Strollers: Not Just for Babies Anymore

I have noticed many people around town using baby strollers for everything but babies.   Since some (but not all) of these people are homeless men that I assume don’t have babies, this raises some questions for me:

1. Where are they getting the strollers?  Do people just leave unwanted baby strollers on the side of the road or something?  Are they being stolen from unsuspecting babies?  Are they finding used strollers at thrift stores?
2. If the strollers were purchased and not found or stolen, why choose a stroller?  Surely there must be other cart alternatives that cost around the same or less than a used stroller and can carry items more efficiently.
3. What kind of laws apply to things like strollers used for non-baby purposes?  For example, the stroller in the photograph above was locked to a Tow Away/No Stopping Sign for 4 days before I even took this picture.  Does that count as parking in a tow-away zone?

Here are a couple more close-ups of the stroller and lock:

I don’t get it.  Anyone have any ideas on how this stroller trend started?

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2. Stroller Month Reconsidered: Jogger Strollers
3. Jogging Strollers to the Rescue!
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