Beachgoers at the Jersey Shore would have to tether their beach umbrellas to the sand to prevent them from flying off and injuring people under a recently introduced bill.
Catch up on the developing stories making headlines.Assemblyman Eric Houghtaling, a Monmouth County Democrat, wrote a bill that would require beach umbrellas to be secured to the sand with an attachment that bores down into the sand, with tie-down straps or by using sandbags.
It also would require stores that sell beach umbrellas to post a sign warning of the dangers they can pose. He also said signs at the entry to beaches should alert beachgoers that they are required to secure their umbrellas.“I go to the beach fairly regularly, and my wife is in charge of putting the umbrella down securely into the sand,” he said. “It's a simple thing to do, But a lot of people don't want to be bothered with it.
Some of them were quite serious. In 2016, a Virginia woman celebrating her birthday at the beach was struck by a flying beach umbrella that pierced her torso, killing her. Other shore spots have similar laws requiring umbrellas to be secured, including beaches in North and South Carolina.
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