On Wed, 26 Oct 2005, Andrew W. Gaunt wrote: > That view is simplistic and does not address the more complicated > realities, however. > KISS
> Are rental car companies responsible for the speeding violations > of those renting? No; note the difference between renting and borrowing. You are paying to use the car. Your name is in the records as the current user of the car. If the car is used to break the law, you are responsible. > Are employers responsible for speeding violations of employees when > driving company owned vehicles? See the above answer. It's all in the paperwork. > Are parents responsible for speeding violations of their children when > the kids borrow the car from Mom or Dad? They should be. Parents should always be held accountable for the actions of their minor children. I can say that: I am a parent. If I don't teach my kid properly, so he doesn't know right from wrong, that should be put on me as much, if not more, than him. > Are you responsible for the speeding violations or any other stupid or > accidental thing your freind might get involved with when borrowing > your car? > Yes. That's why I don't let just anybody borrow my car. > It's not the car, it's the driver; ergo my question. > It's your car, it's your problem; ergo my answer. -- TARogue (Linux user number 234357) You can always tell the people that are forging the new frontier. They're the ones with arrows sticking out of their backs. _______________________________________________ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss
