My neighbor and I have a great relationship. He has 3-4 acres of woods behind his house that I have had access to for the last 14 years I have lived here. It has a creek that runs through it, with big sand bars, woods, paradise.
I have fished, bushwhacked etc. and in the last few years, my boy and I have ridden minibikes through it, we have some nice easy trails cut in to it.
I come home last night with a message he wants to talk to me, in person.
He had a review by his insurance agent on his home policy the agent wanted to know about the use of the land, if someone was using it for recreation.
My neighbor said that I had full access to it, the agent wanted to know what I did there. My neighbor said he skirted around the issue of my boy and I riding, but the agent was asking pointed questions. I ride motorized vehicles, my neighbor told his agent.
If something happened while riding, my insurance company would go after my neighbors insurance company, even if I were clearly at fault.
If I were trespassing, same thing.
Even if I signed a waiver absolving my neighbor of any responsibility for my actions, same thing.
I know my neigbor, if he didn't want me riding he would say so, he has told me dozens of times "I don't care what you do down there, Jim"
My question, what happened to responsibilty for ones self? Why can't one person give another peson permission, and that person is responsible for his/her self?
I have fished, bushwhacked etc. and in the last few years, my boy and I have ridden minibikes through it, we have some nice easy trails cut in to it.
I come home last night with a message he wants to talk to me, in person.
He had a review by his insurance agent on his home policy the agent wanted to know about the use of the land, if someone was using it for recreation.
My neighbor said that I had full access to it, the agent wanted to know what I did there. My neighbor said he skirted around the issue of my boy and I riding, but the agent was asking pointed questions. I ride motorized vehicles, my neighbor told his agent.
If something happened while riding, my insurance company would go after my neighbors insurance company, even if I were clearly at fault.
If I were trespassing, same thing.
Even if I signed a waiver absolving my neighbor of any responsibility for my actions, same thing.
I know my neigbor, if he didn't want me riding he would say so, he has told me dozens of times "I don't care what you do down there, Jim"
My question, what happened to responsibilty for ones self? Why can't one person give another peson permission, and that person is responsible for his/her self?
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