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TireFlys CYA
I bought some TireFlys for my son's bike just for the fun of it. Those are the little
motion-activated LED lights that screw on to the valve caps. Worthless in daylight, but seven-year-olds still think they're pretty cool. The directions on the back includes a paragraph of corporate-lawyer-mandated CYA warnings. One of the more "interesting" warnings is: "Children should not ride bicycles on public roadways." A couple of questions that came to my little mind: 1. Where did TireFly lawyers get this information that children shouldn't ride in the street? 2. Has TireFly exposed themselves to liability by offering such dubious safety advice? If a child with TireFly equipped bike riding down the sidewalk were killed or injured by a car backing out of the driveway, can the parents sue TireFly and win? RFM -- To reply, translate domain from l33+ 2p33| to alpha. 4=a 0=o 3=e +=t |
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Fritz M + wrote:
: 2. Has TireFly exposed themselves to liability by offering such dubious safety advice? : If a child with TireFly equipped bike riding down the sidewalk were killed or injured by : a car backing out of the driveway, can the parents sue TireFly and win? Possibly, if it's the U.S. However, they didn't advise for the kids to ride on the sidewalk... -- Risto Varanka | http://www.helsinki.fi/~rvaranka/hpv/hpv.html varis at no spam please iki fi |
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TireFlys CYA
Interesting...I got something similar about 8-10 years ago called "Fire
Flys". They were basic black plastic with a red LED out the top on a pivoting head that you could turn to face up or to either side for better side visibility. Not dependant on tire roatation to stay lit. I used them for night rides and commuting and they really helped to catch peoples attention. I even got comments about them from drivers at stoplights. Very fred in appearance but effective as hell. ie "ride fast, take chances" "Fritz M" + wrote in message ... I bought some TireFlys for my son's bike just for the fun of it. Those are the little motion-activated LED lights that screw on to the valve caps. Worthless in daylight, but seven-year-olds still think they're pretty cool. The directions on the back includes a paragraph of corporate-lawyer-mandated CYA warnings. One of the more "interesting" warnings is: "Children should not ride bicycles on public roadways." A couple of questions that came to my little mind: 1. Where did TireFly lawyers get this information that children shouldn't ride in the street? 2. Has TireFly exposed themselves to liability by offering such dubious safety advice? If a child with TireFly equipped bike riding down the sidewalk were killed or injured by a car backing out of the driveway, can the parents sue TireFly and win? RFM -- To reply, translate domain from l33+ 2p33| to alpha. 4=a 0=o 3=e +=t |
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