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Are German Warning Signs Legally Sound?

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Marshwarble | 22:43 Sat 26th Mar 2016 | Law
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I saw a wet floor in a shopping centre with German caution cones (as this was in the UK I'm not sure why). If I fell over could I sue them successfully? Would having German cones be enough of a defence for them?
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What did the warning signs say, Marshwarble?
22:45 Sat 26th Mar 2016
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They did say caution, but a lot of other unknown words after that.
22:48 Sat 26th Mar 2016
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I've never seen cones with a written warning on in any language.
22:48 Sat 26th Mar 2016
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Achtung!
22:48 Sat 26th Mar 2016
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erm
Nichty nochty shlippen

I would think

I am not sure that there is a legal duty to put up signs
so long as you take precautions ( man with red flag etc )
or clear it up
22:48 Sat 26th Mar 2016
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Perhaps these are the latset things to become multilingual?
22:50 Sat 26th Mar 2016
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Were you in Germany at the time, Marsh?
22:51 Sat 26th Mar 2016
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They must have been a job lot from Aldi or Lidl
22:53 Sat 26th Mar 2016
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> Would having German cones be enough of a defence for them?

Well, not in Berlin it would seem...
22:54 Sat 26th Mar 2016
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http://www.robert-scott.co.uk/robertscott/web.nsf/0/6799D0B58AA763AA80257F240039037E/$file/Multi-lingual%20Safety%20Cones.jpg

Achtung ziz floor iz vet.
22:57 Sat 26th Mar 2016
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My mistake. They evidently were English.
23:07 Sat 26th Mar 2016
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Seriously there were caution signs out - you acknowledge that you saw the signs but because you are saying they were not in English you still fell over!!! Perhaps they should sue you!
19:08 Sun 27th Mar 2016
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That's what I love about how this country has become.
"What mileage and how much can I get if I sue."
Meanwhile those who work hard for their family do not give compensashun a thought.
If I saw a wet floor with cones where they normally wouldn't be I think I would have the nous to realise. Unless I was blind or thick!!!
If the "wet floor" signs were in English we would still have some Muppet wondering if they could sue if they tripped over them. Pathetic.
19:19 Sun 27th Mar 2016
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To be fair, those cones might have said, 'Walk Here' (or even Run) in German.
19:39 Sun 27th Mar 2016
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Islay- the poster hasn't said he/she fell over them. I read it as a hypothetical question
19:41 Sun 27th Mar 2016

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