CG Rules - New Trends?
In the past couple of years full timing we have visited maybe 50 campgrounds in over 26 states. There are always a list of rules, most of which are generally the same. It seems we have started t...
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Lantley wrote:
That sounds good on the surface until lawyers get involved. Ultimately the CG is responsible for everyone in the park.
Regardless of how,smart,responsible,careless,clumsy or daring the guest are the CG is holding the liability bag.
That may be a bit of an overstatement. Is the CG responsible if I slip on the steps of my RV? How about if I back over another person? Should they have made a rule about no backing without a flagger? I think the standards for the CG are "reasonable" and "not negligent".
Most of these "there could be a lawsuit" claims are just fear mongering (not necessarily by you, Lantley). Yeah, I'm sure lawsuits have happened. They happen for all kinds of legitimate and illegitimate reasons. It really comes down to whether the CG was actually encouraging something dangerous, rather than not forbidding everything that may be dangerous. That is (and always will be) subjective and unfortunately the further down this slippery slope we slide the more difficult it is to ever come back. Agreeing with stupid policies just moves the bar for everyone so when the next lawsuit happens the lawyers point at the other campground as a "better example" in an effort to win their case. So much for progress...
The lawsuit-fearing have every right to their policies. I just hope the public decides with their wallets not to encourage that kind of thinking.
