no more wheels!!!! - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

-scallywag- · 04-02-2010, 07:40 AM

I hope....

it looks like they are opening up the launch today....just in-time for us lazy weekend warriors!!!

Hypoxic1 · 04-02-2010, 05:21 PM

I went to check out the launch today and happened to be there when the lifeguard opened the launch to vehicles, He also stated that the mayor is on a push to close the launch to vehicles completely, perhaps in one month. This seems to stem from a child getting hit last summer during the launch chaos that prevails in summertime. Hopefully there is someone in the political realm who can shed light on this and help us figure out how to protest or be active in the fight to keep the drive on rules open. I know IB has a permit process, where drivers must register and take a safety class for driving on the beach. Hopefully this sort of thing would be as far as restrictions would go. We shall see..........
Tight lines,
Chris

Billy V · 04-02-2010, 07:35 PM

So our city wants to punish every boat launch user because 1 person was involved in an accident.

That is a pretty good safety record if you ask me because its the 1st. accident I have ever hear of between a pedestrian and vehicle at the launch - in spite of all the beach zombies walking in front of traversing cars and trucks.

Maybe the pedestrians should stay out of the roadway and walk the side walk to enter the beach.

yakpappy · 04-02-2010, 07:48 PM

Sweet

Tman · 04-02-2010, 08:12 PM

I talked to the LG's about this last summer, that is the reason they are 'directing traffic'...

It would be much easier to post signs (for those who cannot grasp the concept of the other signs) in BIG BOLD LETTERS to advise the clueless tourists to not walk in the vehicle access area...

Then again, that might be too complicated for the simpletons in charge...

Kayak Rookie · 04-02-2010, 08:21 PM

When launching at 0600 there really are not a lot of pedestrians around. I heard that a child drowned in the ocean once, may be they should close off the beach to swimmers! Maybe that is a little bit of an over reaction, kind of like closing the beach to drive ons!

Nic D · 04-02-2010, 08:23 PM

Fishermen driving on the sand kill people like spoons made Rosie O'donnell fat

h2ofishfo · 04-02-2010, 09:21 PM

i always use wheels anyways its always easier dont have to deal w/launch traffic & people saying "what do u catch out here???"

dsafety · 04-02-2010, 09:38 PM

This sounds like another example of a politician having a knee-jerk reaction to pressure received after an unpleasant incident has occurred. It is just like when they banned alcoholic beverages from every square inch of our beaches in response to the irresponsible behavior of a few jerks. The problem was solved, but at what cost to individual freedom.

It seems to me that this is the way our government normally deals with stuff these days. They over react in the heat of the moment without thinking about how their rulings will affect the majority of the citizens they are supposed to be representing.

Too many people these days, have extreme views that are on one side of an issue or the other. Our Government officials are easily confused by this. Many, whose primary goal is to stay in power at any cost, stick their fingers in the air every day and try to determine which way the wind is blowing. Unfortunately, a gust of wind from the left or right can easily cause some to lose their sense of direction. Bad things often happen as a result.

For a bit of historical perspective, I can go back to my many years as a lifeguard at the shores and elsewhere. There was seldom a summer season that did not include an incident or two in which a lifeguard accidentally drove over a sun bather. There were even more incidents in which a beach visitor who somehow did not notice the bright orange vehicles we drove, walked into the path of one of our vehicles while we were on patrol. I cannot recall any serious injuries but this stuff happened all the time.

Let's hope that this idea does not gain any traction.

Bob

stairman · 04-03-2010, 04:28 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tamarack Studios

Fishermen driving on the sand kill people like spoons made Rosie O'donnell fat

now that is funny!!!!

bigbarrels · 04-03-2010, 08:14 AM

people get hit by cars on the street pretty regular and I havn't seen or heard of any street closures.

04-02-2010, 07:40 AM	#1
-scallywag- Banned Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: on the road... Posts: 598	no more wheels!!!! I hope.... it looks like they are opening up the launch today....just in-time for us lazy weekend warriors!!!

