roger_millin wrote: > Phil wrote: >> That's very interesting. Here in Sydney, home and business owners are >> required, by a municipal by-law, to keep their frontage clear of snow and >> ice. Granted the fine isn't very much, but the threat is still there. >> Also, there is the possibility of the owner being sued if a pedestrian >> slips and falls while walking on his/her frontage. >> >> I understand that almost the opposite is true in the UK. Curious. >> >> PLEASE TAKE NOTE THAT I AM NOT INTERESTED IN STARTING A BRANCH THREAD >> CONCERNING DIFFERENCES IN LEGAL SYSTEMS IN VARIOUS COUNTRIES! > > It's very simple, in Sydney it is based on common sense and > good-neighbourliness. Here in the UK were are governed by Health and Safety > considerations and a creeping 'sue everyone for every liability even if it is > your own stupidity' culture imported from America. > Having said that, myself and some of my neighbours have been fighting to try > and keep our road and pavements clear as there are many elderly residents > living in the road........and no, clever dicks, I do not include myself in > that category even though you might try ;-)))
I don't think it's anything like that simple. As an aside, walking a mile+ each way to and from work for the last week and a half, the "cleared" areas in front of houses are far more slippery - being covered with a thin layer of ice - than the areas that had been left alone and had nice crunchy snow on them.
