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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The sign doesn't really matter. The child was not swimming. Had the sign said "beware of alligators," it would have changed the behavior of the family. So, it seems as though the signage was inadequate. [/quote]

Well this is subjective. I would see no swimming and stay away from the water. Clearly others need more explicit reasoning. But I also guarantee there are people who would see a sign that says beware of gators and still wade in that water if they didn't see gators AT THAT MOMENT. There is no way to know in this case if different signage would have made a difference. They may have hedged their bets anyway if no gator was in sight. [/quote]

I see a sign that says no swimming and I don't let my kids swim. Maybe I let them walk along the edge because that isn't swimming and the risks of swimming don't seem to apply. I see a sign that says beware of alligators and we high tail it out of there. Of course it would make people act differently. [/quote]

Stop focusing on the signage! Disney offers water sports on their property!!! They are selling their waters as safe for water sports.[/quote]

People do water sports on the Potomac but don't swim in it. [/quote]

Inaccurate. People swim in the Potomac every day all summer. The Potomac also doesn't have predators swimming in the water. The other fact about gators is that they often lunge out of the water to strike their prey. Being in the water is irrelevant when gators are nearby.

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Eww. Who swims in the Potomac? Where?  :shock:

-NP[/quote]

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