04-02-2010, 05:21 PM	#2
Hypoxic1 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Oceanside Posts: 215	But the politics of the launch are being discussed by the mayor I went to check out the launch today and happened to be there when the lifeguard opened the launch to vehicles, He also stated that the mayor is on a push to close the launch to vehicles completely, perhaps in one month. This seems to stem from a child getting hit last summer during the launch chaos that prevails in summertime. Hopefully there is someone in the political realm who can shed light on this and help us figure out how to protest or be active in the fight to keep the drive on rules open. I know IB has a permit process, where drivers must register and take a safety class for driving on the beach. Hopefully this sort of thing would be as far as restrictions would go. We shall see.......... Tight lines, Chris

04-02-2010, 08:12 PM	#5
Tman BRTF...bought & paid... Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 1,247	I talked to the LG's about this last summer, that is the reason they are 'directing traffic'... It would be much easier to post signs (for those who cannot grasp the concept of the other signs) in BIG BOLD LETTERS to advise the clueless tourists to not walk in the vehicle access area... Then again, that might be too complicated for the simpletons in charge... __________________ Adios Tman Gaffer for Clay the Fishcatcher

04-02-2010, 07:35 PM	#3
Billy V Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Bay Ho Posts: 1,382	So our city wants to punish every boat launch user because 1 person was involved in an accident. That is a pretty good safety record if you ask me because its the 1st. accident I have ever hear of between a pedestrian and vehicle at the launch - in spite of all the beach zombies walking in front of traversing cars and trucks. Maybe the pedestrians should stay out of the roadway and walk the side walk to enter the beach.

04-02-2010, 07:48 PM	#4
yakpappy Junior Join Date: Feb 2010 Posts: 4	Sweet

04-02-2010, 08:21 PM	#6
Kayak Rookie Junior Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 18	When launching at 0600 there really are not a lot of pedestrians around. I heard that a child drowned in the ocean once, may be they should close off the beach to swimmers! Maybe that is a little bit of an over reaction, kind of like closing the beach to drive ons!

04-02-2010, 08:23 PM	#7
Nic D Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Clairemont Posts: 813	Fishermen driving on the sand kill people like spoons made Rosie O'donnell fat

04-02-2010, 09:21 PM	#8
h2ofishfo Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Santee Posts: 821	i always use wheels anyways its always easier dont have to deal w/launch traffic & people saying "what do u catch out here???"

04-02-2010, 09:38 PM	#9
dsafety Olivenhain Bob Join Date: May 2008 Location: Olivenhain, CA Posts: 1,121	This sounds like another example of a politician having a knee-jerk reaction to pressure received after an unpleasant incident has occurred. It is just like when they banned alcoholic beverages from every square inch of our beaches in response to the irresponsible behavior of a few jerks. The problem was solved, but at what cost to individual freedom. It seems to me that this is the way our government normally deals with stuff these days. They over react in the heat of the moment without thinking about how their rulings will affect the majority of the citizens they are supposed to be representing. Too many people these days, have extreme views that are on one side of an issue or the other. Our Government officials are easily confused by this. Many, whose primary goal is to stay in power at any cost, stick their fingers in the air every day and try to determine which way the wind is blowing. Unfortunately, a gust of wind from the left or right can easily cause some to lose their sense of direction. Bad things often happen as a result. For a bit of historical perspective, I can go back to my many years as a lifeguard at the shores and elsewhere. There was seldom a summer season that did not include an incident or two in which a lifeguard accidentally drove over a sun bather. There were even more incidents in which a beach visitor who somehow did not notice the bright orange vehicles we drove, walked into the path of one of our vehicles while we were on patrol. I cannot recall any serious injuries but this stuff happened all the time. Let's hope that this idea does not gain any traction. Bob

04-03-2010, 08:14 AM	#11
bigbarrels Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Vista Posts: 1,111	people get hit by cars on the street pretty regular and I havn't seen or heard of any street closures.