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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I used to think it is a common knowledge that the person with stroller has a priority
for the use of an elevator even if they came last to the lane. It is because the
stroller can not take escalators or stairs, just as a handicap person with a wheelchair,
anyone with wheels has the first priority. 
I learned late that people insist on getting into the elevator regardless
of seeing parents with strollers. This is not just courtesy, it is a law.[/quote]

No it isn’t. Wait your Turn. [/quote]

So did someone tell you it's a law?

Do we need a thread for embarrassing things you thought were the law/were true but really aren't? That might be fun. [/quote]

DP here. Wow.
It’s the law of common sense. Those who cannot take the escalator / stairs have priority. Wheelchairs & seniors before strollers.
How are you all adults yet so socially stunted?[/quote]

It's definitely not considered common sense. I was in the airport in Boston the other day with my son in his wheelchair, and we were waiting for an elevator. When it came, everyone filed into the elevator, filling it up, then they all turned around and stared at us while the doors closed. Thanks, guys.

My son and I were in Target in MD a few weeks ago waiting for the elevator when a Target employee with a big stocking cart rolled up. Doors opened, she pushed right on in. The airport folks, whatever, but I was pissed that a staffer pushed ahead of us like that.

I take Metro every day, and I always give first priority for the elevators to folks with strollers or wheelchairs. Everyone should.

Anyway, my thing that I learned as an adult were the signs before bridges "Bridge ices before road" (I grew up in a coastal city). For years, I thought it meant a narrow strip of pavement would ice up, not that the entire bridge would be a colder temperature and therefore get slippery before the roadway. I was probably in my 20's before I figured that one out. [/quote]

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