Jefferson County recently signed bike routes and Door County has had signed bike routes for years.
Check with either of them. Mike Rewey ******************************************************************* From: "Ann Freiwald" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [Bikies] County Liability Question and numbers of bikers Date sent: Thu, 16 Oct 2003 12:06:38 -0500 > I posted this on apbp and got some good responses, but for a more local > angle I am posting it here. > > I recently presented the Dodge Co. Bike/Ped plan to the Dodge Co. > Highway committee. They did not pass it on to the County Board because > they fear by designating some highways as bike routes, they will > increase their liability. I explained that it will not, anymore then > designating a stretch of highway a county highway. Does anyone have any > thing further to help me with my argument? > > I feel they will adopt it sooner or later but for now they are going to > their attorney with this question so we will see what happens there. > Please don't tell me about the Wayne Co. vs Boub (sp?) case in Illinois, > I know about that, anything else? > > Another question they asked, which I get asked a lot is, "So how many > people actually ride on these county and town roads." And unless the > county is lucky enough to host SAGBRAW or some other large ride, I > really do not have an answer for them. Does anyone? Can we start a web > site like the Car Free Challenge where we all voluntarily record our > miles and where we rode on a weekly basis? Not scientific I know but it > would be something. Any ideas? > > Ann M. Freiwald > Schreiber Anderson Associates > 1435 E Main St. > Madison, WI 53703 > > www.saa-madison.com > > Voice: 608.441.3580 > Fax: 608.255.7750 > > _______________________________________________ > Bikies mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://www.danenet.org/mailman/listinfo/bikies _______________________________________________ Bikies mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.danenet.org/mailman/listinfo/bikies
