AJmilton wrote:
That pic is from my park! Hello neighbour.
The town is required to adhere to specs and standards. Someone, somewhere sued somebody and won and it was related to the height of the swing so they all end up getting retrofitted. At least, that's my theory.
my kids are old enough so I don't have to push them. But I would prefer the increased height so my lazy ass doesn't have to bend over as far to push them. I know a landscape consultant that design parks. I'll try to get a more official answer out of him and report back
Howdy! My kiddo is still too young for anything but the baby swing, but I keep seeing kids in the 6-10 year range completely unable to use the swings as intended, so most of them wind up lying on their chest/belly on the swings, which seems significantly more likely to cause an injury. Plus when my son asks me to swing next to him, I have to say no because I am too short to climb up myself lol
I suspected some sort of liability issue, I just couldn't think of anything that would make sense.