Fake Friday: Stroller Jam Snarls Traffic On Wellington West

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 Wellington Village-

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An early morning stroller jam caused an extremely difficult sidewalk  and street situation for those that braved Wellington West Saturday  morning.  Hundreds of strollers jammed the area as parents robotically  pushed their over-sized child movers onto sidewalks towards coffee  shops, trendy children's boutiques and organic food stores.  The  stroller jam caused delays for both motorists and pedestrians as they  tried to carefully navigate through the sea of oversized strollers, most  with screaming children inside.

 One  pedestrian was slightly injured when a stroller ran over his foot as he  was attempting to exit a coffee shop. "I just got my latte and was  heading out the door when this massive stroller barged into me, crushing  my foot as the parent tried to manoeuvre the thing through the small  doorway." exclaimed Terry Lumus who was later rushed to hospital with a  cracked ankle.  A more serious accident was narrowly avoided when a  trailer stroller being towed behind a bike almost jack-knifed near  Caroline Avenue as the rider tried to swerve and avoid another stroller.

 "The  situation is getting progressively worse," cited local store owner Hank  VanSteeles who has operated a small tailor shop on Wellington West for  over 50 years.  'There never used to be this much stroller traffic back  in the old days, but heck, I don't think they even had strollers in my  day, the kid was placed in a burlap potato sack and carried quietly over  the shoulder." reminisced VanSteeles.  Like most store owners  VanSteeles is apprehensive about the recent influx of giant strollers to  the area and hopes some bylaws are put in place regarding their usage  on sidewalks.

 The  stroller jam snarled traffic  for up to three hours, with most stroller  operators ignoring pleas for help as they were too engrossed in their  organic lattes, the trendy furniture stores or their designer footwear.  Police were later called on to the scene and traffic began to resume to  normal conditions after 35 strollers were either towed or forcibly  removed.

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