If there is I want that law changed. That would be completely stupid considering if the idiot driver was driving properly, other than a medical issue, then they deserve to have their vehicle damaged for hitting the mailbox. If it were me, I'd get a solid steel post with some nice sleeve that looks like wood to cover the outside and see how they like that. I once saw where someone built a brick enclosure around their mailbox post and seem to me they must have had the same problem.
Good luck, On Aug 26, 2009, at 10:24 PM, <contac...@kevindoucet.com> <contac...@kevindoucet.com > wrote: > I have heard that if, in the process of making a sturdy mail box > structure, you build a structure strong enough to cause damage and > possibly injury to the vehicle or person driving, you can be held > liable for damage and or injury to person and persons property. > > Does any one know if there is any truth to this? > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Edward Przybylek > To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com > Sent: Wednesday, August 26, 2009 9:07 PM > Subject: [BlindHandyMan] Mailbox Post > > Hi all, > > For the fourth time since I've been living in this house, some dirty > bastard > has run into and broken the post under my mailbox. The post was a 4- > by-4 > piece of pressure treated that was buried about 3 feet in the > ground. The > first time was forgivable; the second time was irritating; the third > time > was really agrivating; the fourth time, well, that's personal. It > appears > that a good sturdy wooden post just isn't up to the likes of what > drives > through the neighborhood. I doubt a wooden post does a great deal of > damage > to a car's bumper. It's time to get serious about this matter. This > time > it's going to be a hefty metal post of some sort. One, that next time, > won't be the only thing left with damage. Does anyone have any > suggestions > as to the type of metal post I should use? Do steel posts hold up > for a > reasonably long time once they're cemented in the ground? Is there > anything > better? Is there anything that can be done to prepare a metal post > that > will extend it's life in the ground? Also, has anyone ever used an > electric > jackhammer? Do they work reasonably well? Are they tough to use? > Before > putting a new post in the ground, the old concrete is going to have > to be > broken up and removed to get ready for a new post. I'm hoping to do > this > with an electric jackhammer. Lots of questions, I know. Any help is > greatly appreciated. > > Thanks, > > Ed Przybylek > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > __________ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus > signature database 3975 (20090330) __________ > > The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. > > http://www.eset.com > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
