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Faulty Baby Buggies in the US

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Sky News - Baby Buggies Recalled Over Safety Risk

This caught my eye today - Children having their fingertips cut off by the hinge mechanism on a Maclaren pram.

It hasn't been directly pointed out that it hasn't happened once over this side of the Atlantic, and all instances of it happening was due to the parents having the children in the buggy while it was being folded/unfolded... Is my paternal ignorance missing something here? Is this common?

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Wazdakka

I bet "Remove child from Stroller before folding" wasn't put in the instructions and they're all after a lawsuit.

I heard once that there is a model of hoover that they had to put "Not for anal use" into the instructions after somebody won money for trying to suck his insides out.

wudangclan

where does it say the kids where in the buggy at the time?

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Wazdakka wrote:

I bet "Remove child from Stroller before folding" wasn't put in the instructions and they're all after a lawsuit.

I believe it was, at least in the UK instructions, so the mouthbreathers won't be able to sue.

Apparently the US side is distributing "hinge covers" to those who purchased the buggy. Wow.

FearDark

Never fails to amuse me.

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wudangclan wrote: »

where does it say the kids where in the buggy at the time?

Sorry, that was on the TV broadcast not that article. If they put a video up i'll link it.

AntiRip

FearDark wrote: »

Never fails to amuse me.

Having a baby of my own I don't find that one bit funny actually

A Dub in Glasgo

This is crazy, the hinge is designed to shut on things when the buggy is being closed / opened. I do hope the parents who allowed their children to poke their fingers into the hinge do not have doors at home otherwise they may find it surreal when their child crushes their remaining fingers!

wudangclan

Proxy wrote: »

all instances of it happening was due to the parents having the children in the buggy while it was being folded/unfolded... Is my paternal ignorance missing something here? Is this common?

it's easy to point the finger.

WeWillBeReborn

Eww at the link further down that page about Asda recalling figs because of there being larvae in them :eek:

Proxy

wudangclan wrote: »

it's easy to point the finger.

It's easy to take your kid out of the pram while you're operating moving parts also.

4zn76tysfajdxp

They have buggies for faulty babies now? How thoughtful.

wudangclan

Proxy wrote: »

It's easy to take your kid out of the pram while you're operating moving parts also.

it is dumb.
you really have to hand it to them.

we'llallhavetea_old

fcuk the kids, i nearly broke my hand closing a buggy up once. i screamed loudly in a busy carpark too, no one helped me.....

FearDark

AntiRip wrote: »

Having a baby of my own I don't find that one bit funny actually

Oh rly.

Overheal

I cant really find where it says which hinge is affected? This is an Umbrella Stroller with a Canopy. Perhaps this is the hinge that Opens and Closes as you open and close the canopy?

"Oh shoot here comes rain,

/Put 3 Mo. Old son on ground
/Deploy Canopy
/Return Mud Baby to pram"

edit: did find Maclarens site - http://recall.maclarenbaby.com/faq.php

Ok, theres a good chance this is Darwinism at work.

AnonoBoy

AntiRip wrote: »

Having a baby of my own I don't find that one bit funny actually

Did you swap your sense of humour for the child?

humanji

AntiRip wrote: »

Having a baby of my own I don't find that one bit funny actually

Try putting your kids head in the buggy as described in the picture and see if you laugh then.

WeWillBeReborn

AnonoBoy wrote: »

Did you swap your sense of humour for the child?

No, she swapped an iPod for it

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wl_h0iug0NA

No offence meant AntiRip

FearDark

AntiRip wrote: »

Having a baby of my own I don't find that one bit funny actually

Im willing to bet my stash of child porn that your the kind of person that whittles on about their kid in the canteen for ages while everyone else is falling asleep listening to you and the kind of person who uploads stacks of baby pics to facebook or bebo or whatever.

Am I close?

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FearDark wrote: »

Im willing to bet my stash of child porn that your the kind of person that whittles on about their kid in the canteen for ages while everyone else is falling asleep listening to you and the kind of person who uploads stacks of baby pics to facebook or bebo or whatever.

Am I close?

Jaysus... that's... a hell of a reply!

ejmaztec

FearDark wrote: »

Im willing to bet my stash of child porn that your the kind of person that whittles on about their kid in the canteen for ages while everyone else is falling asleep listening to you and the kind of person who uploads stacks of baby pics to facebook or bebo or whatever.

Am I close?

If it's the usual, the sense of humour is erased after sleep deprivation and psychosis, both resulting after bring little sh1ts into the world.:(

Years afterwards, when the feckers have left home, the sense of humour returns, only a lot more vicious than it was before:D

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ejmaztec wrote:

Years afterwards, when the feckers have left home, the sense of humour returns, only a lot more vicious than it was before

True enough

AntiRip wrote: »

Having a baby of my own I don't find that one bit funny actually

....

Zero sense of humour.

Overheal

by the way:

Punch Buggy Red!

Voodu Child

Pft, babies can regrow fingertips anyway..

January

AntiRip wrote: »

Having a baby of my own I don't find that one bit funny actually

Weird, I have a baby and I found that hilarious!!!

triple-M

AntiRip wrote: »

Having a baby of my own I don't find that one bit funny actually

everybody else seems to find it funny

AntiRip

FearDark wrote: »

Im willing to bet my stash of child porn that your the kind of person that whittles on about their kid in the canteen for ages while everyone else is falling asleep listening to you and the kind of person who uploads stacks of baby pics to facebook or bebo or whatever.

Am I close?

No need to get personal. Was just reading a story just before that about a child been killed up the country that's all. I probably would have found it funny on a different day.

You're a funny guy though!

AntiRip

SV wrote: »

....

Zero sense of humour.

Actually if you knew me I do have a very good sense of humor. Give me a break guys, I'm on the night shift and tired

netwhizkid

I think this proves that Irish & European babies are far smarter than Americans ones. I put this down to our quality baby makers. And high levels of milk delivery in previous years.

:D:D