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Freedom to Roam in Scotland (2019)

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Re: Freedom to Roam in Scotland (2019)

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post #78

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Thats' a bit unfair. And back on topic, Switzerland's Wanderweg paths are numerous, very well signposted with bright yellow signs, and excellently maintained as well as clearly described in numerous guidebooks. Walking the countryside in Switzerland is a joy.

And Switzerland features the most drop-dead-gorgeous hiking maps of any land I've visited. It feels like each mountain was hand-drawn and shaded by someone who knows and loves it, and you can often ID them from the ground based on the pictures. But the artistic details are still subtle enough not to interfere with the roads, trails, POIs, and text.

> It feels like each mountain was hand-drawn

They might be! https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/15/arts/alps-map-glacier-roc...

Re: Freedom to Roam in Scotland (2019)

#132
post #64

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With plenty of dark patterns by rich coastal homeowners to obscure access. Think GDPR/ePrivacy directive cookie consent practices, but for beach access.

Vinod Khosla

TIL! Thanks.

https://www.kqed.org/science/1955623/the-neverending-battle-...

Re: Freedom to Roam in Scotland (2019)

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post #85

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What about a security camera?

What about a security camera? What can the landowner do if they've already left the private land without committing any crimes?

Yes, that's what I was asking. Your previous comment indicated the homeowner needed evidence in order to sue for trespassing. But it seems there was no crime committed after all.

Re: Freedom to Roam in Scotland (2019)

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post #101

The absence of this, at least in the US, is that there's essentially no country side properly understood. A bucolic permeable area that a city person can integrate in their daily life. The only way to enjoy the outdoors in America is as an activity. Drive there, park there. Do your thing. Come back. There's no osmosis or liminal space between urban and wilderness. It's either mechanized space for cars, or fenced off…

You might be interested in the essay by William Cronon, "The Trouble with Wilderness", about the : https://www.williamcronon.net/writing/Trouble_with_Wildernes...

Re: Freedom to Roam in Scotland (2019)

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post #98
post #97

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Health Insurance companies will follow-up with determining if the property/land owner is responsible for the accident and try to sue. Months after ER treatment, I've had to respond that my child's cycling accident on a camp site was not because of the camp site owner's site maintenance. So it's not necessarily the victim who sues, but the victims' insurer.

I'm honestly skeptical that's a common thing however. I've certainly never encountered such a thing and, while I've seen a few cases such as yours mentioned online, it's not something I've ever heard from anyone I know.

Well you'll have to define common, then. From the parent comment and "cases mentioned online" I would personally say it's common enough in the US. It's how our system works.
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