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they would just let us get hurt or worse?? and not say a word or offer help? wow, ppl suck!
- Feb 17, 2009 at 10:53 PM
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This was one of the most horrifying events that has happened to me in a long time.
all 4 of us were at the mall, dh had my baby(4months) while i took my 3 year old boy and the big stroller down the excalator to meet him at the playplace. everything was fine until right as we were about to step off. The front wheel of the stroller got stuck and the stairs kept going under us as we both fell down and couldn't move. i pictured in my mind my little boys' fingers, hands or worse being ripped off, so the first thing i did was tell him to hurry and get up if he could and go, while i practically shoved him off, then i kicked the stroller and was finally able to get free.
luckily we are both ok, he was very scared. screaming. ok, so i'm sure there are always little kids screamin for no reason, but no one gave a care. and there was at least 3 people that actually seen the incident and didn't budge, let along ask if we were ok.
once i was back on my feet i immediately picked him up and hoped he was ok, luckily just scared. we took a seat and i talked to him about it and made sure he was ok. after a moment he was ready to go play... of course, me on the other hand. i was ready to yell, cry , and scream and cry some more. met with my dh a few moments later and cried on his shoulder.
i just can not believe that no one even asked if we were ok. what if ayva had been in the stroller and gotten hurt? what if we had gotten hurt? well, i am hurt damnit. my butt hurts, and i was already having back issues and now its really hurting. i wonder if there is some sort of accident report i should file just in case i wake up in the morning in a lot of pain.
all i could think of at the time it happened was to save my son and get off of that thing as fast as i could. i couldn't even yell for help because i was so scared and didn't care about me just tyler.
will not ever go down a escalator again witha stroller that for sure. i'm not sure how everyone else does it. there was no elevator there, so not sure what other options i had. i think i will have nightmares for a while.
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How scary, I am so sorry you had to go thru that. A similar thing happened to my brother and mom when he was little, except my brother's shoe lace got caught in the escalator and it was trying to suck my brother down with it. I would talk to management at the mall, they should have mall security and they can file an incident report. As for the people not helping, that is just down right sad. There are emergency stop buttons at on escalators. All someone had to do for you was push it and the escalator would have stopped. Shame on them for not helping you. I'm glad your son is okay and hope you can get some help with your back.
I am sorry this happened to you, and I can imagine how scary it must have been. However, this is WHY there are warning stickers on the base of EVERY escalator warning you NOT to take a stroller up or down them.
Because the rubber wheels can and often do get stuck which could lead to serious injury. I hate to say it but you have no one to blame for this but yourself.
Every building with an escalator has an elevator. You might have to walk a little further- but for the safety reasons, they are there. You put your son in a very, very serious set of circumstances- I don't know how you could imagine filing an accident report as though the mall was at fault here- all liability the have is clearly set aside when you ignore warning signs!
I really do hope you are alright- and am glad your son is too... Hopefully other mother's will learn from this.
Even though you shouldn't have put a stroller on the escalator, I do think it's terrible that nobody stopped to help you!
Wow, I'm so sorry! I'm glad you and your son are alright! Escalators are so incredibly dangerous, stroller or not! I hate the damn things also! When I was a little girl my shoe lace got stuck in the teeth of an escalator when I was getting off. I fell down on the landing (luckily) and was trying to pull my lace free. I was screaming and crying and my mom was there yelling and trying to get my lace free. To this day, with my kids, when we get on escalator's I hold their hands ALL THE WAY and make them jump off at the end, on to the landing because I'm so terrified their shoe will get caught. Try to avoid escalator's as much as possible. I can't believe no one cared to help you out, especially seeing a child with you. I hope you feel better soon and just be thankful neither of you two got hurt.
It's a sad reflection on society as a whole that no one offered to help you, or even seemed concerned. Very sad. Especially when there was a child involved. What is wrong with people?!?
However, like a few of the ladies above me have pointed out, a stroller on an escalator is never a good idea. Because of the warning sign on the escalator, you will probably have no recourse with the mall. The best you could hope for would be to ensure that there was indeed a warning sign on the escalator. If there was no sign, or if that sign was somehow obstructed, you MIGHT have some recourse. However, if you do take some sort of action against the mall, be prepared for your poor decision to be flouted for all to criticize. We all make mistakes and have errors in judgment at times, but just be prepared for your judgment to come into question should you proceed.
I am really very glad that you and your son are okay and that you were both okay. Escalator accidents can be very ugly.
I'm sorry no one even stopped to help you! That's awful! *sigh*
I do have to agree with the other ladies, though... there's a reason you're not supposed to have strollers on escalators.
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They have to have a place where hadicap persons can get up to the higher levels, use that instead next time. I would also speak to mall management and suggest they post a sign about the dangers of taking a stroller onto the escalator as some people like you, obviously do/did not know about them. I am glad the little one is OK and hope you are feeling better soon.
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