I know that I cannot be rendered lawsuit-proof, only resistant. Several years
ago at a different QTH, I was worried about this very thing. I had an HDBX48
and, at the time, Rohn made no anti-climb panels for it. To that end, I once
used chicken wire tight wround the outside of the bottom section. I asked a
couple of neighborhood kids to give climbing it an earnest effort and, after a
few attempts, they admitted "no way." The stuff provides no purchase for their
feet: they could grab it OK, but would have to be a gymnast to have the
strength to pull themselves up by their arms only. Add to this that the stuff
was intnensely uncomfortable to hang from (without tough gloves) and I
considered myself OK-enough.
In the end I never had any problems, of course, so I never had to test this in
court.
Kim N5OP
From: Patrick Greenlee <patrick_g@windstream.net>
To: towertalk <towertalk@contesting.com>
Sent: Tuesday, February 7, 2017 1:15 PM
Subject: [TowerTalk] Attractive nuisance
The*attractive nuisance*doctrine applies to the law of torts, in the
United States. It states that a landowner may be held liable for
injuries to children trespassing on the land if the injury is caused by
an object on the land that is likely to attract children.
So kid climbs on tower, kid is injured or killed, jury awards E N O R M
O U S quantities of money to the kid/parents exceeding your insurance
and bankrupting you.
Juries are not always rational. They see you and your insurance policy
as a source of free money to gift the injured irrespective of merit or
lack thereof.
I have been thinking of deterrents to climbing besides a high fence
topped with razor wire. and 10KV fence charger. Tanglefoot is a good
product that would deter climbers or birds perching. OK maybe on a
crankup. It is a bird repelling measure with no poisons just is
uncomfortable for the bird and a gooey mess to climb on. Maybe IR motion
detectors and spray nozzles with concentrated dye, inert and non
poisonous but hard to remove. Water spray with IR motion detection
might become a fun attraction in summer, hence the dye.
A loud siren was briefly considered but then hearing loss would be an
issue and besides the younger crowd are all getting deaf due to
earphones and loud rock.
Any ideas from the brain trust?
Please no alligators, piranhas, or other wild animals, claymores, punji
sticks, tiger pits etc.
Patrick NJ5G
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