Re: Accident at ride this weekend in Montana...???

["Maggie Mieske" <mmieske@netonecom.net>]

Lawsuits are just the thing to enhance our sport's reputation with John Q.
Public.  Impossible for those of us NOT there to judge the situation.  Who
would pay in the end with a lawsuit?  Endurance riders... maybe not out of
our pockets but we would surely pay in lost rides (I am sure insurance and
liability is a huge concern for ride managers already!) or in higher ride
fees (heck, maybe it WOULD come out of our pockets!).  It's
unfortunate...so what can we do as participants in the sport?  Is there
something WE can DO to prevent these kinds of accidents?  We can gripe all
we want on ridecamp about the accidents that happen and who is responsible
and suing and how godawful the whole damn thing is.... I vote for making
suggestions that HELP ride managers not scare the hell out of them.  How
can the finish line be made safer at the next ride you attend?  How does
some other ride manager accomplish safe finishes or keep vehicles safely
away or direct pit crews to an appropriate place to crew???  Let's put our
heads together, discuss what can be done and "kwitcherbitchin'".
Maggie

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> From: Rides 2 Far <rides2far@juno.com>
> To: Teddy@runningbear.com
> Cc: jlayman@leland.Stanford.EDU; ridecamp@endurance.net
> Subject: RC:    Accident at ride this weekend in Montana...???
> Date: Monday, September 20, 1999 10:19 PM
> 
> 
> On Mon, 20 Sep 1999 21:44:32 -0400 Teddy Lancaster
> <Teddy@runningbear.com> writes:
> >Awful, yes, IRRESPONSIBLE  is more the word.  I hope they get sued!!!!
> 
> Good grief people...think about what you're saying.  How many of you has
> been a ride manager and has tried to find a place for a safe finish. 
> Then...HERE COME THE CREWS!!!!  Got that blasted diesel and they're
> determined not to have to walk an inch if they can drive that thing in
> and out of camp 10 dozen times.  
> 
> I have been thoroughly disgusted at people who should know better getting
> their vehicle on the road in and out of camp at all the wrong times.  A
> race to the finish is just that...and it's really scarey when you have
> people show up who leave dogs loose, kids unsupervised etc.  Management
> can't be everywhere, and riders who have worked hard for their placement
> can't know what's around the bend when they take off. 
> 
>  I don't know how these people really responded to the accident, since "
> word from your cousin whose sister was there and heard if from the people
> camped next to them" isn't always the best.  But I think it's a good idea
> if those of us who are not at the site of an accident refrain from
> judging the situation.  
> 
> Angie
> 
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