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PostTue Jan 26, 2016 11:24 am 
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Never mind the concept that laws cannot be passed after the fact based on one internet troll's unfounded opinion. embarassedlaugh.gif If any laws need to be passed so that people can be "sent a bill", it should be for car drivers that cause accidents that tie up traffic for thousands of people. Every person affected should be able to get compensation from the morons involved. That would address a problem a million times larger than base jumpers ending up in trees. Did I say "million"? I meant billion. hmmm.gif
If car insurance was required to cover the consequential damages to all the affected commuters wasted time by causing a collision and traffic tie up -- driving a car would be so expensive that most folks would need to live withing the walk zone or ride the bus/subway. Leaving the freeways WIDE OPEN for the privileged few.

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PostTue Jan 26, 2016 11:29 am 
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Leaving the freeways WIDE OPEN for the privileged few.
FREEDOM!!! for the privileged few

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PostTue Jan 26, 2016 11:35 am 
False. You would be many, many times more likely to receive money than to have to pay it. I would have been paid many times, and never had to pay a penny. People can already cause massive damage in an auto accident, yet insurance is not a deal breaker for car ownership, compared to the other costs involved. And it would be a huge incentive to not drive like a moron and harm thousands of other people. It is a sad truth that people worry more about a few dollars they may have to pay than they do the lives of other people they might kill or maim. And If by "privileged few", you mean sane people who drive within the law and within basic safety standards, then yes, let's get the drunks, morons and texters off the roads. Once someone has caused a few major traffic tie-ups, they will find insurance hard to get, and they should be walking or taking the bus. Anyway, the post was meant to show the absurdity of making the base jumper pay, it was not meant as a practical suggestion to be enacted.

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PostTue Jan 26, 2016 11:36 am 
Universal Affordable Car Care Insurance! Obamacar! OK, I could not resist...sorry.

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PostTue Jan 26, 2016 11:45 am 
RandyHiker wrote:
If car insurance was required to cover the consequential damages to all the affected commuters wasted time by causing a collision and traffic tie up -- driving a car would be so expensive that most folks would need to live withing the walk zone or ride the bus/subway.
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False. You would be many, many times more likely to receive money than to have to pay it.
Someone doesn't understand math. embarassedlaugh.gif

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PostTue Jan 26, 2016 12:27 pm 
gb wrote:
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Backpacker Joe wrote:
The idea is to discourage the next JUMPER!
That logic could be extended.
To the next person who goes out in the ocean in a small boat, or flies a small plane, or climbs a small mountain.......
I suppose I should have prefaced my statement with "Careful". Extending the logic was my worry, not my wish...

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PostTue Jan 26, 2016 12:36 pm 
I wonder if it was the same jumper I saw at Barclay Lake a couple years ago. It was my friend's first time camping and he was hoping it was an alien ha-ha. Turned out to be a guy in a wingsuit.

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PostTue Jan 26, 2016 12:38 pm 
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To the next person who goes out in the ocean in a small boat, or flies a small plane, or climbs a small mountain.......[/quote] I suppose I should have prefaced my statement with "Careful". Extending the logic was my worry, not my wish...[/quote] ............................................... The country of Australia has strict rules for anyone (including Americans) sailing sailboats inside of their waters. You'll be needing all of the normal ocean safety gear if you wish to dock at an Australian port. Otherwise, sail on to Pango Pango... The US Coast Guard can pull my boat over at any time for a "safety" check. They have.

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PostTue Jan 26, 2016 1:01 pm 
Slugman wrote:
False. You would be many, many times more likely to receive money than to have to pay it.
I don't think so -- I think it would work more like many current class action lawsuits -- where the law firm that handles the case collects substantial fees -- and the negatively affected consumers get coupons for a discount on their next purchase. Epson Class Action Settlement So Dewey, Cheatem & Howe might make a bundle -- but not the typical motorist

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PostTue Jan 26, 2016 1:20 pm 
That plus the fact that mandatory auto insurance would then be paying out a LOT for a whole new class of claims, with at least some degree of the risk being spread out across all payers.

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PostTue Jan 26, 2016 3:30 pm 
JonnyQuest wrote:
gb wrote:
JonnyQuest wrote:
Backpacker Joe wrote:
The idea is to discourage the next JUMPER!
That logic could be extended.
To the next person who goes out in the ocean in a small boat, or flies a small plane, or climbs a small mountain.......
I suppose I should have prefaced my statement with "Careful". Extending the logic was my worry, not my wish...
I understood what you meant as most here certainly did. I was just extending what you said to other examples.

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PostTue Jan 26, 2016 3:38 pm 
Not THIS discussion again shakehead.gif

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PostTue Jan 26, 2016 5:35 pm 
I used to like nwhikers.

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PostTue Jan 26, 2016 5:50 pm 
Yana wrote:
I used to like nwhikers.
Really ?

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PostTue Jan 26, 2016 6:50 pm 
Yana wrote:
I used to like nwhikers.
Fine talk for a hater. shakehead.gif

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