Thread: Local news on Covid 19

Originally Posted by STF

I have a plastic chain strung between two logs at the entrance to my drive.

The reason is that:

1) last year the yard waste guys took my logs so now it is obvious that the logs are there on purpose.
2) my drive is just dirt at the end and cars (or more often trucks) turn around in my drive, it wouldn't matter but after the rain my drive is very soft and i don't want tire tracks in it so I have to spend all my time raking to try and get it smooth again.

I might be completely wrong but, I have been led to believe that if someone decided to play jump my plastic chain and landed badly on my property hurting themselves. I could be held responsible for the injured trespasser and end up compensating him!

I heard a story about a burglar that fell through someones skylight while trying to break in, he sued the homeowner. Surely that must be rubbish, please tell me it's rubbish.

Not sure how laws work up there, but here we have to have Reflective Warning Markers on a wire or chain... UNLESS it is on clearly marked Private Property

For instance, our road is Private Property from the instant you turn off the highway, our property is 3/4 of a mile back, so I wouldn't have to mark a chain or wire but I would because they are dangerous..
You said yours is plastic so it is actually double safe for our laws

We had a guy I want to say 2-3 years ago that almost lost his head with a Wire across a road, while dirt biking, he tried to sue but he was about 1/2 mile unto the private property so it was dismissed...

Anyway that is what I know but might not mean a thing up in your neck of the woods