Another Iowa county "bans" group bicycle rides

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Another Iowa county "bans" group bicycle rides

par Oyez Oyez » Mer Août 27, 2008 9:30 am

[img:143:262]http://www.bikingbis.com/_photos/NoBikes.sized.jpg[/img]Supervisors of Iowa's Hardin County have passed an ordinance [see below] requiring that any bicycle ride of 10 or more people carry at least $1 million of liability insurance.

This is discrimination against bicyclists, plain and simple.

Any group of cyclists that takes its chances and rolls through the county without the insurance can be fined $750.

Says the Iowa Bicycle Coalition:

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"The ordinance will end bicycle rides by scouting groups, church groups, and even individuals who meet on a regular basis to ride their bicycles if they are not willing to pay estimates of $300 to $3,000 per bicycle ride [the cost of the insurance]." ...

Author: Gene Bisbee
Category: Main Page Bike Touring Bicycle Advocacy
Publish Date: Wed, 27 Aug 2008 06:00:00 -0700



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