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Stuart Noble

On 23/08/2013 08:29, wrote:
On Friday, August 23, 2013 8:01:28 AM UTC+1, Andrew Gabriel wrote:
In article ,

"Dave Plowman (News)" writes:

I remember when it was common to have toddlers in reins. When the
roads

were a lot less busy than now. But I suppose it cramps the
little

darling's style and leaves them marked for life. Yet you are
required by

law to have a dog on a lead in the same circumstances.

I think it died out because parents rarely have the time to walk

at toddler speed nowadays, and dump them in the pushchair instead.

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Andrew Gabriel

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Parents couldn't use reins these days, it's not possible to hold back
a toddler and text at the same time.

:-)
the walking dead.