Transit Authority
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Q: Is there any limitation put on the strollers that congest the subway system? Are they now being inspected? Are strollers permitted on MTA buses? How about lawn mowers?
Your conflation of strollers and lawn mowers is apt, to a certain degree, since both can be hazards. The difference, of course, is that strollers, as necessary to many parents as mass transit, are permitted on the subways and buses, while lawn mowers are not. While you may have been the victim of a stroller built to resemble an SUV and driven like one, its potential danger to passengers, as outlined in sections 1050.8(b) and 1050.9(g) of the Rules of Conduct, is far less than the peril posed by lawn mowers, with their sharp blades, combustible fuel, and unwieldy size.
Transit officials do ask people with strollers to be sensible and sensitive. According to a spokesman for New York City Transit, James Anyansi, strollers must not impede service or “constitute a hazard to other customers.” He asks people using strollers to avoid rush hour if possible and, once inside subway cars, to fold the strollers. As with backpacks and other large items, police have the authority to search strollers.