"No Diving" signs

[ssatl]

Hello. Wanted to see if anyone has experience with establishments not posting a No Diving sign if they have a body of water on their property.
Thanks

 

[Zigner]

Hello. Wanted to see if anyone has experience with establishments not posting a No Diving sign if they have a body of water on their property.
Thanks

What US state? And, do you have a specific matter that you are involved in? If you do, then please post the details of the matter. Thank you.

 

[LdiJ]

Hello. Wanted to see if anyone has experience with establishments not posting a No Diving sign if they have a body of water on their property.
Thanks

I have never known any establishment to post a "No Diving" sign unless the water was very shallow.

 

[Zigner]

I have never known any establishment to post a "No Diving" sign unless the water was very shallow.

Just about every hotel I've visited has a "no diving" sign next to their pool.

 

[LdiJ]

Just about every hotel I've visited has a "no diving" sign next to their pool.

I can see that. I don't recall ever seeing one but its been a long time since I have used a hotel pool, and companies are much more cautious about liability these days.

 

[xylene]

Just about every hotel pool is not deep enough for diving. A pool deeper than 6 feet is pretty rare at hotels, and that's not nearly deep enough for a safe dive.

In all my traveling I can recall exactly one hotel with a diving board, and that was at a lifeguarded pool that was more like a small aqua park.

 

[Zigner]

I'd like to see the OP respond to my questions, but a few years back, there was a lawsuit against a Florida bar for failing to post signs and have guardrails for the shallow water around the bar.

 

[Zigner]

Just about every hotel pool is not deep enough for diving. A pool deeper than 6 feet is pretty rare at hotels, and that's not nearly deep enough for a safe dive.

In my younger days, I was consistently able to successfully dive in to water that was less than 3' deep. I agree that, for the average person, such a dive is risky, but it is doable.

EDIT: To be clear, I'm not talking about pike dives in to the water or anything...I'm talking about a swimmer's entry type of dive. Just skimming the surface.

 

[Just Blue]

https://forum.freeadvice.com/threads/shallow-dive-accident.648453/

Px Hx will explain everything.

 

[stealth2]

What US state? And, do you have a specific matter that you are involved in? If you do, then please post the details of the matter. Thank you.

p/x
https://forum.freeadvice.com/threads/shallow-dive-accident.648453/

 

[xylene]

In my younger days, I was consistently able to successfully dive in to water that was less than 3' deep. I agree that, for the average person, such a dive is risky, but it is doable.

EDIT: To be clear, I'm not talking about pike dives in to the water or anything...I'm talking about a swimmer's entry type of dive. Just skimming the surface.

That's true, however a pool that is less than 8 feet deep, ideally 10 or more, is not rateable as safe for diving.

 

[Zigner]

That's true, however a pool that is less than 8 feet deep, ideally 10 or more, is not rateable as safe for diving.

Fair enough

 

[stealth2]

Except OP dove off a bar deck into shallow water, after drinking w/BAC of 0.10. NOT into a hotel pool.

 

[quincy]

Hello. Wanted to see if anyone has experience with establishments not posting a No Diving sign if they have a body of water on their property.
Thanks

ssatl, a No Diving sign can be an added warning to others but barriers are often enough to give swimmers the notice they need.

Did you contact a personal injury attorney yet?

 

[Zigner]

ssatl, a No Diving sign can be an added warning to others but barriers are often enough to give swimmers the notice they need.

Did you contact a personal injury attorney yet?

We don't know that he has been hurt, as opposed to just receiving a school assignment