The drive-in we went to the other evening has a rule of no hatches or lift gates open during the movie. For those with minivans or crossover vehicles, this means you can't watch the movie from the back of your vehicle. There apparently was "an incident" with a lift gate several years ago and so they have banned them altogether.
Dumb rule.
I can't imagine what would have happened with a hatch to make them ban all of them- someone (a really tall person!) got a concussion by running into it? A kid got caught in one? But to make a rule about it?
Rules become dumb when they are made off of a one time event.
The pool we go to has a rule where my wife or I have to be within so many inches of our younger swimmers.
Dumb rule.
Even though they can swim just fine and have been swimming in the "deep end" for years. Even though we show them they can swim. Doesn't matter- have to be within a few inches. While I so wanted to ask what a few inches was (and didn't notice any lifeguards carrying around rulers or measuring tapes), so it becomes a judgment call for the lifeguard.
Rules become dumb when they are arbitrary and there's no way to measure or enforce them.
Another pool we swim at (sensing a theme?!) has the rule where you can't swim in an area where you can't touch.
Dumb rule.
Even though at this same pool where they can jump off the diving boards and swim to the side. Even though at other pools- operated under the same 'family of pools' they can swim in areas where they can't touch. Doesn't matter. In this particular part of the pool, if you can't touch, you can't swim.
Rules become dumb when they are not consistent.
Any dumb rules you'd add?
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