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Originally Posted by RocktimusPryme
I hadn’t posted in this in a while because I ranted and got it off my chest. Then this week I simultaneously discovered that poison ivy sucks and managed to get a staph infection. Minor irritations went to the back burner.
But I don’t think it’s fair in this case to say you aren’t allowed to point out a problem without a solution. Though often I would say I agree with you. In this case the solution is just for people to police themselves. You know if you really need the crutch. It’s up to you as a person to do the right thing. Obviously people don’t police themselves very well.
Any other solution you come up with will not be an elegant one.
Also just because a business entity takes advantage doesn’t make it a good practice. I would too. This is one of those people are going to do it anyway so you may as well take advantage. Rent carts to the slothful and needy alike. Sell alcohol to social drinkers and alcoholics.
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A bunch of you people forget about the facility owners liability, and their insurance rates are a direct result of risk vs rewards. You see dragstrips constantly downsizing to 1/8th mile, do you know why? Because the insurance is much cheaper on 1/8th mile facilities vs 1/4 mile facilities. If the risk of people using wheeled vehicles all over the facility was going to pose a huge risk to pedestrians, as some have suggested, the insurance company would clamp right down on the track in a NY minute.
The small monetary reward that the Bader family gets for allowing a vendor to rent carts would be lost as soon as the insurance company raised their rates. I guess there aren't many business owners complaining because they realize that a business that makes poor decisions as far as safety concerns, gets hammered by their insurance company. When the insurance company hammers them they can change their behavior/policies, or suffer the monetary repercussions.
There are rules that the track has concerning guests using wheeled vehicles at the facility, not like they just turn everyone loose and hope for the best. The Bader family knows that the customer is first and foremost, and place a huge amount of importance upon return business.
Point is, Norwalk owners (Bader family) aren't stupid people, they run a first class operation and have been doing it for 3 generations. These are the same people that have the "Bader Guarantee" that they'll do everything within reason to make sure the customer has a delightful experience at their facility. The same people that sell a pound of ice cream for $1, ya think they get rich on that gimmick? In this day and age if they break even on it I'd be surprised, a lost leader in the business world. They, and their insurance company, obviously have few concerns about pedestrian safety and interaction with wheeled vehicles, if they did they would take action.
I'm not so sure some doing the complaining wish they brought, or rented a cart. I've spent enough time discussing this, if you deep down wish you also had a cart, do something about having one. After using mine I would never go to Norwalk without one, It makes an enjoyable experience, even more enjoyable.
Keep kicking that horse, I think I saw him move...………….LOL
68 461 Bird, and CraigGT37, thank you for the compliments on my Go kart, I appreciate that someone sees the effort I put into the vehicle to make mine reflect the type racing (dirt track) that I really enjoy the most. I received a bunch of compliments throughout the weekend and was stopped a few times so people could get pictures of the Go kart. When it was parked while I was visiting with friends, Mike Garblik and Eric Larson at the Boss Bird display in the Manufacturers Midway, I noticed a few people looking it over.