Road race directors’ big expenses: Safety, Insurance and permits
Police road protection officers are often a Triathlon, Duathlon & Running Race Director’s biggest single expense
Having directed and volunteered at a number of running races, triathlons and tennis tournaments over the years, Broad Run, Ashburn and Leesburg bike crash lawyer Doug Landau knows that the big expense items are: Police protection, Insurance and Permits. Having local law enforcement secure dangerous intersections and road crossings can insure a safer race. The Loudoun Fairfax and Prince William sports injury lawyer has seen too many “near misses” and uncontrolled race intersections where the question was not “Would there be a crash ?’ but rather, “When would a biker or runner be injured in an accident ?”
Runners awaiting the start of the Grandin Court Baptist Church cross country race
In some cities, having police can cost a conscientious race director several thousands of dollars. Some towns require a police officer at each road crossing. When then Alexandria injury lawyer Landau directed the “FAB 5km” in Old Town, he carefully avoided crossing streets by using the Mount Vernon Trail and Oronoco Park. In addition to the physical presence of the police officers, their police cruisers lights, flares and safety cones can also help prevent car crashes with runners or big trucks accidentally coming onto the race course ! So the next time you are wondering were your entry fee goes, remember to include the charitable beneficiary of the fundraising, the SWAG you will show off later and the safety personnel.
