A bump in the Blue Ridge Parkway, a Harley crash. Rider is suing for $1.7 million.
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09-12-2018, 11:04 PM
https://www.tortmuseum.org/liebeck-v-mcdonalds/
https://www.caoc.org/?pg=facts
Regarding the incident of the rider crashing due to a bump in the road, yes it is conceivable that the actor who manages the road would be responsible for injuries that are a direct result of the condition of the road. In my town, a coworker broke their car due to a pot hole in the road. Since the city did not post signs indicating there was a pot hole, the city paid for the vehicle repairs. As stated in the rider's lawsuit, "Federal Highway Administration guidelines say warning signs should be at least 100 feet ahead of any roadway impediment to give drivers time to adjust". If this is true and the sign was only 25 feet away, there is some negligence on the part of the highway department. Is it for the tune of $1.7 million dollars, probably not but if his facts are true, he'll get some money out of it.
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rick601 (09-13-2018)
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09-12-2018, 11:39 PM
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09-13-2018, 04:04 AM
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I am one of those that believe you should take responsibilities for your own actions as a result it is up to you when driving/riding to navigate and be aware of potential hazards on the road. However with that said according to the article it appears the highway admin guidelines state they must place warning signs at least 100' ahead of a roadway impediment if this one was only 25' ahead then he could get some $$ due to their error
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09-13-2018, 04:28 AM
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09-13-2018, 04:41 AM
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Hell, I have ben riding Pa. roads most of my adult life, and bumps in the road, orange cone season, potholes are a way of life here. You have to be able to anticipate and acclimate to the road conditions. I think the guy that wrecked was probably going a little faster than he should and slammed the front brake, which might have flipped the bike when he hit the bump.We will never know.
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09-13-2018, 04:55 AM
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09-13-2018, 05:18 AM
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09-13-2018, 06:10 AM
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You know those deer signs you see from time to time? After three accidents involving deer, one North Dakota woman wants them moved.
Under the impression the signs are intended to tell deer where it’s safe to cross, she embarked on a (failed) mission to get the signs moved to lower-traffic areas. She wrote letters, called television stations, but no one seemed to want to hear what she had to say. Finally, she turned to Y94 Playhouse Radio in Fargo. They listened (and laughed) and then posted her call on YouTube.
The caller, named Donna, admitted she struck three deer on three separate occasions “shortly after I saw a deer crossing sign on the highway.”
The caller questioned why Minnesota and North Dakota departments of transportation would allow deer crossings to be on busy roads.
“Why are we encouraging deer to cross at the interstate? I don’t get it. That’s a high- traffic area,” she said.
By now the radio hosts were trying to muffle their laughter. But if the caller heard them, it didn’t register. She continued…
“I understand that deer are animals and they need to cross the streets occasionally to survive and, of course, to find food, but it seems to me that it’s so irresponsible of us to allow these deer crossings to be in areas where these deer are so likely to be struck by oncoming traffic.”
At this point the radio hosts have lost the battle to keep their laughter under wraps. But, still, the caller proceeded to explain her concern…
“You’d think they’d put deer crossings in smaller towns like at a school crossing — that would be a safer place for them to cross,” she said.
Finally one of the hosts tried to explain the true purpose of deer crossing signs.
“You know deer crossings aren’t telling deer that it’s safe to cross there, it’s just more of like an alert for drivers so they know it’s like a high-deer population,” he said.
And then the caller said the unthinkable.
“They can direct the deer population anywhere they want to by moving that deer crossing sign. Why in the world would they place it on the highway? Or the interstate?”
Under the impression the signs are intended to tell deer where it’s safe to cross, she embarked on a (failed) mission to get the signs moved to lower-traffic areas. She wrote letters, called television stations, but no one seemed to want to hear what she had to say. Finally, she turned to Y94 Playhouse Radio in Fargo. They listened (and laughed) and then posted her call on YouTube.
The caller, named Donna, admitted she struck three deer on three separate occasions “shortly after I saw a deer crossing sign on the highway.”
The caller questioned why Minnesota and North Dakota departments of transportation would allow deer crossings to be on busy roads.
“Why are we encouraging deer to cross at the interstate? I don’t get it. That’s a high- traffic area,” she said.
By now the radio hosts were trying to muffle their laughter. But if the caller heard them, it didn’t register. She continued…
“I understand that deer are animals and they need to cross the streets occasionally to survive and, of course, to find food, but it seems to me that it’s so irresponsible of us to allow these deer crossings to be in areas where these deer are so likely to be struck by oncoming traffic.”
At this point the radio hosts have lost the battle to keep their laughter under wraps. But, still, the caller proceeded to explain her concern…
“You’d think they’d put deer crossings in smaller towns like at a school crossing — that would be a safer place for them to cross,” she said.
Finally one of the hosts tried to explain the true purpose of deer crossing signs.
“You know deer crossings aren’t telling deer that it’s safe to cross there, it’s just more of like an alert for drivers so they know it’s like a high-deer population,” he said.
And then the caller said the unthinkable.
“They can direct the deer population anywhere they want to by moving that deer crossing sign. Why in the world would they place it on the highway? Or the interstate?”