^ If the park replaced it and someone fell, wouldn't it be there own as-fault? Get it?! As-fault?
Ok, I'm done.
Ok, I'm done.
Woman sues Busch Gardens for $500K after fall in ‘Germany’ bathroom
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Did I just read a series of posts advocating replacing the aggregate with asphalt?
I recommend just hanging out on KD's asphalt in mid-July for a few hours. If you don't pass out from the temperatures, let us know how the heat stroke worked out.
I recommend just hanging out on KD's asphalt in mid-July for a few hours. If you don't pass out from the temperatures, let us know how the heat stroke worked out.
IF neither of those things happen, tell us about how your feet felt after your shoes melted into puddles of plastic, rubber, canvas, and or leather.
Argh, BGW better not switch to asphalt! I don't think they would though since it'd probably be super expensive and quite honestly the pathways wouldn't be...BGW-y anymore.
But asphalt...it gets so so hot you feel like heat is spiraling off the ground like heat vents or something. Ick.
Now I like KD a lot and don't want to dis the park, but if it's 95 degrees out I vote BGW 100 times over.Partly because of the asphalt and partly because BGW has a ton more trees.
Now, I DO think BGW has a bunch of slippery areas, but I figure that's my own fault for not wearing grippy shoes. Areas get slick when wet, period (unless they're asphalt, which has been confirmed makes it hot hot hot and doesn't look quite as nice). Maybe Busch Gardens could put up more 'slippery when wet' signs rather than switching anything? I don't know.
But asphalt...it gets so so hot you feel like heat is spiraling off the ground like heat vents or something. Ick.
Now I like KD a lot and don't want to dis the park, but if it's 95 degrees out I vote BGW 100 times over.Partly because of the asphalt and partly because BGW has a ton more trees.Now, I DO think BGW has a bunch of slippery areas, but I figure that's my own fault for not wearing grippy shoes. Areas get slick when wet, period (unless they're asphalt, which has been confirmed makes it hot hot hot and doesn't look quite as nice). Maybe Busch Gardens could put up more 'slippery when wet' signs rather than switching anything? I don't know.
part of the problem at BGW is the paint. In England for example the streets are covered in several layers of some sort or enamel or epoxy based paint. None of which they seem to have bother to impregnate with non-skid. Over by the wolves the problem is the grade of the hill, I doubt any surface short of an actual stair case would provide much purchase in the rain there.
In the 80's much of the surfaces were asphalt and were much slipperier. They had to be resealed each season because the color was worn away by all the feet, vehicle, and pressure washing it would get. The asphalt was far more uneven due to the nature of the material, tree roots etc. would disrupt it. The paths were replaced with Bomanite in many areas or the exposed aggregate concrete. The color in the Bomanite is in the concrete.
Do not pave paradise and put up a parking lot. Surely the park can't be held responsible for a person's fall just walking around. I mean it's life. There are tripping hazards.
"But, but it's America. How else can I make my money dreams come true without suing someone."Merboy said:
The concept of personal responsibility in America is dying a slow death. Anything bad that happens to you now has to the fault of someone or something else.
Where I work our asphalt parking lot just got seal coated and out side of it stinking for a long time it gets very slippery when it's wet. Way more than before it was coated. I've slid on it numerous times and I have good shoes. I'm so glad the Busch family had any that was originally installed immediately tore up and replaced.
Headline of this in the local Williamsburg papers should have read "Slippery Slope for Sea World Parks Surrogate Sued in Curious Crapper Case."
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I doubt she will get a dime, and if she does, how long till she is back in the park for the beer and wine fests?
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I doubt she will get a dime, and if she does, how long till she is back in the park for the beer and wine fests?
Let's not forget, this lady fell in a bathroom. I feel obligated to remind everybody of this since I started the whole asphalt debacle.
Don't we or didn't we have a thread dedicated to pavement? That was such a great thread.
ElsaManta said:
This is a standard tactic in personal injury lawsuits. There is often a time limit for filing a claim after an incident. (Say three years.) If you file too soon, this gives the people you are suing a chance to file a counter suit. <You hurt me by your negligence.> <You are hurting us by filing a frivolous lawsuit.> If the first party waits 2 years and 364 days to file their suit, the other party doesn't have time to file a counter suit before the deadline expires.