Exactly. I think the point here is "Just because you put up a disclaimer, does not mean you are not responsible."
The reason they put those signs up is because people don't know the law and they will assume the sign is true which cuts down on how much they have to pay out for damage.
Robert Adams
On Thu, 22 Oct 2009 09:56:15 -0500, "Mongar, Brian" <Brian.Mongar@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > That sign is totally not true, at least in this instance. The guy driving > lost his wife who was sitting next to him, a 4lb block flew up out of the > truck in front of him and went thru the windshield of their minivan, > smashing her in the face. Likely traveling 70mph on the interstate (speed > limit there is 75) when the truck went over a buckled section of the > highway. The truck bed/load wasn't covered, and the company who owned the > truck was held responsible, I am sure they would have liked to have held > the driver responsible, but as it turned out the driver was not given a > truck with a cover(older truck and the company decided it wasn't necessary > to have one installed/purchased) > I am sure all of their trucks have covers now.
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