Lost in the back and forth about who should have the right of way, people with strollers or drivers, is the question of why people push strollers in the street in the first place?
Anyone who has tried to navigate Chestnut Hill with a stroller would notice the poor condition of the sidewalks, and the fact that they don't connect or are non-existent in some places. If the author of the original letter had done this, his letter might have decried the poor condition of sidewalks in the neighborhood and implored people to make repairs in the name of safety of parents and …
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Lost in the back and forth about who should have the right of way, people with strollers or drivers, is the question of why people push strollers in the street in the first place?
Anyone who has tried to navigate Chestnut Hill with a stroller would notice the poor condition of the sidewalks, and the fact that they don't connect or are non-existent in some places. If the author of the original letter had done this, his letter might have decried the poor condition of sidewalks in the neighborhood and implored people to make repairs in the name of safety of parents and children.
Instead, he opted to target women pushing strollers in the street ("they are almost always women," according to the letter) and offer the Department of Human Services phone number so people could report them. Promoting vigilantism against women is irresponsible and does not address the purported safety concern of the original letter.
Jacob Fisher
Mt. Airy
