Mandatory training for surfers /boogie boarders.

kerny · 01 July 2012, 20:30

Well with some people airing their views about mandatory training for boats on the "LED navigation lights thread" I thought that I would start this thread on surfers and body boarders

Should training be mandatory for these users as well ? Cornwall's beaches have hundreds of people dodging each other every year on the boards they use and there are accidents, lots of them. I'm sure the boards sold by the manufactures have been tested and passed by the safety standards mafia or have they ? So to educate the people that use them should there be mandatory training ?

Also should surfers be made to wear life jackets.

Your views please.

Pikey Dave · 01 July 2012, 21:19

Don't forget Skiers & snowboarders, my mate lost half an ear & got 2 broken ribs from an out of control snowboarder. Then there's cyclists & horseriders...............

Nos4r2 · 01 July 2012, 21:25

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Originally Posted by Pikey Dave

Don't forget Skiers & snowboarders, my mate lost half an ear & got 2 broken ribs from an out of control snowboarder. Then there's cyclists & horseriders...............

Them fell walkers can be a dangerous bunch too with their walking sticks...

kerny · 01 July 2012, 21:29

Don't forget the golfers... fourrr....

SPR · 01 July 2012, 22:03

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Originally Posted by kerny

Don't forget the golfers... fourrr....

yea - car was hit by gold ball , complained to starters I was told - to chase them .... can't wait to go green laning if I get my series's 3 back online !

S.

thomas · 01 July 2012, 22:29

Golfers should be insured along with cyclists and horses.

tony t · 01 July 2012, 22:31

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Originally Posted by thomas

Golfers should be insured along with cyclists and horses.

What a load crap as if we don't pay enough out .... Get a life guys

kerny · 01 July 2012, 22:34

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Originally Posted by tony t

What a load crap as if we don't pay enough out .... Get a life guys

Since when did you ride an orse B.S.

thomas · 02 July 2012, 07:47

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Originally Posted by tony t

What a load crap as if we don't pay enough out .... Get a life guys

I was taking the piss as who's going to tell my 7 year old she can't boogie board! But thinking about it, not much we can do about golfers, there's no excuse not to insure horses, we always have and it cost very little and when you have a handlebar dent in a 3 month old car and the idiot on the bike shrugs his shoulders and buggers off then come back and tell me they should;t be insured.

Any other sport that involves a machine requires insurance, blow carting, buggying, flying model planes and so on - but not cycles.

willk · 02 July 2012, 08:49

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Originally Posted by Nos4r2

Them fell walkers can be a dangerous bunch too with their walking sticks...

...and their pyjamas

jyasaki · 02 July 2012, 15:54

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Originally Posted by thomas

there's no excuse not to insure horses, we always have and it cost very little and when you have a handlebar dent in a 3 month old car

You have handlebars on horses?

PeterM · 02 July 2012, 16:38

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Originally Posted by jyasaki

You have handlebars on horses?

They were made standard some time ago in the UK - along with lights on dogs and cats when out after sunset (they have to meet strict standards of positioning and height off the ground etc )and also independant brakes on all livestock (if used on the road and over 750kgs)are required........

Pikey Dave · 02 July 2012, 18:18

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Originally Posted by PeterM

They were made standard some time ago in the UK - along with lights on dogs and cats when out after sunset (they have to meet strict standards of positioning and height off the ground etc )and also independant brakes on all livestock (if used on the road and over 750kgs)are required........

Horns on cows & sheep are also a requirement.... Or was that bells on cows.......I forget