids who can easily be knocked down by someone's shoulder bag or stepped on by an adult who doesn't notice them need the seats way more than able-bodied adults. And, IME on the 35X shuttle and the Dulles "people movers," people often do offer up seats to my kids.