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Exactly. Same reason construction vehicles have "Stay back 200 feet: not responsible for broken windshields" written on the back.

constantly 3y ago
Yep. A small tangent for anyone who has seen these: they’re very clearly not specifically enforceable. I got a window banged up by things falling off a truck with this signage, and the first thing they said when I called their “How Am I Driving” number the first thing they said was that they were not responsible citing this sign. Fortunately that sign was non binding. :)
- lelandfe 3y ago
  “If you can read this bumper sticker, the occupants of your vehicle agree to…”
  - Rayhem 3y ago
    "Private sign, DO NOT READ"
- jstarfish 3y ago
  Georgia (state) takes it a step further. They wrote an exemption to the license plate law that allows dump truck owners to display the plate only on the front of the vehicle. Makes it that much harder to hold them accountable.
  - sonicanatidae 3y ago
    Its like they don't know drivers and their willingness to make "for damn sure" the other side is made aware of their displeasure. lol
arwhatever 3y ago
“Not responsible for black eye if something falls from your vehicle and damages my vehicle.”
- andrei_says_ 3y ago
  Except that the truck driver has zero fault for the gravel on the road and the spacing between the tires and the mud guard of the truck his employer maintains. Or did you mean you’d seek out the ceo of the truck company and give them a black eye?
  - sithlord 3y ago
    This is usually related to drivers who do not use the cover of their truck they are legally supposed to. So rocks fly out the top.
    - Tempest1981 3y ago
      Or dump trucks, which leak out the seams as they go over bumps
    - arcanemachiner 3y ago
      Also mud flaps
    - londons_explore 3y ago
      And usually because the truck is over full too. For almost any load, if you fill the truck to the brim you have overloaded it. (Unless you're moving styrofoam)
    - whaleofatw2022 3y ago
      Or smaller contractor type trucks with tools in them. Ever have to dodge an axe at 35MPH? Not fun.
  - 93po 3y ago
    A driver has a legal obligation to not drive a vehicle that is spreading debris on the road, which they are often doing and that debris often comes from their construction sites. There are places that use track washing stations at entrances and exits to prevent this.
dr-detroit 3y ago
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candiddevmike 3y ago
Does this apply to shopping carts in parking lots?
eweise 3y ago
At least in California, its illegal for anything to fall from a vehicle except water and bird feathers so not sure how that sign help them.
- padjo 3y ago
  The point being that while it’s not at all enforceable there’s a non zero number of people who will think it is and not fight it
- eshack94 3y ago
  If I'm not mistaken, that's the point the person above you was making. Those stickers on dump trucks that say "Stay back 200 feet. Not responsible for broken windshields" are worthless from a legal perspective. They do absolutely nothing to remove liability from the truck driver/company. If a rock falls from their truck and cracks your windshield, they absolutely are responsible for any damages. Rather, their sole value is to convince drivers that the trucking companies aren't at fault, so that drivers whose vehicles are damaged from falling rocks erroneously elect not to press charges or pursue damages.
  - listenallyall 3y ago
    Such a lawsuit, if one was filed, would be in civil court, where nothing is guaranteed. If, in the unlikely case that the suit was not settled and it actually went to jury, no judge would direct that jury that truckers "absolutely are responsible for any damages." If you are tailgating directly behind a rock truck with a big sign "stay back 200 feet" for an extended period of time, or end up right behind the truck because you're in a big hurry, or because you thought you could squeeze through an empty lane, a good lawyer could absolutely argue, successfully, that you are at least halfway responsible for the damage, if not 100%.
    - eweise 3y ago
      I disagree. Likely this type of suite would be handled in small claims court so there is no jury and no lawyers. Also, the law is really clear. There is no scenario where trucks are allowed to spill stuff on the road. The only argument they might try is to say that the rock didn't come from the truck but was kicked up off the road as they drove. But you know, that's probably not going to work if the truck was indeed carrying rocks. I think you might be giving lawyers too much credit. Really all they will do, is make it so painful for you to get in front of a judge, that you give up.
dotnet00 3y ago
or the "Warranty void if removed" stickers on electronics, which are not legally enforceable in the US.

