Safety Information

We appreciate your effort in keeping 24 Hours of Booty a safe and enjoyable event for all riders. While the course is blocked off from traffic with round-the-clock police protection, each rider should make safety a top priority.

Entering and exiting the course: To help local traffic, we ask that all cyclists enter and exit the course at the start/finish area.

Traffic: The course will be well marked, barricaded, and coned off to traffic. Police officers will be stationed at all major intersections to help direct cars, cyclists, and pedestrians. Participants are asked to help monitor ride safety by reporting any incidents involving others not riding responsibly to 24 Hours of Booty Safety Staff.

Safety Staff: We will have an abundant number of uniformed police officers monitoring the course during the event. Course monitors will be on foot and bikes to assist riders during the full 24 hours. Course monitors will wear blue volunteer shirts and orange vests so they can be easily located.

Riders’ Responsibility Code: 
(Placing your hand over your heart and repeating the code aloud is optional. Following the code, however, is NOT- so pay close attention. These are the rules of the road.)

• Ride in control, at a safe speed, and at a safe distance from others riders.
• Helmets must be worn properly at all times.
• Obey all traffic laws.
• Be aware of other riders, vehicles and pedestrians while on the course.
• Pass carefully. Ride on the right; pass on the left.
• Stay within traffic cones on the designated 24 Hours of Booty cones.
• Verbally communicate with other riders with indicators such as “On your left,”, “Slowing,” and “Stopping”.
• Make sure your bike is in a safe, ride-able condition. Tires should be properly inflated; all components should be secure.
• Only experienced cyclists should ride in pace lines.
• Cyclists whose bikes have aerobars must not use them when in a pace line or at any time when other cyclists are in close proximity.
• Cyclists choosing to ride at night must have an effective lighting system on both the front and rear of their bikes.
• Running, rollerblading, or any other use of the course (except for cycling) is strictly prohibited.
• The use of headphones or cell phones while riding is not allowed.
• Riding after consuming drugs or alcoholic beverages is expressly forbidden.
• Dangerous riders will be removed from the course. We reserve the right to remove any rider from the course at any time for just cause in our sole discretion.
  
  
• Careless, reckless, or inconsiderate riding will result in the following:
  • Upon first incident, a warning will be issued from the 24 Hours of Booty Safety Staff. The rider’s name and number will be recorded.
  • Upon second incident, the rider’s number will be confiscated, and the rider will be removed from the course and/or ejected from the event.
    

24 Hours of Booty staff reserves the right to eject any rider from the course on the FIRST incident, if it is deemed that the rider is guilty of gross negligence, irresponsibility, or riding under the influence of an intoxicating substance.