Eileen Murphy reports the South Boston Stop & Shop has equipped its carriages with a system that supposedly keeps them from being driven onto the sidewalk, so no more "late night joyriding or carting tanked pals home."
JLW, for one, is disappointed:
That’s unfortunate! Emerson street shopping cart racing is my favorite midnight entertainment
Ed. note: The Hyde Park Shaw's has had something like this for years. We've never been tempted to test its efficacy, though.