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[Scooby Drew]

As seen on Sky at work this morning - Bristol City Council have banned doormats at council flats because they are a tripping hazard... :roll: :roll: :roll: :roll:

[Jabba]

As seen on Sky at work this morning - Bristol City Council have banned doormats at council flats because they are a tripping hazard... :roll: :roll: :roll: :roll:

I understand that this is being treated with derision both in the media and amongst other local authorities.

What a bunch of planks.

[Rob S (Yella)]

Then I should be banned from going to work as I am treated like a doormat.

[Beenz]

Then I should be banned from going to work as I am treated like a doormat. :winner: :lol: :lol: :lol:

[Flamin_Squirrel]

To be honest I think the public bring this on themselves.

People expect to live to 100 without risk and will crucify without the slightest hesitation anyone who's perceived to jepordise that. This means the people likely to have the finger pointed at them will do what they can to protect themselves.

[Biker Biggles]

Well you just never know what's round the next corner and you can't be too careful.I think walking anywhere runs the risk of tripping and falling over.Who do I claim off?

Seriously--- :lol: ---The only way to deal with this nonsense is to change the law so that far more responsibility is put on the individual to take care of themselves,and providing others don't display malice or really gross negligence,there is no claim.

[Balky001]

I wonder if the council came up with this all on their own or whether they have had to deal with complaints and claims from incompetent/fraudulant 'trippers'.

It sounds bizarre but when you have schools prohibiting pupils to turn up to school when its icy just because parents threaten to sue if their idiot kids slip in the playground then I think the doormat ban was inevitable.

[Marshall]

WTF is this country coming to

[Warthog]

Crazy. I hate this stuff.

Do they realise that most house actually have LIVE electricity available inside, and that most have the ability to heat common water to over 100 DEGREES celcius!?! I mean, how flippin dangerous is that?! Ban everything. I bumped my head on a cupboard door once, ban them too.

[Flamin_Squirrel]

Do they realise that most house actually have LIVE electricity available inside...

... which is why you're not allowed to do your own work on house wiring without getting it signed off.

Btw, you can't heat water to over 100C (unless you pressurise it) :wink:

[Warthog]

Do they realise that most house actually have LIVE electricity available inside...

... which is why you're not allowed to do your own work on house wiring without getting it signed off.

Btw, you can't heat water to over 100C (unless you pressurise it) :wink:

In a steamer then, pedant :P


Edit: oh yeah, I eletrocuted myself just fine off a socket when I was little, it doesn't have to involve rewiring the house.

[Mogs]

It’s largely because it’s cheaper for local authorities to settle out of court, paying a couple of hundred quid than it is for them to invest staff time in court.

In the bulk of cases the local authority would win as most magistrates would dismiss, by that time it’s already cost loads.

The local authority has to make a decision fight and pay staff time or just pay. In the end removal of the potential danger however stupid out of context is logical.

The courts system could make it clear that stupid cases will lose so don’t bother.

[Alpinestarhero]

Uneven pavements are a tripping hazard. I fell over loads as a child! Maybe i can sue? If i didnt hit my head, i could be studying physics instead of chemistry!

Matt

[Flamin_Squirrel]

The courts system could make it clear that stupid cases will lose so don’t bother.

On the other hand in defence of the idiots, the government is treating the entire populace as if we're children. If they want to control every last elemnt of our lives then perhaps rightly so, they should be held responsible.

[Jools'SV Now]

The courts system could make it clear that stupid cases will lose so don’t bother.

On the other hand in defence of the idiots, the government is treating the entire populace as if we're children. If they want to control every last elemnt of our lives then perhaps rightly so, they should be held responsible.

That because every time something happens that we don't like we ask "what are you going to do about it?"
everything is someone else's fault, just look at the posts involving accidents - never my fault, always someone else - who can I sue? what are ther gov't going to do about it?

you can't have it both ways....no matter what the sex toy packaging says

answer to this one is signs saying "look where you are going old fool" or "pavement may contain concrete and will hurt if fallen on", "beware, mats"

I love going around developing europe, was in Croatia last year: paths around to the beaches with sheer drops off cliffs, no railings, no signs.
Why?, cos it's pretty obvious you don't want to be falling down there.
Bulgarian roads were interesting, trucks veering into oncoming traffic to miss potholes you could dive into :shock:

[Kilted Ginger]

install automatic mat lifters that raise the mats to the ceiling if the fire alarm sounds :wink:

[Kate]

erm, has anyone actually read the full article? :?

If I understand it correctly, its concerning a block of flats which is mainly populated by elderly and disabled people. One of the building 'rules' (or whatever you want to call them) was no mats along the corridors outside the flat doors as it was a risk in case of evacuation.

Apparently a number of people have started putting down mats again so a letter was put through the doors requesting the removal of the mats.

Now if thats true, I can see both sides. I've lived in a block of flats and if there were mats all over the place then yes, they are a tripping hazard and you can be sure that if someone did trip, they would sue.

On the other hand, people should be able to put down door mats if they want to.