Rigging to Vehicles

Overview

When student productions attach camera and lighting equipment to a motor vehicle, they begin to introduce unsafe variables that may not be considered operating under normal conditions by an auto insurance carrier. Rigging equipment heightens risk by obscuring or obstructing the driver’s view, adding potential missiles in or outside the cabin (in the event of a collision), adding protruding objects than can spear occupants or pedestrians, and/or increasing the overall width, length, or height of the vehicle beyond safe or legal limits.

Because of this, students who rig equipment to their own or rented vehicles run the risk of operating outside of what is covered by their own comprehensive, collision, and liability insurance policies. Precision Driving activities and the use of Picture Cars or Inert Cars, and all other production vehicles, are also not covered under the school’s general liability or UCF’s auto insurance policies.

Students are not permitted to rig equipment to the inside or outside of Picture Cars, Insert Cars, or any motor vehicle unless they submit an Uninsured Activity Application and receive approval from the Risk Management Panel.

They will most likely have to purchase an additional insurance rider and have their rigging supervised by qualified staff.