Stop offering your seat to elderly people on public transport, advise health experts

It's true to a point. As soon as people retire or stop being active, they can deteriorate very quickly. However, there then comes a point where people do need stairlifts, buggies, and seats on the bus because they can't be steady on their feet all their time, they can't stand for long periods, and one fall can break a bone and leave them with a long hospital stay and even longer recuperation that in turn degrades their health and fitness even further.

Basically, stay active as much as you can, for as long as you can, and when you can't, use every gadget, device, or offer of a bus seat that you can get in order to keep yourself getting out and about and having a life.
 
The issue on public transit isn't standing, it is falling. for an elderly person, a simple fall can be life-changiung and even fatal, and in most cases very expensive for the NHS.
 
Orionaut said:
The issue on public transit isn't standing, it is falling. for an elderly person, a simple fall can be life-changiung and even fatal, and in most cases very expensive for the NHS.
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The biggest problem I see is old people ringing the bell 3 miles before their stop and failing spectacularly to cling on to anything while walking down the aisle while the bus is moving. :/
 
marc2003 said:
The biggest problem I see is old people ringing the bell 3 miles before their stop and failing spectacularly to cling on to anything while walking down the aisle while the bus is moving. :/
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Which they are compelled to do because the drivers wont wait for them to get off the bus safely at the stop.....
 
Steeps said:
Scrap free bus passes and make them walk! Money saved and healthier wrinklies :)
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Make them walk everywhere to induce more heart attacks, free up the housing market because they aren't being held onto by wrinklies into their 90s. Side effect also reduces the number of old people in supermarkets at the weekends (When they have all god damn week to do their shopping), everyone wins.

Aside from the wrinklies.

But they were going to die soon anyway.
 
You could apply this to any situation, don't do their shopping for them, don't give them a lift in your car, don't make them cups of tea, it just strikes me another attack on good learned behaviour and social norms/traditions. Whether elderly people want to sit or stand let them choose for themselves I won't be selfish and force them to stand claiming some moral position that I'm doing what's good for them, there's no telling how it will impact their health in the long run despite what so called experts claim, for all we know they'll probably just get depressed about the state of society and give up on life.
 
Gods sakes, some of these old uns have fought in a war, worked for 40+ years, brought up families and contributed to society for 60+ years. The least they deserve is a sit down on the bus. They probably don’t really care too much about health at their age, they’ve done alright by just getting old.
 
I never ever give up my seat on the bus, train or tube for anyone let alone these wrinklies.....why should I?? I got the seat first so it’s mine, mine I tell you:D :D


Seriously though I always give up my seat to an oldie if need be. After all it’s how my parents raised me, to be a good caring reprobate of society :p.
 
Avenged7Fold said:
This thread should be re-named, 'article informs elderly people to try and stay active by baiting readers into thinking everyone hates old people'
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:D

Old or young it doesn’t matter to me. If the person looks like they’re struggling however then it’s a different matter. A young person on crutches or an old person looking very insteady on their feet can have the seat. An old person that looks just as stable as the young person next to them, no. Age shouldn’t have anything to do with treatment in situations like this, rather the need of the individual.

LabR@t said:
Just go full logans run mode, seems this would be popular with the youf .
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Or you know, just you. You do seem to be bringing it up in every thread at the moment.
 
Amp34 said:
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Old or young it doesn’t matter to me. If the person looks like they’re struggling however then it’s a different matter. A young person on crutches or an old person looking very insteady on their feet can have the seat. An old person that looks just as stable as the young person next to them, no. Age shouldn’t have anything to do with treatment in situations like this, rather the need of the individual.



Or you know, just you. You do seem to be bringing it up in every thread at the moment.
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;) its a good film and lots of these threads have the same underlying theme.
 
Interesting comments.

So my closest interaction with "old people" would be a grandfather who stays with me for a few weeks every few weeks.

He's well over 90 and has given up driving but is reluctant to give up taking walks 2-3 times a day for a few miles each. As far as he's concerned keeping active (as he can) keeps what mobility he has going.
 
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