Horbury, I think you may find the response was caused by the comment about the kid walking down the road. That isn't the point you are actually making.
Closed gates and crowds being too big for the pavements, and general exit procedures are a problem that needs addressing before someone gets hurt. No one would have a problem with trying to make it better, and your point is a good point.
Using the example of the kid walking down the middle of the road implies the parent just chose to risk their kid in an attempt to get past the crowd quicker.

It's a big problem, some people bustle out of the ground like it's on fire, and then just amble down the path as if it's a country walk. I don't get it, they are always 3 abreast and donny road is horrible!!! Get out, get where your going, but most importantly get out of my way

No your missing my point the child and his parents were forced off the pavement by the barrage of Hull fans coming the other way an for the umpteenth time I am not laying blame at anyones Door but just looking for any suggestions to stop this happening again altough not many clubs bring as Many as Hull did on Sunday an future double ups will be in better weather an more including myself will stay for the second game. But this highlights what a negative bunch we have on here im starting to see why Big Al has chucked in the towel people would rather start a slagging mstch as aposed to.thinking and putting on a positive response.

Does anyone know why the change was made in the first place?

Thought the stewards and all involved did a first class job considering the state of BV, the sooner we are out of the dump the better. How the hell you are supposed to get 3,500 Hull fans out of the ground when only one exit route is now available is a miracle. Imagine if Wakey fans on the Northstand had been allowed of the same exit gates. Its an impossible job. The club, the Stewards and all involved did a first class job.

I agree with the above and I think we have to give the club credit for finally enforcing the Home Fans only in the North Stand rule.

which exit was closed and why?.

we came out of north stand via the usual exit and very few hull fans were coming out that way

Mosque development at South end means you cannot exit that way from away side of ground, so North Stand asked to exit onto Doncaster Road, makes perfect sense.

Left by same exit as do every game, up street towards Cons. No problems at all.