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Re: [RC] Kids and Riding - Liability? - heidiAs far as letting small children ride (or not), would AERC be responsible and possibly sued if something were to happen? Would the organization be responsible legally if there was an incident, God forbid? I am not an attorney, but we have had attorneys post on this very subject in years past. My understanding is that we might actually have MORE liability if we DO state a minimum age, because the minimum age implies that children of that age and older are competent to ride. If we have no stated minimum, there is no such implication. Would it be possible to let the ride manager decide on a per-ride basis if they want an age restriction? AERC already allows individual rides to have rules that are more stringent than those of the organization, provided they are made clear prior to the time of entry. Tevis is one example of a tougher-than-average ride that imposes a junior age restriction. Heidi =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp Ride Long and Ride Safe!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
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