RE: delema

["Steph Teeter" <steph@endurance.net>]

Sandy - I would have to agree with Truman. Having been involved
in a formal protest regarding a finish line accident I would urge
you to NOT put the finish line in an area that you consider
unsafe. Suppose something does happen - and you have admitted
to all that the finish line is unsafe - I don't think you decrease
your liability by cautioning people, I think you *increase* it by
acknowledging a problem in the first place. And it is not always
the people doing the racing who are the ones to get hurt, so
you can't really protect everybody by urging caution.

Steph


-----Original Message-----
From: Truman Prevatt, PhD [mailto:truman.prevatt@netsrq.com]
Sent: Tuesday, October 03, 2000 8:25 AM
To: BMcCrary27@aol.com
Cc: bolinger@bigsky.net; ridecamp@endurance.net
Subject: RC: delema


On several rides I have done, the finish line was a mile or two from camp.
You
finished, the RM had water there and you either walked or rode your shorse
it. I
walked and it took about 20 to 40 minutes. This is not a big deal. With the
LD
you put pulse takers out at the finish.

You might have to even move a vet out, but that's a lot safer than the type
of
finished described.

BMcCrary27@aol.com wrote:

> In a message dated 10/03/2000 6:19:08 AM Pacific Daylight Time,
> bolinger@bigsky.net writes:
>
> << So...Turns out on the lay-out of the trail of this ride I'm trying to
put
> together...the ONLY possible finish line is on a curvey, rutted, narrow,
down
> hill, trees on both sides, two track...Which means...pretty dangerous for
> horses and riders who might be racing for the finish...Do I just warn
> everyone amply and the pre-ride meeting and hope for the best...or do I
> consider not having this ride at all because I cannot supply a "safe"
finish
> line???   >>
>
> If it's absolutley impossible to find a better finish line........well I
hate
> to see you not put on a ride, but you have to do SOMETHING other than what
> you are describing.  How about having the "racing" finish line somewhere
back
> on the trail, short of the full mileage, and then include the balance of
the
> miles to make up the full 50 (?)  The first one to the safe spot is the
> first-to-finish, but the riders must complete ALL of the course in order
to
> receive completion credit.  This certainly could work, even if the balance
> was 5 miles.  Is this possible?
>
> Barbara
>

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