Wolfeboro Christmas Parade 2012

LIforrelaxin · 11-29-2012, 04:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Lakesrider

I still find it hard to watch as a landscape trailer with open sides rolls by with little kids on it.....One wrong move and bad, bad, bad.....

If this was a trailer being pulled down the road on any given day, I would be inclined to agree with you. However it isn't this is being pulled as part of a parade, where at most the vehicles are moving 1 or 2 mph. as previously posted. Note in the pictures all the adults walking behind and beside the trailer. Should something happen, one quick yell and the whole parade comes to a grinding halt.

I have taken part in parades several times in my life. Both on floats, as well as walking in close proximity to moving vehicles. I quite honestly have always been more afraid and concerned with tripping over my own two feet, or someone elses feet then, worrying about someone falling off a float, or being bumped by a moving vehicle.

People are more safety minded, then you want to give them credit for, especially where this is a parade.....But then again at the rate this country is going, soon sidewalks are going to be padded with foam, as someone might just trip.

WakeboardMom · 11-29-2012, 10:58 PM

Where's Mitt?

SIKSUKR · 12-05-2012, 08:53 AM

I'm certainly not a nervous Nancy but how much reaction time do you need if one of the kids falls off the front and under the trailer? I guess I'm getting old.

Winnisquamguy · 12-05-2012, 02:04 PM

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Originally Posted by SIKSUKR

I'm certainly not a nervous Nancy but how much reaction time do you need if one of the kids falls off the front and under the trailer? I guess I'm getting old.

I don't think its you...there is a lot of worrywarts on this forum!

GTO · 12-05-2012, 05:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Winnisquamguy

I don't think its you...there is a lot of worrywarts on this forum!

I know it happened someplace recently (last year I think) somewhere. Someone fell off the float and was killed by the the trailers tires.

Puffin · 12-06-2012, 09:21 PM

Maybe we should create a new law that requires all parade floats to have seat belts for riders, that way they can't fall out

, O and boats too.

11-29-2012, 10:58 PM	#2
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SIKSUKR Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 5,075 Thanks: 215 Thanked 903 Times in 509 Posts	I'm certainly not a nervous Nancy but how much reaction time do you need if one of the kids falls off the front and under the trailer? I guess I'm getting old. __________________ SIKSUKR

12-06-2012, 09:21 PM	#6
Puffin Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 43 Thanks: 10 Thanked 7 Times in 7 Posts	Seatbelts Maybe we should create a new law that requires all parade floats to have seat belts for riders, that way they can't fall out, O and boats too.