Hunt On For Missing Toddler
 

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Hope they find him safe and well

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they have found him they say he is ok

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Good news

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OH MY GOD!!!! what the hell is the driver of a bus doing letting this toddler on the bus..... and how the hell did he get on another back to Blackburn :eek: Hold on...... I need to read this again!!!

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Have you got a link for it?

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same link as before bernie... the one lancsboy posted

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I would love to know.....
I know if Jacks having a tantrum n i walk off pretending to leave him (usually i stand round a corner and watch him) LOADS of people suddenly panic when he calms down that he has been left or his lost....why did no-one think it was weird that this lad was walking on his own? :confused:
How did he get on TWO buses? :eek:

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Thanks Em, does seem a bit strange that he travelled to Bolton and back.

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i suppose the driver would just assume he was with someone else that was getting on the bus or the drivers didnt see him.....

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The bus was probably returning to Blackburn anyway, and he just stayed on. Although I thought that bus drivers checked there buses on a regular basis. Still odd that the driver didnt notice him all that way!

Glad he's been found safe and well though.

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its nice to hear some good news.:)

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Thats scary! It is easy to lose track of children when shopping, I have had the misfortune to do it twice in 19 years, they were quickly found, but it is worrying.

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Aaah bless him, suppose wouldn't have happened if they brough conductors back (or inspectors like Royboy).

When I went to Blackpool the other weekend with Mez and the gang, we caught the tram and there were three conductors on it. They helped get people off the tram and were jovial and polite .. was impressed.

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A driver has two mirrors for the internal view of his vehicle, one to see if the passengers are seated and there is no obstuction to his driving position (near view)....The second one is to view the whole length of the bus and all you can see from the second one is the heads of the seated passengers and the full length of the aisle.
It would be very easy for a driver to miss the child if he was sat down all the way..........he can't see his head therefore he can't see him.

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i thought buses had cctv on them now..thats just freaky but i suppose they will be telling that story for years.remember when you caught the bus to bolton when you were 3 .alright mum whatever as if ,no you did yea mum its getting boring now ,yea but you did.:)and so on..itll be getting told at weddings ,funerals best man speach.....just chuffed he was found safe and well.

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lol it sounds like an adventure dewy out of malcom in the middle would have

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it was a very weird experience, was in town when the lad went missing, but didn't know at the time... back at work, we heard the helicopter flying overhead and have to say its the first time I have heard announcements made from a helicopter. It was hovering over the town centre announcing the little lad had gone missing and what he looked like and was wearing...very pro-active on the police's part I must admit. I was racking my brain if I had seen a small boy go past me when I was down there but couldn't remember seeing anything...

Just glad he was found... in defence of the bus driver, if the little lad walked on behind an adult he would've presumed he was with them, it is more on the bus I think it is strange that no one commented on who the lad was with!!!

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Emily is nearly 3 and I can't imagine her sitting still on a bus on her own and not being noticed? Children of that age don't have a long concentration span. I am so surprised (& relieved) that he was not involved in an accident or he was not upset and confused at some point?

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i agree with you there ; its not the bus drivers who is at failt but the people who was lookin after this little boy ; children are goin missin everyday ; these;s days you would think that in a busy town you would keep them very close to you ;

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I agree but to be fair to the mum, she had been keeping a close eye on him and just turned round to pay and when she turned again he was gone and we all know how quick young kids can move!!!!

Just really glad alls well that ends well :)

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do people not use reigns anymore, when out where its busy?:confused:

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It is ages since I have seen a child on reins, the most recent thing I have seen used is a thing fastened to mum/dads wrist and then onto the childs. Put me in mind of a dog on a lead but anything is better than nothing. In fact bet you don't find many places selling reins now:mad:

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well i may be out of touch with such things, but i think it would be a very sensible move in this day n age.

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Me too in fact when I am out and about I will ask about for reins see how many places stock them now:)

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my reasoning is when a nippers out with only 1 adult, then as harwood red says, ya take yer eyes off em for a second n they can nip off, too much traffic these days n too many bad buggers about. if out with 2 not a problem 1 can always hold its hand.

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Omg if this child has travelled on a bus on his own how the hell hasnt a member of public suspected something, or are we now a country that walks around with our eyes closed? this really beggers belief .
As for reins mums dont see them as trendy these days. Its much better to have baby in a hoody and baseball cap than to keep it in reins

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agree but its a family member NOT a fashion accessory.:(

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Was going to say reins aren't trendy but what fashion has got to do with keeping your child safe is beyond me:(

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All mine wore reins when they could walk and didnt want the pram anymore.
It was a damn site better than running around the supermarket for them or running up the road. I had to go down to the council office the other day and a dad was at the desk and his little girl were running all over the place , she were only about 3yrs and the doors were wide open leading onto a busy road and the child kept running to the door.
I cringed. Not to mention all the completer strangers that were in there that could have had her a way in seconds.


Oh and just for the record i wasnt referring to all mums.:D

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I'm just glad my kids are all grown up, it must be a nightmare this day and age, with parents having to be more vigilant today than ever before:(