Yeah, it seems like 9 time out of 10 if you come across a stupid or inconvenient rule, it's because of the fucking lawyers. The other one time is because there are a lot of morons out there who do stupid shit.
Like here in my hometown... we had open street activities with fires in the street to keep people warm but due to dickheads jumping over them and the risk of someone falling on one they put small picket fences around the firepits a day or two after.
