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EAGLE RIVER During a presentation of the Copper Harbor Trails Club (CHTC) to the Keweenaw County Board at the regular April meeting, the topic came down to one of liability and who would pay in the event of a catastrophic injury of a user of the mountain bike trails owned by the club and located in Keweenaw County. The trails have been ordered to remain closed until the county and the CHTC can clarify and resolve issues of insurance liability.
Scott Chapin, an insurance agent out of Hayward, Wisconsin, who is a bicycle injury risk specialist, has assisted the CHTC in understanding liability issues and claims, was present for the zoom presentation. He told the board that one of the most prominent claims filed in biking injuries pertains to trails being improperly maintained.
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EAGLE RIVER The Keweenaw County Board has asked the Copper Harbor Trails Club (CHTC) who would bear the liability costs in the event of a catastrophic accident involving a biker on one of the trails. The matter was discussed at Wednesday’s regular board meeting.
Nathan Miller, executive director of CHTC, told the board several measures, including cleaning the trails, are taken every spring to prepare the 37-mile mountain bike trail system for safe usage, and the club is beginning a new trail bike patrol this season.
Miller told the board that the first round of trail cleanup occurred the previous Sunday with 25 volunteers.
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