traff
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[mod]This new thread is the result of splitting out a tangential sub-thread from the BCA Ballot thread, dealing as it does with issues about whether BCA insurance is sufficient as a result of >?5m claim(s)[/mod]
I would beg to differ, some purely anecdotal evidence I raised in a different thread:mmilner said:Not many I'd have thought as you need BCA Insurance for most caves these days to keep the landowners happy...cavermark said:Number of eligible voters: 6,085Total number of votes cast: 2,270Turnout: 37.3%Out of interest - do we have any estimate of how many active British cavers are not BCA members?
In reality however nobody knows but I would wager that at best only 50% of cavers are BCA members.traff said:I am a caver who chooses not to be a member of a club or the BCA.I do not live in a caving region where I would expect to meet cavers, but have still met a half a dozen or more cavers in everyday life.Not one of those cavers were in a club or the BCA. I find that quite a startling statistic.Of course it could be a freak data set but none the less I believe it points to a significant number (possibly a majority?) of cavers with no say.