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Posted by mm on April 1, 2007, 12:54 am
On 31 Mar 2007 06:02:26 -0700, trader4@optonline.net wrote:
>> On Fri, 30 Mar 2007 00:50:12 -0500, "Steve Barker"
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>> >My nearest neighbor is almost 1 mile away, and they are 85 years old. If
>> >their kids get under my door, they deserve what they get. And the reverse
>> >does activate with just one finger holding the door from moving.
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>> How the hell does any concious human get pinned under a garage door,
>> anyway? It's not like the damn things sneak up and jump you.
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>I could see it happening very easily with young kids playing. Like
>trying to mimic what you see on TV, where some Indian Jones character
>dives and rolls under a closing door. Or even a toddler wandering
>into the way while the parent isn't looking. Now how big of a
>problem it really is and whether doors without a light beam safety
>system cause serious injury to a significant number of people is
>another question. But it doesn't seem like an unreasonable or costly
>safety item to me.
I"m sure they cost barely anything. And installation is normally only
once.
And I knjow they can be dangerous. Haven't you seen that commercial
where the guy finds a wall switch they never use, his wife doesn't
know what it's for, and every time he turns it on and off, the garage
door 3 doors away whacks the neighbors car.
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