A key principle of Cowboy Safety is the use of common sense. Common sense in the design of a process can save money and can result in fewer incidents.
American society has many safeguards to protect our freedoms. This often means that something happens that does not seem to make sense. And we have to live with it. The Wyoming Supreme Court recently ruled that nine pounds of drugs ceased in a traffic stop cannot be used as evidence. The driver was stopped because he did not use a turn signal entering the interstate. The wording of the law speaks of turning a vehicle. The defendant's attorney said that he was not turning but was taking the only path straight onto the interstate. The court found that since it would have been easy to be clear about this type highway that the legislature did not intend to require a turn signal at that point. Therefore no probably cause to make a stop. The drugs were inadmissible as evidence
This week at Yosemite three people went over the falls. They were all over 21, there are warning signs, there is a physical barrier, there are trespassing laws, there was no alcohol or drugs involved, there were about a hundred people present who were there with those who went over the falls. Yet it was described as an accident. Prevention expense was incurred yet the incident happened due to lack of common sense. All those present are to blame because the three could have been forcibly pulled back inside the barrier before anything happened.
At the small town rodeos in Wyoming there are almost no safety precautions. Cheyenne Frontier Days goes to great cost and effort for safety. Are there fewer incidents at Cheyenne Frontier Days?
At one of the small town rodeos that I attend there is an ambulance present by the arena gate. Other than that there is nothing. No deputies, no security people, no signs, children running around everywhere, people bring their own alcohol into the stands or on truck tailgates, people climbing on the fences, and people leaning over a catwalk above the animals. People walk thorough the mud, around animals, trucks and trailers. The culture becomes look out for yourself.
Too often the culture is that someone else must look out for you. Common sense is dropped.
David Sneed
American society has many safeguards to protect our freedoms. This often means that something happens that does not seem to make sense. And we have to live with it. The Wyoming Supreme Court recently ruled that nine pounds of drugs ceased in a traffic stop cannot be used as evidence. The driver was stopped because he did not use a turn signal entering the interstate. The wording of the law speaks of turning a vehicle. The defendant's attorney said that he was not turning but was taking the only path straight onto the interstate. The court found that since it would have been easy to be clear about this type highway that the legislature did not intend to require a turn signal at that point. Therefore no probably cause to make a stop. The drugs were inadmissible as evidence
This week at Yosemite three people went over the falls. They were all over 21, there are warning signs, there is a physical barrier, there are trespassing laws, there was no alcohol or drugs involved, there were about a hundred people present who were there with those who went over the falls. Yet it was described as an accident. Prevention expense was incurred yet the incident happened due to lack of common sense. All those present are to blame because the three could have been forcibly pulled back inside the barrier before anything happened.
At the small town rodeos in Wyoming there are almost no safety precautions. Cheyenne Frontier Days goes to great cost and effort for safety. Are there fewer incidents at Cheyenne Frontier Days?
At one of the small town rodeos that I attend there is an ambulance present by the arena gate. Other than that there is nothing. No deputies, no security people, no signs, children running around everywhere, people bring their own alcohol into the stands or on truck tailgates, people climbing on the fences, and people leaning over a catwalk above the animals. People walk thorough the mud, around animals, trucks and trailers. The culture becomes look out for yourself.
Too often the culture is that someone else must look out for you. Common sense is dropped.
David Sneed
