Re: Improving Off-road Compliance

Big Ed wrote:

> Paul P, Mojavegreen, OMG, et al:
>
> There is settled private property liability law in California
> that establishes that when a private property owner gives their
> express permission to traverse, they cannot be held liable
> UNLESS there is some hidden danger such as an unposted wash or
> drain pipe/hole/culvert/cliff or other obvious hazard. Paul P,
> your friend must have had one of these hazards, or they were in
> some state that has dissimilar laws or legal precedent. If you
> advocate denying access to OHV's based on liability, you would
> not have the law on your side, because the liability of DENYING
> access is actually much higher.
>
>
> http://www.saratoga.ca.us/current%20projects/deAnza%20trail%20schematics/info/trail%20liabilities.pdfr
> that is not clearly marked.


'because the liability of DENYING access is actually much higher."

'that doesn't make sense. Please explain. -Also with how quickly the desert can change (I live in a flash flood zone) I don't know what changes might be happening on the far portions of my property.

-Throw riders in the mix who are as effective as running water when it comes to changing the sand scape and it seems like a very big risk.