Must remove the hitch?

[Loadstar]

When it is parked with no one in it.........hmmm

"Or walking between the truck and the vehicle behind it in a parking lot at work or store."

I don't see anything about vehicle occupancy. I guess its ok to walk between vehicles and hit hitches or get smashed by an elderly person unsure if thee are hitting brake or accelerator if your into that sort of thing.

 

[Loadstar]

Personal injury lawyer says sue for anything and everything.

 

[bcp]

Personal injury lawyer says sue for anything and everything.

"If he hadn't removed his hitch, I wouldn't have walked between the cars and got my leg crushed when one car rolled."

 

[ruffdog]

^thats unsafe. A vehicle could unexpectedly lurch and hurt you.

Looking at your avatar, it seems you know all about lurching and unsafe practices.

 

[davrow]

^thats unsafe. A vehicle could unexpectedly lurch and hurt you.

I already replied once, but I want to expand on this. People get run over in parking lots all the time (well run INTO, not OVER) by people backing out of parking spaces.

Personally I maintain distance between myself and the rear of cars in parking lots so I can escape if they suddenly back up. My take: only idiots are walking close enough to be injured by a hitch.

Of course, as mentioned above, if I do it it is an honest mistake. <grin>

 

[Degolyerent]

When it is parked with no one in it.........hmmm

Trip Over Trailer Hitch Ends Heart Surgeon's Career -- $3.96 Million Michigan Award

Plaintiff, a 54-year-old heart surgeon, tripped over the tongue of a trailer hitch while carrying a bulk package of paper towels in the parking lot of a Sam's Club. He suffered a spinal injury, which caused his hands to shake continually. The accident ended his career.

Plaintiff alleged that Sam's Club should have marked the trailer hitch with a cone.

The jury returned a $5.28 million verdict, but reduced the award by 25 percent for comparative negligence.

Charles Butler v. Wal-Mart, Kalamazoo Co. (MI) Circuit Court No.______.

Ruff must be busy looking for someone in the truck when he trips on their hitch. To lazy to walk around!!

 

[Loadstar]

Looking at your avatar, it seems you know all about lurching and unsafe practices.

Something unsafe there? Is the hitch sticking out?

 

[ruffdog]

For what a law suit pays, people now a days might be looking for a hitch to trip on...just saying.

 

[Loadstar]

When I take a vehicle out I put cones on all four corners, chock the wheels, fold mirrors, and remove hitch. Can't be too safe

 

[GolfAddict]

Some of your hitches must stick out way further than mine. Mine only sticks out about 6 inches from the bumper. I can't imagine why someone would be walking past the back of my truck so close than their shin is six inches from my truck. How do they avoid their arm/side rubbing down the length of the tailgate??