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I recently heard a story about a woman who has 3 kids aged 2, 1 and a couple of months old. She can't afford a three-seat stroller so her travel options are pretty limited. It seems like the cost of these strollers are high because the market for them is low. A modular stroller design should make
things more affordable. The base unit would be a single stroller. Additional units could be hooked on as needed, sort of like a train, with the body of each being locked together and the wheels being free to roll the way shopping cart wheels do. This way manufacturers wouldn't have to go out on a limb when forecasting how many double and tripled strollers to make. They'd just make the base and a reasonable amount of add-ons. The parents would also get the added benefit of not having to buy a smaller stroller when one of the kids gets too big. They could just unhook the modules as they become unnecessary.
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I propose that Ozzy is the one to sing the advertisement, with lyrics amalgamating his "Crazy Train" and "Crazy Babies". |
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There's not really a need to find yourself
with three children. These days, they
know what causes it. |
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Maxwell - We can't speak for all cultures. Although this lady doesn't belong to mine she's following her beliefs and trying to live with the consequences as best she can. |
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Here's the problem: Stumble up with one stroller? There's a baby falling down, you're pretty close to it and you might be able to save the baby so it's all good. |
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Stumble into a ten stroller train, and the front 7 detach from you as you fall into the caboose? These babies are in for a wild ride. |
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I freakin' love babies, dude. |
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Do you push these or pull them? |
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All of the twin and triple strollers I've seen are push models which is why there would have to be fixed connections between modules and free-rolling wheels. Otherwise it would probably be pretty hard to steer the thing. |
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Hitch 'em together in such a way so that only the middle wheels touch ground while the others float, or are simply fold up out of the way. |
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RayfordSteele has got a point. But your idea can easily have rotational freedom between the links (like an Australian road-train)... |
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..just include a harness with a strap so that the parent can pull the train....like those chaps who pull locomotives. |
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Uh, lawsuit in embryo. I see the end result
being permanent injury from the
perambulator version of crack-the-whip. |
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