The Rec Center I occasionally swim at has starting blocks. I am aware that is a swim device that I am supposed to use once in awhile. The pool is very deep and used for daily swim team practice and some meets. Yet, there is always a bright yellow cone placed on the blocks during lap swimming hours. No one may use the starting blocks at this time. I find it irritating. No one could possibly get hurt unless they were especially idiotic. I guess they're worried about lawsuits. I saw someone doing backstroke starts once, but who wants to do those? This practice will discourage me from ever entering a non-OW event.
I never made a single comment about lawyers. It was the lawyer who brought this up. The presence or absense of a waiver has zero impact on the cost, time or effort of defending either a valid or ridiculous lawsuit or claim. Some could even suggest that waivers have spawned their own niche legal market, making them not only worthless but an added financial burden to the people and companies they purport to protect.
I never made a single comment about lawyers. It was the lawyer who brought this up. The presence or absense of a waiver has zero impact on the cost, time or effort of defending either a valid or ridiculous lawsuit or claim. Some could even suggest that waivers have spawned their own niche legal market, making them not only worthless but an added financial burden to the people and companies they purport to protect.
