Wonder what the solid information on roadway hazards are.
I was driving past that golf course on SR19 in Noblesville and a golf ball flies right in front of my car. I did a u-turn, and got the ball and took it home, it landed across the street in the grass. The speed limit is 45 on that stretch of road. Golf course has no netting or anything, and is right up against the road.
I have no doubt they are liable for the ball hitting my car, but who would I have to talk to if nobody admits doing it, and there are multiple people. Do you go after the golf course itself?
Next, last week a guy was mowing the grass, and I was on a 50 MPH road. I had my windows down and he had his blades with the shooter pointing TOWARDS the road. 2 pieces of gravel flew into my window, one hit me in the cheek, and another hit my sunglasses. They were range safety glasses, so not a problem, no damage.
But in any case, people mowing the city easements are responsible for any debris flying at a vehicle right? And any medical bills if I was not wearing safety glasses and the gravel hit me in the eye? Whenever I mow the easement I ALWAYS disengage the blades when a car passes, and if there is too much traffic to do that, I always make sure to point the shooter towards the inside, not the outside which takes most of the risk away.
And finally, dump trucks. They always have those stickers stay back 200 feet, not responsible for broken windshields. Well we all know 200 feet isn't enough, and they get on the highway and spew crap everywhere. I was told by my drivers ed instructor back in HS that those stickers are only there to deter people from reporting the damage. But they, just like anyone else, are responsible for any damages to vehicles. I have damage to my hood, but not to my windshield. I didn't notice it until I saw a speck of rust where the paint chipped, it's very tiny, you got to get really close. I want to know if the next time I get sprayed by gravel ( which I was 2 lanes over actually, it just bounced all down the highway ), if I can report my hood damage and use the DOT # on the dump truck, or whatever number they have on the side.
I was driving past that golf course on SR19 in Noblesville and a golf ball flies right in front of my car. I did a u-turn, and got the ball and took it home, it landed across the street in the grass. The speed limit is 45 on that stretch of road. Golf course has no netting or anything, and is right up against the road.
I have no doubt they are liable for the ball hitting my car, but who would I have to talk to if nobody admits doing it, and there are multiple people. Do you go after the golf course itself?
Next, last week a guy was mowing the grass, and I was on a 50 MPH road. I had my windows down and he had his blades with the shooter pointing TOWARDS the road. 2 pieces of gravel flew into my window, one hit me in the cheek, and another hit my sunglasses. They were range safety glasses, so not a problem, no damage.
But in any case, people mowing the city easements are responsible for any debris flying at a vehicle right? And any medical bills if I was not wearing safety glasses and the gravel hit me in the eye? Whenever I mow the easement I ALWAYS disengage the blades when a car passes, and if there is too much traffic to do that, I always make sure to point the shooter towards the inside, not the outside which takes most of the risk away.
And finally, dump trucks. They always have those stickers stay back 200 feet, not responsible for broken windshields. Well we all know 200 feet isn't enough, and they get on the highway and spew crap everywhere. I was told by my drivers ed instructor back in HS that those stickers are only there to deter people from reporting the damage. But they, just like anyone else, are responsible for any damages to vehicles. I have damage to my hood, but not to my windshield. I didn't notice it until I saw a speck of rust where the paint chipped, it's very tiny, you got to get really close. I want to know if the next time I get sprayed by gravel ( which I was 2 lanes over actually, it just bounced all down the highway ), if I can report my hood damage and use the DOT # on the dump truck, or whatever number they have on the side.
