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January 23, 2025

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Ron VanLeuvenJune 27, 2014

That was how we always traveled. Then a group of Scouts from Provo were in the open bed of a truck and several were killed. The Guide to Safe Scouting now makes sense.

Lincoln HydeJune 26, 2014

The Guide to Safe Scouting now specifically prohibits riding in the back of a pickup truck (even within a Scout reservation).

DonJune 25, 2014

In at least two states riding in the back of a pickup is illeagle. My brother was a nurse on an indian reservation. Although the state law required seats and seat belts in the case of passengers in the bed of a pickup, the indian reservation exempted themselves. He had to treat a 3 year old who had bounced out of the back of a pickup when it hit a bump at 30 MPH. What Daris did taught a timely lesson. But what if he was T boned at an intersection?

JaceJune 25, 2014

Reminds me of riding in the back of my own scoutmaster's truck as a young man. Doing that today would be grounds for child endangerment charges but back in the day it was just a part of farm life. Great story about hosing down your scouts. Thanks for sharing it!

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