constantly 3y ago

Yep. A small tangent for anyone who has seen these: they’re very clearly not specifically enforceable. I got a window banged up by things falling off a truck with this signage, and the first thing they said when I called their “How Am I Driving” number the first thing they said was that they were not responsible citing this sign. Fortunately that sign was non binding. :)

lelandfe 3y ago
“If you can read this bumper sticker, the occupants of your vehicle agree to…”
- Rayhem 3y ago
  "Private sign, DO NOT READ"
jstarfish 3y ago
Georgia (state) takes it a step further. They wrote an exemption to the license plate law that allows dump truck owners to display the plate only on the front of the vehicle. Makes it that much harder to hold them accountable.
- sonicanatidae 3y ago
  Its like they don't know drivers and their willingness to make "for damn sure" the other side is made aware of their displeasure. lol

arwhatever 3y ago

“Not responsible for black eye if something falls from your vehicle and damages my vehicle.”

andrei_says_ 3y ago
Except that the truck driver has zero fault for the gravel on the road and the spacing between the tires and the mud guard of the truck his employer maintains. Or did you mean you’d seek out the ceo of the truck company and give them a black eye?
- sithlord 3y ago
  This is usually related to drivers who do not use the cover of their truck they are legally supposed to. So rocks fly out the top.
  - Tempest1981 3y ago
    Or dump trucks, which leak out the seams as they go over bumps
  - arcanemachiner 3y ago
    Also mud flaps
  - londons_explore 3y ago
    And usually because the truck is over full too. For almost any load, if you fill the truck to the brim you have overloaded it. (Unless you're moving styrofoam)
  - whaleofatw2022 3y ago
    Or smaller contractor type trucks with tools in them. Ever have to dodge an axe at 35MPH? Not fun.
- 93po 3y ago
  A driver has a legal obligation to not drive a vehicle that is spreading debris on the road, which they are often doing and that debris often comes from their construction sites. There are places that use track washing stations at entrances and exits to prevent this.

dr-detroit 3y ago

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candiddevmike 3y ago

Does this apply to shopping carts in parking lots?

eweise 3y ago

At least in California, its illegal for anything to fall from a vehicle except water and bird feathers so not sure how that sign help them.

padjo 3y ago
The point being that while it’s not at all enforceable there’s a non zero number of people who will think it is and not fight it
eshack94 3y ago
If I'm not mistaken, that's the point the person above you was making. Those stickers on dump trucks that say "Stay back 200 feet. Not responsible for broken windshields" are worthless from a legal perspective. They do absolutely nothing to remove liability from the truck driver/company. If a rock falls from their truck and cracks your windshield, they absolutely are responsible for any damages. Rather, their sole value is to convince drivers that the trucking companies aren't at fault, so that drivers whose vehicles are damaged from falling rocks erroneously elect not to press charges or pursue damages.
- listenallyall 3y ago
  Such a lawsuit, if one was filed, would be in civil court, where nothing is guaranteed. If, in the unlikely case that the suit was not settled and it actually went to jury, no judge would direct that jury that truckers "absolutely are responsible for any damages." If you are tailgating directly behind a rock truck with a big sign "stay back 200 feet" for an extended period of time, or end up right behind the truck because you're in a big hurry, or because you thought you could squeeze through an empty lane, a good lawyer could absolutely argue, successfully, that you are at least halfway responsible for the damage, if not 100%.
  - eweise 3y ago
    I disagree. Likely this type of suite would be handled in small claims court so there is no jury and no lawyers. Also, the law is really clear. There is no scenario where trucks are allowed to spill stuff on the road. The only argument they might try is to say that the rock didn't come from the truck but was kicked up off the road as they drove. But you know, that's probably not going to work if the truck was indeed carrying rocks. I think you might be giving lawyers too much credit. Really all they will do, is make it so painful for you to get in front of a judge, that you give up.

dotnet00 3y ago

or the "Warranty void if removed" stickers on electronics, which are not legally enforceable in the US.