Originally Posted by ben47
I disagree... as the owner of the car, gun or whatever, you have the ultimate responsibility and should be held responsible in the end. The car or gun is not being ticketed... the owner is. If the person you lent your car to is someone that won't step up and take responsibility for their actions... hey, you lent the idiot your car, you pay for it. I know that if he was involved in an accident... you as the owner of the vehicle are also held responsible if anyone sues.
Two things I would NEVER do:
- lend my car or use some else's (except rentals)
- lend money to family or friends
In both cases, you loose if something goes wrong.
Just my .02 cents.
Ben, since we're not officially friends, can I borrow a few bucks?
Agreed, I try not to borrow or let people borrow my vehicles. It's just not smart, something may happen and it inevitably gets sticky from there out. I'm not an advocate of the speed camera's and I've already written to my State Rep indicating that I would like them banned. If I'm not mistaken, I've heard that our neighbors in Virginia had them banned (please correct me if that is not correct). I also have had the dubious experience of electronic ticketing in Holland, where the highways have speed camera's to regulate speed. To be honest, it works, but I got to the point I'd rather take the train than drive. I know that's dinosaur thinking, but it just gets to feel a little to Big Brotherish to me.