Ridecamp: Re: [RC] Fwd: Day Member Fee

On Fri, 4 Oct 2002 00:49:33 EDT, Klc5355@xxxxxxx wrote:

>Question for those opposed to day member fee. Lets say you are a non-member 
>and enter a AERC sanctioned ride. You are on the trail and see a front runner 
>cutting trail or being paced by a non-rider, or any other imaginable 
>violation. And this person wins the ride. As a non-member you have no 
>standing with the organization and have no right to file a protest. As a 
>non-member if your placing or any other info is incorrect, or you are treated 
>improperly by someone, you have no standing to protest in any form about 
>anything because you are not a member. As a day member you have all the 
>rights afforded by the AERC for anything pertaining to that ride. And on the 
>other hand,if you are not a member the AERC has no regulation over any acts 
>you might perform. The day member fee was instituted for reasons beyond just 
>collecting some extra funds for the organization. It is also there to protect 
>the AERC rules and the rider. I would be curious to know if our insurance 
>would cover a non-member in case of litigation. Anyone know the answer to 
>that one? More food for thought....

That non-members cannot file a protest with AERC is a reason for
joining AERC if you compete in endurance rides.  Membership hath its
priviliges.

All entrants in an event are bound by the rules of that event,
including the rules imposed by any sanctioning bodies, regardless of
whether the person is a member of the sanctioning body or not.

AIUI ride insurance covers the ride management, sanctioning bodies,
and landowners. It does not cover the competitors.  If a competitor
gets sued they must rely on any insurance they may have themselves.

FTM, a "day membership" for legal or insurance purposes needs a fee of
no more than one dollar to be effective.  The non-member fee was
originally less than ten dollars, and was raised.  No matter what
anyone claims, the ten dollars is there to raise money for the AERC so
that dues can be lower (making non-members pay for members' benefits).

-- 

Joe Long
jlong@xxxxxxxx
http://www.rnbw.com


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