Posted by sgtbull on October 24, 2007 at 14:18:01 from (166.159.173.247):
In Reply to: Driving class posted by Mike CA on October 24, 2007 at 10:07:12:
Mike, Just a little suggestion. Its a short step from a parade to a hayride. They are just too much fun not to have. I have a couple of hayrides a year for my 4 kids, but have the good fortune to be able to go nearly 4 miles on wooded trails w/ no worry of getting plowed by another driver. If you don't have an area like that, consider this: Most hayrides are held on weekends.. Friday and Saturday nights so the kids don't have school the next morning. Friday and Saturday nights are also "party nights" for a lot of people who take the backroads home to avoid the police. I'm sure you see where I'm going with this, so suffice it to say, you need LOTS of lighting on the rear, and preferably, an escort vehicle behind.... and its not a bad idea in the front either. I've been a State police officer for over 20 yrs, and have worked a few hayride accidents. Unfortunately, in each of them, there were multiple fatalities. And later, BIG lawsuits. Even the wagon owner, who merely loaned the wagon to a friend for the ride, was sued. You can't be too careful with that sort of event. As a sidenote, if you DO have wooded trails to drive on, DON'T let the kids dangle their legs off the side. You misjudge a turn and get too close to a tree, well, you see where that goes too. I had one close call, even though I had really harped on keeping the legs in... its hard to watch them full time, and as another poster said, have at least one adult on the wagon... two is better. Old tractor/wagon hayrides/parades are wonderful, memorable events for kids and adults. Don't let it be a BAD memory.
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