LOCKED UP
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• Baton Rouge, LA, USA |
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 Posted:10/28/2003 22:29 |
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| Quote: | quote - "THE REAL REASON THE SPILLWAY IS NOW CLOSED TO OFF ROAD TRUCKS IS BECAUSE AN ATV DECIDED TO GO ON THE OFF ROAD SIDE AND GOT HIT BY A TRUCK.....DUMMIE....YOU CAN STILL RIDE THROUGH THERE BUT IF THEY CATCH YOU SLINGING UP MUD AND CUTTING UP YOU GET A $2000 FINE.....THE ONLY WAY YOU CAN GET IT REOPEN IS TO MAKE A CLUB AND YOU HAVE TO GET INSURANCE FOR THE CLUB...YES I KNOW IT IS STUPID BUT TRUST ME A COUPLE OF FREINDS I KNOW THAT USED TO GO THERE ALL THE TIME TRIED THE PETITION THING...IT DIDNT WORK...I WENT THERE YESTERDAY MORNING AND JUST RODE THROUGH...I NOTICED THAT THE ATVS AND BIKES NOW HAVE BOTH SIDES OF THE SPILLWAY..(THEY BETTER WATCH OUT OR ILL RUN THEM OVER TOO ..LOL)"
A buddy of mine just emailed this to me when he heard about the petition. |
Who told you this? It would seem illogical to close it to the trucks and leave it open to ATVs. I'd imagine more folks get hurt on ATVs then mudding.......
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Bowtie Blazer
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• Baton Rouge, LA, USA |
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• Registered on 5/27/2003 |
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Posted:10/28/2003 22:38 |
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Definately, I think red creek is gonna run into similar sectioning going on in their park as well, ATV's and trucks with a semi truck's eyelevel don't mix, closing the truck side for a roaming ATV is unrational and illogical, if you will read further back in our post the reasoning was becasue of the 4th of july event out there lead to a large number of large trucks roaming land including pipelines listed as non-OHV use.... the maintainece roads were destroyed and the only way to regulate horseplay on a hard to regulate are is to shut it down...
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swamp_rat
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• River Ridge, LA, USA |
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• Registered on 8/3/2003 |
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Posted:10/28/2003 22:47 |
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A Buddy of mine posts on some ford site with what he says has "many" locals on it. I forwarded the petition link to him, and he in turn posted it on this ford site. Apparently somebody posted this response. Beyond that I don't know much.
I don't know how true it is. I do agree with you it doesn’t make much sense to close down our side for an accident that clearly was the fault of the atv. However, it would explain the sudden need to have an insurance policy.
I should be able to post a link to the thread tomorrow.
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Wildman
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• Meraux, LA, USA |
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• Registered on 8/15/2003 |
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Posted:10/28/2003 23:58 |
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I wonder why a legal disclamer wouldn't be just as good as insurance. This would render the spillway not at fault for any incident which would happen
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schmuck
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• nola, XX, USA |
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• Registered on 5/21/2003 |
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Posted:10/29/2003 00:05 |
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you would think that would be good enough but not with sue happy people nowadays
nucking futs
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LOCKED UP
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• Baton Rouge, LA, USA |
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• Registered on 9/29/2001 |
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Posted:10/29/2003 01:27 |
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Ahhhh....America.... "Land of the Lawsuit" 
All I have to go on is what the ranger had told me when I spoke with him. He only mentioned the destruction of the roads and the need for others to maintain it.... nothing about insurance or an ATV rider getting hit....
Carl? You have a chance to call them yet?
MY WEBSITE / DELTA 4X4 CLUB
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Swampy
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• New Orleans, LA, USA |
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• Registered on 5/14/2003 |
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geauxturbo
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• Baton Rouge, LA, USA |
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• Registered on 8/4/2003 |
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Posted:10/29/2003 09:16 |
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| Quote: | | I wonder why a legal disclamer wouldn't be just as good as insurance. This would render the spillway not at fault for any incident which would happen |
If we get the law change next session, this won't be a problem. The current law allows for land owners to allow ATVs with little concern for lawsuits....as long as they don't build a death trap or something like that....it says teh ATV riders assume inherent risk. When we change it, we will increase the weight limit to include 4x4 trucks. This should help drasticaly.
http://members.cox.net/geauxturbo
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John Robert Miller
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• Baton Rouge, LA, USA |
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• Registered on 12/21/2002 |
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Posted:10/29/2003 12:33 |
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| Quote: | I got some good news for yous guys.  Last night I talked to Greg Miller, who is a BIG DOG for the Corp. of Engineers, about us triing to reopen the spillway to 4x4ing. I told him that this club has been triing to get in touch with the spillway guy without getting any awnsered or return calls. He told me himself that if we do not have any results by Tuesday to call him and he will personally go to this guys office and make him call Patrick back while he is sitting in his office. This is Greg Millers office #,504-862-2310, He said to call him anytime you need to, he said he will make sure that we get results.  Thought yall would like to hear this info.   Oh, by the way, Greg is my girlfriends,boss's,husband. |
Just following up on this, any word? |
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LOCKED UP
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• Baton Rouge, LA, USA |
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• Registered on 9/29/2001 |
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Posted:10/29/2003 17:55 |
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| Quote: | No I havent.. I had a crazy day yesterday.. But I am calling no matter what today..
 Also noticed my axle is off center .. I may have to take off my control arms and adjust them..
AUGGGGGGGGH..That sucks.. WHen I put them on they where all the same length... I dont know what happened..
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You mean side to side or front to back? Side ot side & you need an adj tracbar or drill a new hole in the mount....
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